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2011-08-14
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Although I live in Hung Hom, I never had the chance to pay a visit to MIKAWAYA. It was a boiling noon and my mother and I were searching for somewhere cool and nice for a light lunch. I suggested MIKAWAYA.Been ovehearing too many praises about this little authentic store, and this time, I finally had a chance to try the food myself.Luckily we found our seats as soon as we arrived, despite the small shop sized. It was always better to go in a weekday.The inner decoration of the shop was nothing t
It was a boiling noon and my mother and I were searching for somewhere cool and nice for a light lunch. I suggested MIKAWAYA.
Been ovehearing too many praises about this little authentic store, and this time, I finally had a chance to try the food myself.
Luckily we found our seats as soon as we arrived, despite the small shop sized. It was always better to go in a weekday.The inner decoration of the shop was nothing too fancy and special, the shop owner kept it in an authentic Japanese style, with handwritten Menu, photos of each dish and some Japanese styled of portraits and decoration items on the wall. Immediately any customer could feel the shop being truly homey and original.
After a thorough glance at the MENU, we decided to order a main dish each and an appetizer to fill our tummy. First thing arrived was the Cold Tofu. It looked quite attractive and tiny, just enough for my mum and I. But a mega downside of this dish was that it wasn't cold enough Under the limited air conditioning, I had a hard time trying to finish the dish in an enjoyable manner...
The next dish arrived was mum's Eel Rice. It was one of the most popular dishes in MIKAWAYA. From the appearance of the dish, you could tell that the eel was freshly grilled. Though the portion was not too generous, my mum quite liked it. It could have been better if there were something else other than Eel and rice, some side dishes to go along with it perhaps?
My Hokkaido Creamy sauce with Hashbrown in Rice took a while to arrive. Recommended by the shoplady, this was one of the most popular dishes too. Just by looking at it, I was reminded of the times when I bought packs of Hokkaido Creamy sauce at the nearby Whampoa Jusco to cook myself some 'Hokkaido creamy sauce in rice'. Surprisingly, this dish tasted exactly the same as the packs I bought in Jusco I really wonder if they were the same origin........The hashbrown was slightly too hard and lack of the crispiness Not matching well with the dish..and the portion of rice largely exceeded the sauce and ingredients...again I had a hard time finishing the dish (or should I say rice instead).
A complimentary miso soup was served along with each main dish. To one's disappointment, the miso soup was extremly watery and plain It was hard to believe that an authentic Japanese restaurant like MIKAWAYA would fail to produce good miso soup... please don't tell me that the best miso soup in town are the ones packed in supermarket!
Again, if you have read my previous food reviews.. I am very against the use of wooden chopsticks and plastic cups, basically anything that are non environmental friendly. I remember the last time I found the use of wooden chopsticks was in POKKA CAFE. I understand that MIKAWAYA is another authentic Japanese restaurant, in which it is essential to provide wooden chopsticks for the sake of being hygienic, but still! It's absolutely not cool and totally destructive by the amount of wooden chopsticks and plastic cups you throw away every single day MIKAWAYA. I strongly suggest you to change this!
After a short stay at MIKAWAYA, personally I did not think it was worth placing at such a high ranking. Perhaps my judgement of an authentic Japanese restaurant was different to the others who praised MIKAWAYA.. Yes the dishes were original, organic and 'homey'. But really, I did not think the food stood out from the rest of the Japanese restaurants in town. Under such a competitive Japanese food market in Hong Kong, it's crucial that you know how to grab your customers' heart.
- Y
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