Paul O.
Yelp
If you love the Japanese Gyoza (like I do), this restaurant is a must visit!
Harajuku Gyoza specialises in different types of Gyoza, Yum bowls and Japanese alcoholic drinks like sake and craft and imported beers.
You can see the large stainless steel vats of craft beer standing tall behind the bar. Using Japanese brewing styles, their Yoyogi brand craft beers are unfiltered and unpasteurised with no preservatives or artificial additives. The core range of Yoyogi beer and ciders is available including Pale Ale, Dry Lager, IPA, Black Lager, Cider and Honey Cream Ale. The bar also serves imported beers and ciders from all over Japan.
The walls are adorned with Japanese decorated plates. Very cool designs on every plate including the plates on your table.
The food menu is presented on a small iPad to make ordering easy.
The food offerings include many different kinds of Gyoza Dumplings, Yum Japanese Rice bowls and delicious desserts.
The standard traditional Pork Gyoza is available but with so many different variations you would be silly not to order my personal favourites like the Lemongrass Chicken Gyoza, Crispy Prawn Gyoza and Duck Gyoza (poached with Spicy Vinegar).
Harujuku also serves great Yum bowls including Teriyaki Chicken Don, Chicken Katsu Curry, Chicken Katsudon and Teriyaki Salmon Don.
I highly recommend the Chicken Katsu Curry which is the best I have eaten at any restaurant. It was coated in Panko crumb and served to perfection with Japanese Katsu sauce and rice.
Now for the beers! We chose Asahi Japanese bottled beer but were then encouraged to try some of the Yoyogi Rice Lager craft brew. Wow - smooth and so refreshing!
Finally to finish our meal, the very kind manager Evangelo presented us with a serve of Hakutsuru Sake. I sipped it slowly as it was very potent.
Thank you Evangelo for your warm and welcoming hospitality. Your food is perfectly satisfying and the staff and service to your guests are always excellent. We can't wait to return again for some more delicious gyozas and of course another tasty Katsu Curry Chicken.