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| - A place to go for Japanese comfort food at very reasonable prices. Small selection of sides and specials, but something for everyone. Their specialty is the okonomi-yaki. Okonomi-yaki is a Japanese pancake made with flour, egg, milk, chopped cabbage, green onion, pickled ginger and topped with sauce, but you can add choice of protein topping or just choose vegetables.
Service was friendly and welcoming upon entrance. The place seemed like a family run business with a small staff of four and ordering by a menu-card. The decor was simple with tables surrounding the circumference of the restaurant and counter seating for five. Only decorations were lanterns hanging along the windows which gave the authentic Asian feel of redness atmosphere. It was actually quite zen feeling and cozy. Perfect setting for a casual romantic date.
For a party of two, we ordered the edamame ($3.25), squid okonomi-yaki ($7.35) and beef terriyaki ($12.75) to start. The edamame didn't look fresh or were they just overcooked? The squid okonomi-yaki was flavourful and had chunks of squid in almost every bite, but the beef terriyaki wasn't too impressive and quite disappointing. Too much bean sprouts and not enough beef which was a bit chewy and flavourless. I knew we would definitely be ordering more food since the portions were small.
Therefore, we ordered additional seafood deluxe okonomi-yaki ($12.95) and yakisoba (noodles $8.75). The seafood okonomi-yaki was tasty with a variety of mixed seafood (tiger shrimp, scallop, squid and crab stick), but the yakisoba was another disappointment. It was bland tasting, not enough noodles, too much onions and cabbage with perhaps a few pieces of meat.
We didn't have a chance to finish the second portion of our meals since the restaurant was closing at 10pm on a Saturday night. We were given the bill early at 9:45pm and was told they closed at 10pm which we paid and acknowledged closing time. At 10pm we were reminded that they were closed. Most restaurants won't be rushing customers out while they cleaned and prepared for closing, especially when we haven't finished our meals, but at 10:15pm, we were told again they're closed and we were rushed out. They did offer to give us containers for the remainder of the food which was more than half remaining, but by this time, I had lost my appetite as I felt rushed. Therefore, we didn't take our food to go, but I did managed to finish my beer before we thanked the staff and left the restaurant.
I was quite upset that we felt rushed making the dining experience not enjoyable, but I may come back just for the okonomi-yaki because it was simply delicious. Perhaps I'll return just for lunch, so I won't feel rushed, unless I find another restaurant that makes a good okonomi-yaki.
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