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| - Tokyo Kitchen is a new restaurant that has taken over the old Kaba Curry place in Chinatown. After walking in, the dining room has a more upscale feel to it than its previous incarnation. I particularly like the chairs in this place, they are super comfy.
Looking at the menu, it looks like they are going for a casual Japanese cafe type food with a focus on curries, vegetable bowls, appetizers including okonomiyaki, and desserts. After ordering from the friendly server, I waited.
The food took an abnormally long time to come out. It was about 25 minutes after I ordered, and I was the only person in the restaurant.
The okonomiyaki came first, after taking a few bites, I sent it back because it was barely above room temperature. When it came back, the chef just took the one I sent back, and heated it up so it was burnt on the bottom.
The Katsu Curry wasn't a success as well. I kept hearing a microwave go off, and I thought that was odd. When my dish came, I understood why. The pork was tough as rubber and was separating from the overcooked panko crust, and was watery. I ate half because I was trying to figure out why it tasted so weird. The curry tasted average and the rice tasted like it had been sitting in a holder for half the day. Fortunately, the server didn't charge me for the okonomiyaki.
I gave an extra star because my server was really nice and pleasant. But the food is poorly prepared.
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