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| - I was pretty interested in trying this place out after my SO experienced a great time during their opening period. The atmosphere tries to be fun, sort of like Guu on Church, but not with quite the authenticity or enthusiasm.
We went on a weeknight, and were seated immediately at the counter. We ordered 5-6 dishes between the two of us. It was summer time, so I got a Caesar and my SO ordered an Asahi.
It took forever and a day to get any water or flag a server's attention to take our order. Once our order was placed, the food came at good intervals.
My impressions:
1. Japanese pickle set - Very tiny, didn't match the photo, and the pickle-ness was off. Do not recommend.
2. Fwhat fwhat pork buns - High bun to pork ratio, and pork was very measly. A major disappointment. Do not recommend.
3. Tokyo style hot dog - Dry bun, hot dog had zero flavour. Do not recommend.
4. Seafood udon - This was one of the better dishes that we tried. Not sure if the redeeming feature was that it wasn't very off from expectations. It's hard to get udon wrong in my eyes, and it was a good-sized portion. A safe choice.
5. Shrimp mayo - This dish was pretty tasty. We saw a lot of tables ordering it, so thought it should be a good choice, and it was probably the only dish that we said "this tastes good". Recommend.
I also don't recommend the caesar (it seemed like water and vodka), but the Asahi was enjoyable.
Overall, my first time at DonDon Izakaya was pretty underwhelming. I'm sorry because I was looking forward to my meal, and really wanted to like it! I wonder if I would like the lunch time menu better, so I'm not fully writing it off my list yet.
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