Amazing place for good japanese food. We ordered sushi of almost all variety, prawn tempura, ramen and chicken katsu curry. And every food item was delicious and authentic to uts best. I even found this place pocket friendly when it comes to sushi compared to the other over expensive places.
Had a wonderful experience at this place tonight. The preparation of all 3 dishes that we ordered was exquisite both in terms of taste and presentation. I know for sure that I'll be coming back here again and again.
But at the same time I was saddened to see that even though all the other places in the street were full this place was completely empty during the 1hour I was in the restaurant. And that too considering the fact that CrossTownJapan has a better value proposition and bang for buck than most of the other places. The management really needs to improve the signs present at the street level to drive traffic to the restaurant as well as improve their social media presence significantly. Being from a marketing background I can speak from personal experience that just a little bit of spend on these things can easily triple or quadruple the revenue from this place.
I wasn't sure what to expect from Japanese good going into Crosstown Japan for dinner, but I needn't have worried.
We ordered a Seafood Ramen, a Chicken Katsu Donburi for the main course and both were excellent. The quantity was also sufficient for one.
I love ramen, and so I'm going to keep the ramen review short. It was good. Very good. You can go in hungry, have this ramen and be full and happy. The end.
The Donburi is a serving of chicken fried with something that resembles bread crumbs tossed around with egg a-la egg-burji over a layer of rice.. Now I'm not your person for certifying authenticity of this preparation - I mean I'm having japanese food for the first time in my life (except Ramen) but what I can certify for sure is that both dishes were uniquely flavourful and the Donburi especially has a flavor that was like nothing I have ever had before (in a very good way). The garnishing is Japanese seaweed (I think) and it too had a very unique fishy flavor. Really good.
Since it's not everyday that you go have Japanese food, we also ordered the Takoyaki and Matcha Jelly. I didn't like the match jelly all that much - but that's no surprise since I am not a big fan of the green tea taste. So that's on me, and not on the chef. I'm trying to describe the Takoyaki and words fail me because it's quite unlike anything I can compare it to... It's 4 balls of the size about halfway between tennis and ping-pong balls. That's the shell which encases something within. I have no real idea of what they are made of but it's supposed to have octopus/squid and it was quite a unique (but mild) flavor of its own.
Had a small chat with the owner when were about to leave, and he seems knowledgeable and enthusiastic about it all. He mentioned that they were open for about 3 years, but curiously I have only recently noticed this restaurant though I have been walking these roads for over a year now.
Some may consider the menu to be on the pricier side, but I think it's justified for a place that serves food that's out of the ordinary. There's probably just shipping/supply costs that cannot be amortised with volume.
In all, I think it was worth 5 stars.
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