After reading BlogTO's article about Toronto's Best Japanese Restaurant, we paid Okonomi House a visit. Okonomi House specializes in okonomiyaki, traditional japanese savoury pancakes, and this is very different from all the japanese restaurants we go to. We were also surprised to find out that this restaurant has exceptionally high reviews.
Located in the heart of downtown, this restaurant is pretty small but home-like. As usual, we requested to sit at the bar.
JW ordered their scallop okonomiyaki without green onions and onions and I had their shrimp okonomiyaki. We also added dried seaweed and bonito flakes for a$1 that came on the side.
Overall, I really enjoyed the okonomiyaki. It basically tasted exactly like takoyaki but in a pancake form. The onion in the pancake elevated the otherwise doughiness/blant texture to something more crispy. Thus, compared to JW's okonomiyaki which didn't have onions, mine definitely had more interesting texture and didn't taste as heavy (partly because of the shrimps as well) . We also highly recommend one to pay an extra dollar to get the dry seaweed and bonito flakes as they add another dimension of flavour that complemented the okonomiyaki sauce very well.
The okonomiyaki was definitely not very filling as JW claimed he was "still hungry" after eating the entire pancake. Some of our friends claimed they would order another rice to go with the okonomiyaki. But for me, I felt very satisfied.
Verdict:
Roasted!
Definitely a gem! A cheap eat in downtown. We will definitely visit when we crave for okonomiyaki again.
visit http://theroastedacorn.com/2013/07/06/okonomi-house/ for pictures of all the food i mentioned above! :D