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2014-08-24
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Stylish Japanese Cocktail bar/Restaurant.Good Yakitori.Good service.Well worth a try.型格日式燒鳥酒吧。質素很不錯的燒物。無論輕嘗淺酌或正餐亦可。可以一試。 Three monkeys:The name refers to the three partners of the restaurant. I did not have much expectation when I first arrived to be honest. I was expecting to have a drink (or two) and just to try out a few yakirotis. But I was very pleasantly surprised after the first few yakitoris and kept on ordering afterwards. Certainly no monkeying around here. Stylish decor:About 8 bar
Good Yakitori.
Good service.
Well worth a try.
型格日式燒鳥酒吧。
質素很不錯的燒物。
無論輕嘗淺酌或正餐亦可。
可以一試。
Three monkeys:
The name refers to the three partners of the restaurant. I did not have much expectation when I first arrived to be honest. I was expecting to have a drink (or two) and just to try out a few yakirotis. But I was very pleasantly surprised after the first few yakitoris and kept on ordering afterwards. Certainly no monkeying around here.
Stylish decor:About 8 bar seats, 4 tables for two, 3-4 tables for 4 and a second level for many more. Spacious with reasonably comfortable seats.
Drinks menu:Not as Japanese as I had expected it to be. But at least they serve two to three types of Sochu and Awamori (Kura & two others), 4-5 types of sake, red, white & bubbly. They also have frozen Kirin and other draught beers, which is great.
For sochu, they have "Tomi no Hozan" & "ICHIGO super". It's about $55 per glass and about $350 per bottle. The price per bottle is fairly reasonable as most Izakayas in Hong Kong charge about the same price.
Food menu:
They apparently use a very special type of grill from Tokyo. I'm not familiar with that to be honest.
They have mainly skewers with some very interesting starters and cooked food such as kimchi fried rice. On average, it's about $35 per skewer.Piman: (Actually it's shishitou. Piman is bell pepper. ) Lightly seasoned with sea salt and a light layer of dashi. Can be a bit hot because of the seeds.
Tsukune: Two patties per order, served with egg sauce and garnish. Some soft bones inside each chicken patty. Pretty good. Already much bettter than those at Konpachi for example.
Tanuki: This is the first time I've seen this in a yakitori menu. Actually it was shiitake mushrooms stuffed with minced chicken meat and sprinkled with bonito. This was very good. The shiitake was juicy and mixed very well with the minced chicken meat.Recommended.
Nankotsu: Chicken softbones. Nice and crunchy. It's easy to overcook it but this was good.Nagasaki Chicken Neck: This was unlike any chicken neck which I've tried before. For one, it's much thicker than normal. The taste was quite complex. It seemed to me that some herbs had been added to it. Recommended.
Lamb chops ($88): Very good. Succulent and tasty. It's about medium. With mustard and garnish. I enjoyed it. Definitely worth a try.
Saba: The portion was fairly substantial. Timing was pretty good too. The meat was firm but not dry. Tasty. Recommended.
Okura: (Photos not avaiable.) Probably from Africa. Good timing and tasty with a thin layer of dashi. It's very good for one's health.Grilled scallops: The scallops were probably from Hokkaido. It could have been a bit more succulent but on the whole, no complaints.
The service was very good. The waiters were friendly and efficient.We must have had about 6-8 glasses of red and a glass of Sochu. The bill came down to about $800 per head, which I think is reasonable considering the amount of food we've had and the location of the restaurant.
Even though three monkeys did not have as many choices as some "specialist" yakitori places, the quality of their yakitoris is certainly one of the better ones on Hong Kong Island. I prefer here than Konpachi or Bicho.
Perfect for drinks and some good quality yakitori or even a full meal.
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