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| - I've been looking forward to going here since a friend recommended it and I realised it was around the corner from my house!
I arrived at about 2pm and queued for quite a while - maybe half an hour? - but because the restaurant is quite small, seating around 10 people, I'm not surprised.
The menu is small but decent, with a couple of starter options (takoyaki and okonomiyaki with a couple of variations on flavour available), then a special of the day which today was a spicy tuna, poached egg and rice don bowl.
I had the vegetarian cheese takoyaki and the special with a hojicha tea - I was pleased to see hojicha on the menu because it's my favourite tea, but hard to find! I really recommend it - it's a roasted green tea and it's incredible.
The takoyaki were fresh and hot (the server warned me to wait a couple of minutes, even - the kitchen is so small that I watched them being cooked) although they arrived after the rice dish, which I wasn't expecting. They were tasty and full of flavour, and the classic sauce on top was tart and perfectly matched to the flavour of the takoyaki batter.
The tuna was lovely and tender, though not all that spicy; underneath were some lightly pickled cucumbers which were so good that I might get a side of just cucumbers next time. The rice was plain and unflavoured, which was a little disappointing - maybe more sauce would be welcome - and the egg was served cold. This wasn't a huge deal as it was nicely poached, not all that runny but soft and creamy, kind of like ramen eggs are, but with a much softer white.
I really love this place and the servers are sweet, and despite being pretty small it never felt all that cramped. There's even a Famicom in the corner if you're into video games!
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