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| - So much food, not enough belly room! This dining establishment is a hidden gem located within a busy plaza in Chinatown. I had called weeks prior to the date of arrival trying to get a reservation. Unfortunately, no one picked up my three phone call attempts on various days. That was very disappointing.
On Saturday night, the GF and I decided to come here in hopes of scoring a table without reservations. We were greeted by the hostess, and she said we would be able to sit at the bar in about ten minutes. Five minutes pass and we ask her if we would be able to get a table instead. She says no, and that they are booked for the night. Then, a couple minutes later, she tells us someone who made reservations did not show up!
The menu is one page, front and back, with lots of options that will make your mouth water. We decided on the infamous Rakus Tofu, juicy deep fried chicken, crispy asparagus okaki, corn potato, butter sauted scallop, foie gras don, soboro don, and the waygu beef sashimi.
The tofu was no joke. It was the freshest I have ever eaten. The ingredients used to pair with the tofu complimented each other perfectly. Make sure to try the green tea salt because that is what the chef recommended first. Out of all the dishes, the plating on this one was the most creative. The asparagus came next, accompanied by the corn potato. The asparagus coated in the tempura batter was mind blowing. The outside was so crunchy, and was a pleasant surprise. The corn potato was my favorite dish. Never could a dish be so simple, yet so elegantly presented. I do not know how they did it, but hats off to them.
Next up was the waygu beef sashimi, buttered scallop, andthe fried chicken. The waygu slices were ultra thin, and such top tier cuts. I practically ate the whole thing, and still wanted more! The scallop was served on its shell, and the light sauce drizzled on top was very good. The scallop itself was a tad bit chewy, and there were two hard mystery pieces that needed to be spat out. The juicy, fried chicken was very good. Although I wished it had been more crispy, it was definitely juicy. I would have enjoyed it more had there been no chewy tendons in some bites.
The foie gras don and soboro don came out last. The foie gras was everything one could hope for, and so much more. The buttery duck was well worth the wait. The sauce that went with it was so good. The soboro don was just okay. I could have done without the pickled mustard, and there was no sauce to go with the dish.
Overall, I am definitely impressed by this place. I will also have to check out Raku Sweets as well!
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