. "2018-05-22T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . . "We tried to drop by at Skippa the other night but were told that they were fully booked and ended up at Imanishi instead. Plates are izakaya style dishes (so fairly small) and prices are on the higher end, but the food is delicious and the atmosphere is super chill and relaxed.\n\nThe Monkfish Liver P\u00E2t\u00E9 ($11) was served with four perfectly toasted baguette slices with some garlic on top. The p\u00E2t\u00E9 was rich and creamy with a intense flavour of cod roe.\n\nCorn Kakiage ($7.50) - otherwise known as corn tempura - was a perfect balance of sweet and salty and probably one of my favourite dishes. The batter was incredibly light yet still crunchy and slightly salted and contrasted well with the sweet crunchy corn. I've tried the Kakiage from Menami but thought this one was far superior due to the more balanced batter to corn ratio (the one at Menami was over battered in my opinion) and overall sweeter flavour profile.\n\nYuzu Karaage ($9.20) was excellent. The chicken was fried perfectly with a light crispy batter that was not greasy in the least and super juicy inside. I loved the how the taste of yuzu was quite strong and gave the karaage a bold citrus taste. The kaarage comes with a side of yuzu pepper mayo and a wedge of lemon but honestly, it wasn't needed. The chicken was perfect on its own.\n\nFinally, we tried the Wagyu Udon ($15) which was extremely well done. The noodles were tender, soft and wonderfully slurpy. The broth was rich with slightly sweet and sour notes and so addictively tasty that I drank it all!"^^ . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . "0"^^ . .