Vernon M.
Yelp
Oh! I am stuffed with good food! This Asian fusion restaurant is pretty popular (as I write this, the place is packed!). They have rice bowls, sushi and sashimi, curry and a good variety of Japanese sake and beer.
But what this place is known for is their okonomiyaki, or the Japanese pancake, and yakisoba or stir fry with thick noodles.
We had the White Tuna Tataki Don (rice bowl) and the 4 Okonomiyaki sampler, with a side of grilled onigiri or rice ball, which came ok with some tsukemono (pickled cucumber). All were flavorful and immediately got the saliva glands running!
The tuna tataki (seared meat) was lightly seared on the top of each piece of sashimi, but the bottom was raw, as that is what tataki is, and the searing was delicately done, meaning that the meat still had a soft texture. When it is seared too much the fish can get tough.
The sampler came with four different mini okonomiyaki, each having its own distinctive and delicious flavor. The cabbage, which is the base of the pancake, should have been crunchy, but I thought it was overcooked and soggy.
The grilled onigiri was super flavorful, almost to the point of being too salty, but the sauce made for a very crunchy outside and a super moist inside - great texture here! I had the ume or pickled plum inside, which I expected to be a bit less rubbery.
All in all, the food was tasty, and judging on the packed house of mixed ethnicity, people seem to enjoy eating here.