I have walked by Tokyo Kitchen many times since I have started volunteering across the street at Sanctuary (homeless shelter). I have always noted the cute ambiance and the interesting looking menu. Finally, I managed to sneak off work to come all the way uptown to have a meal here. My verdict: MMMMM! TK has amazing home style comfort food! I really recommend their fried dishes over everything else - I think that they have mastered the art of tempura frying. Seriously.
If you take a look at my pics, you will see that I tried the
1) Croquette - yummy! The sauce is perfect and the batter is perfect and the potato stuffing is perfect. Just perfection all around!
2) Chicken Katsu with Egg Corn - Delicately seasoned and again, fried perfectly. The corn egg makes the chicken a little mushy at the end of the meal ... but you know what, that is a given.
3) Lunch Special A - Hello TEMPURA! This is the highlight of the dish ... we had so many different kind of vegetables (yam / eggplant / lady finger etc) and TWO shrimp. The rolls and salad were ok (tho a little small in size). The teriyaki could have a much better kick to the sauce. But overall, I was so pleased with the tempura that I overlooked the other little mishaps.
The service was impeccable (constant refills with a smile). The décor is so charming and tranquil. Yes, I will come by .. often. For the fried goodies. :)