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| - Their lunches are great! My mother and I came for a lunch since we didn't want to go to Shiso, and we were quite impressed. We ordered beef tongue, chicken hearts, and roast duck just to try it.
The beef was tender and flavourful with a nice, almost fatty texture, while the chicken hearts had the right amount of springiness and no bad aftertaste from cheap product. The duck was pretty good too, but the meat wasn't quite as juicy as I wanted it to be.
My mother had a Mackerel set which came with a huge chunk of grilled fish. It was meaty and not tough at all. the portion was very large, and it was very affordable (I think it was $10 or $12).
I ordered the Sushi Set ($17), not expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw chutoro on my plate along with real wasabi. I go to many of the top Japanese restaurants in the city, such as Zen, Yasu, and Shoushin. While Ju isn't quite as good as those, their fish quality seems comparable to the likes of Aoyama!
There was also a really expensive unagidon ($30). We were curious as to why it was so expensive, so we ordered a couple pieces of unagi sushi ($3.50 per piece). It turned out to be a great decision! It was obvious prepared with a lot of TLC because the sauce had this nice sticky sweetness to it, and the flesh almost melted away in your mouth. Nothing like the eel you get at all you can eat places; the meat just gives way to a grand flavour experience.
Dunno about dinner prices, but lunch is definitely worth it! Service is friendly, food comes out fairly quick (unlike Shiso) and they're definitely putting out some quality items.
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