Chou Izakaya is a good neighbourhood Izakaya if you are in the area and want to meet up with some of your friends for drinks or some snacks.
Great for late night as on Friday and Saturday they opens till 2 am!
I met up some of my friends here before Nuit Blanche and shared some dishes. The deco is simple and quite homey. Staffs are super friendly and nice. The lighting can be a little dimmer. Quiet place and not too crowded great to just catch up with your friends.
We ended up sharing:
Dynamite Roll ($7) - A-OK, quite standard
Oba Chicken ($7) - deep fried goodness
Chicken ($2.50) and Beef ($5) Skewers - will definitely skip the yakitori here, especially the Angus beef for $5?! both lack the charcoal off the grill smokey taste
Curry Korokke ($5.60) - more deep fried mash with great curry flavour, so fresh and crispy...
Niku Maki ($6) - Angus beef definitely wasted here, overcooked and just not working for me..
Eringi Butter Maki ($6) - I love mushrooms! Buttery mushrooms definitely really yummy and smell so good too!
The Yuzu Mitsu Sawa ($6) is A-OK. I always love Asian inspired cocktails... a little weak but sourness is good to wash down all these deep fried food!
Glad to see all these Izakaya popping up all over the city. I definitely will be back to Chou for some pre dinner drinks or late night snacks.