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2009-07-01
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Came here to take on their offer of BUY 1 GET 1 FREE Happy hour Drink and a bit of snack before dinner, having heard about some good comments about their Japanese Grilled Items and it being managed by a Japanese chef, with occasional Cooking Competitions and Tasting Menus. Thought this can't really be that bad, if they're confident enough to do this. (As a side note: I think this is also mentioned in the Michelin Guide book.)This was actually on the Bar Side but all food items on the menu can be
This was actually on the Bar Side but all food items on the menu can be ordered from the Dining side.
WINE:
They have wines which are obviously selected deliberately, however the list is not huge rather that it suits all palates with a great varietal range. Very smart wine list. The Happy Hour offer is only limited to around 3-4 types of wines, these were a bit ho-hum in my opinion, as I tried 2 French Chardonnays and 2 French Bordeauxs.
They also offer Flights of Horizontal Wine Tastings BUT this does not have Happy Hour Special - so beware. I ordered this regardless as they carry my favourite Pinot Noir Flight Trio - consisting of 1 Malborough (New Zealand), 1 Burgundy (France) and 1 Victorian (Australia). Its strange that initially the preference was clear cut NZ>France>OZ, but along the way there were changes and at the end when they have opened up and after that changed profiles again after contacting more air, it evolved to become the opposite, namely OZ>France>NZ. Overall, these were not top Pinots but they're quite user friendly considering they're of newer 06-07 vintages.
*Unlimited Savoury-Peppery Popcorns are provided during happy hour.
FOOD:
Yakitori Chicken with Japanese Leek - The real test in any Kushiyaki or the broader Robatayaki shops. This was seasoned perfectly in my opinion, just the same as Japan. Its the Sauce version not the Salted version, the sauce wasn't the usual commercially available ones. In fact this seasoning tasted the most authentic I've tried in Hong Kong so far despite Japan also having many styles, and it also had some but not much chicken taste intact. Unfortunately - it was a bit tough and chewy.
Chicken Soft Bone - This was seasoned a little bit differently from the Yakitori somehow, a bit more potent. Its hard to judge this - everyshop does their version differently. I thought it was above-average.
Beef Tongue (No Pic.) - This was also seasoned really well, as good as you could get it in Japan with a bit of sophistication. I can't tell you why or how, it just has more depth of flavour. Unfortunately, this was again a bit tough and also a bit thin. Appeared like a recurrent problem by now?
Shishito (Little Green Peppers) - Here, grilled with a bit of soy-based sauce and topped with Bonito flakes. Bit of grated ginger was given on the side. EXCELLENT, done the perfect way.
Japanese Leek - Rather than using the Leek's hearts and chopped perpendicularly, this was the whole width of the leek but cut on a steep angle, seasoned without sauce unlike most of the above. This was also great.
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Seems like the Seasoning of the food here is really spot-on. However the grilling technique or the meat quality can be much better, the latter wasn't anywhere as good as Jun Yakitori. If you could just combine them somehow!
May be I'll be back to try again, as I liked the very well balanced seasoning enough that I'll give the whole experience a high '4'.
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