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| - For quite a few years I've heard nothing but good things about this place (especially the Honey Toast), but never could find the time to take a visit and try it out.
That changed today. One of my friends believes that every time you have a birthday or some random celebratory incident, you should visit a brand new place to make it more memorable. With such beliefs, we trekked down to Ichiza today after work for my birthday.
At first it was a bit overwhelming as we didn't know what to expect and having the menu spread sporadically amongst the walls wasn't much help. However, it made this place a lot more interesting. I knew I had to order the Honey Toast, so the first thing we did was ask for it.
Man, were all the rants and reviews about this culinary piece of tasty goodness correct! We killed it after making a few jokes about how one certain person in our group thought the big glob of ice cream was butter. Thank goodness it wasn't! We were contemplating ordering one more, but decided we should trek further into the menu.
Since there were so many choices to decide from, we all decided to pick one thing and we would pick off eachother's plates. We decided to play it safe and stuck with Ika Rings (fried calamari), Yakisoba Quesadilla (New Item), Salmon & Mozzarella Tempura (New Item), & Spicy Deep Fried Chicken. The Ika Rings came first, and they were the typical fried calamari fare (tough and crunchy).
The Salmon & Mozzarella Tempura came next, and this definitely was one of the best dishes of the night. The cheese was nice and gooey and the salmon lined the cheese against the tempura batter. We probably should have ordered a second order.
Another popular favorite amongst us was the Yakisoba Quesadilla. One issue a few of us had was the ginger. We're not huge ginger fans, so the fact that we tasted it kind of ruined the feel good first bite of this dish. Other than that, this item was amazing.
After we finished these four, we decided to order a few skewers of Yakitori. Three of us (including myself) had grown up in various parts of Japan during our childhood, and these chicken pieces on a stick brought many memories back to us. Memories always lead to great conversation.
I fell in love with this place; however, I think next time I'll order something different and be sure to ask for no ginger.
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