We went here for the first time wanting to try a new place and reviews were great for it.
And they weren’t wrong.
Parking at Global Foyer (where this is located) is easy. We called ahead for a reservation and glad we did because the place got busy.
As soon as we entered we had the entire staff welcome us in unison (chefs, servers, all of them). It was nice.
We chose to sit upstairs but they have the option to sit next to the kitchen where you can watch the food being made. You take off your shoes and put them in little lockers before going upstairs.
The menu has plenty of options and the portion sizes are quite generous. And serving efficiency is amazing. We got our food fast.
The food was delicious for the most part. My kids finished their food which is always a good indicator of the food taste.
About the environment though - this place gets busy. And seating is close together (very cozy). So it gets loud. It didn’t bother us much, but it may to some. Another thing was that our seat had direct cold air coming from the cooling vent and we didn’t think of asking for a change of seat. Half way through our meal, we were quite chilly.
Having said all of that, it is a place we will visit again.
(One thing I haven’t seen elsewhere is that for some of their alcoholic drinks, you can play rock paper scissors with the staff, and if you win, they give you an extra large glass for free. The table next to us did this and it was fun to watch.)
This wonderful little izakaya sits in one otherwise neglected corner of the Global Foyer Mall. It’s spread over two levels, and the downstairs area has the open kitchen down the right side, with a row of cubicles, separated by bead curtains, opposite that. Each cubicle seats four, on comfortable sofas.
The menu is both in Japanese as well as English, and contains plenty of options, from sushi to yakitori, ramen, don, starters of various kinds, desserts, soft as well as alcoholic drinks, and so on. My husband, daughter and I chose to start with a butabara (pork yakitori), a dynamite roll sushi, and a tori no karaage (fried chicken), followed by a chashu don (roast pork ‘bowl’ with seasoned sticky rice, shredded cabbage, and a seaweed garnish). Service was very quick and efficient, and every single item was delicious.
Highly recommended.
An dimly lit space which tries its best to take you to an alley in Japan with their cosy seating and open kitchen style. We went there just as they were about to close and they were kind enough to accommodate us and make this a worthwhile experience. We tried their Gyoza which comes on a hot sizzling plate and was amazing. We also had their Chicken Ramen (which was okay) and a thick ramen soup which was good.
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