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| - Cafe de Japon is an adorable little cafe/restaurant that serves coffee, desserts, and delicious japanese fusion dishes. It's located in the same plaza as Cathay house and noticeable when you turn in. Although we completely drove past it. Haha.
OFFERS: Make sure to check in on the yelp mobile app to get 25% off their yuzu soda (reg. price: $5). And to like them on facebook for 10% off your bill!
You also get a stamp card IF you spend at least $10. You get a stamp every $10. Once you hit ten stamps, you get 10% off your bill. So if you hit $40 in one check, it's 4 stamps! Adds up quick even on one visit. This is the new stamp program as of my last visit 10/1/2013. Whew. So a lot of deals at Cafe de Japon! But trust me, you'll want the price reductions.
ATMOSPHERE: Intimate, feels a bit upscale, very quiet even with the low-volume j-pop in the background. Very clean. Low-lighting at night. Even the utensil-holders are cute.
MAIN COURSE: I got the Hamburg Steak with demi-glace sauce with the full-size order at $12. Half-size is $6. Boyfriend got the curry with spice, karaage, hamburg steak, and corn. Also ordered the yuzu soda. Picture sliced citron (a type of lemon) with carbonation. Tastes fresh, came as a huge mug, but it's a little expensive.
My hamburg steak was searing hot, flavorful, and served on a piping hot pan. Tasted home-cooked. Presentation very well-done arranged with baby carrots and potato slices. Came with a plate of rice. I couldn't get enough of the caramelized sauce melding with the steak. However, the portion was TINY. Came with two small patties of the hamburg steaks (to give you a visual idea, think $1 menu-size burger patties at mcdonalds, or maybe the size of 2 of the iphone 3GS) (sidenote: yes I still have an iphone 3GS SHUSH). Even my date laughed, "good thing you got the full-size." And even offered me some of his curry when he saw me scraping every bit of my plate. Gotta love the boyfriend. According to him, the curry was decent, although a bit small-portioned. Tasted homemade, but not out-of-the-ballpark great.
DESSERT: The owner/chef was very accommodating. Very attentive, funny. Upon ordering dessert, we ordered just one cheesecake, when I remembered my tiny entree and I said, "wait! make that two." The chef teased, "OK! Two! That way no fighting!" Haha. They do have special daily dessert items not available everyday so be sure to ask for that! There's also a separate dessert menu.
Strawberry Cheesecake was an explosion of flavor without being too sweet. Light, perfect contrast to our palate after entrees. The plate was a canvas of art with sliced strawberries and splashes of sauce. I almost didn't want to eat it. Very caring in the attention to plating. My boyfriend griped that it wasn't real cheesecake because they used feathery mascarpone cheese so he expected it to be more solid and cake-y. His opinion doesn't matter though :D (just kidding)
VERDICT: Delicious food with my only complaint being portion size. This place is definitely meant for you to order an appetizer, entree, and dessert. The real star was the dessert. I believe on his website stated that there were no freezers in his kitchen. Everything made fresh with incredible attention and precision. Although you might break the bank since it's pricey for portion, it's incredibly great quality food. We swear that we don't eat more than the average person, but we'd like to feel full from the main meal. It's a great place to treat someone out to for date night.
It was only the chef serving us the whole night between three tables! Call that multi-tasking. He held open the door for us when we went for the exit! Service very quick. Next time we'll drop in for the desserts and the coffee!
WHO might like this place: Skinny minnies, asian chicks that take pictures of food
WHO might dislike this place: Competitive eaters, gluttons like me, frugalists
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