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2017-11-26
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There are the rare occasions when you find pretty good Japanese in the most unlikely of places. 月島 (English name: Tsuki) is one of them.Located in Tai Kok Tsui, I came here with boyfriend after a high recommendation from a coworker who lives in the area. And much to our surprise, it was pretty busy on a weekday evening when we arrived. Luckily, we squeezed into the last table available.Restaurant isn't very big but seating was still comfortable. Design was clean. I did love the chopstick holder
Located in Tai Kok Tsui, I came here with boyfriend after a high recommendation from a coworker who lives in the area. And much to our surprise, it was pretty busy on a weekday evening when we arrived. Luckily, we squeezed into the last table available.
Restaurant isn't very big but seating was still comfortable. Design was clean. I did love the chopstick holders.
Menu is in English and Chinese. However, their daily specials is in Chinese only and found on a blackboard.
They start you off with a small appetizer. This was a soysauce marinated daikon and cockle shell. The daikon was soaked up all the marinade so it was super salty. The meat in the cockle shell wasn't as salty but it was not over cooked. A nice small bite while you are a waiting.
Five Assorted Sashimi of the Day ($288). The waiter gave us this suggestion as the most value for money. And he was right. For this price, you get a decent portion size of sashimi. You don't know how many times I've been to a Japanese restaurant and when they say five types of sashimi, they really only give you five slices and tell you this is a shareable dish. At this place, it definitely was shareable. There was salmon, sweet shrimp, hamachi, surf clam and a whole jack mackeral. The sashimi was fresh and good quality. The jack mackeral was provided with a yuzu soy sauce dipping sauce and yes ... do dip it in that as it highlighted the taste and got rid of the strong fishy taste found in mackeral.
Deep Fried Fish Bone ($18). For an added $18, you can have them deep fry the bones of the jack mackeral. A way to not waste any food. This was really good with a bit of sake. It was fried so well, that the bones were super crunchy. Like chips. Though I wish they added salt so it would make it even better.
Tsukune Chicken Meatball with Egg Yolk Sauce ($38). Possibly one of my most favorite yakitori items and the one skewer I must order. The chicken meat was soft with little crunchy bits from soft bone ground within. The dipping sauce wasn't too salty and was smooth when the yolk was mixed in.
Tamagotoji with Sea Eel ($138). As weather is now cooler, we tried this boiling pot of soft egg with eel on top. Very interesting indeed. The egg was super sweet from the dashi to make it soft. The eel was not over cooked. I just wish there was rice at that moment.
Pollack Roll, Cheese and Mochi Monjayaki ($98). Seeing the restaurant was named after Tsukishima Monja Street, that one stretch of street found in Tokyo where all the restaurants serve monjayaki, Tokyo's version of the okonomiyaki, we decided to order one. Those that do not know, monjayaki is more wet and gooey in texture than the Osaka counterpart. Unlike the ones in Tokyo where you do it yourself, this was served to you on a mini hot plate.
They provide you with a mini spatula. Use this to scoop the monja. This was a fun way to eat your food. Don't worry that it sticks to the bottom as that is the best part. This was gooey and stringy just like the way we had it in Tokyo. Loved the addition of the sakura shrimp for little crunchy bits.
Definitely good Japanese in TaI Kok Tsui. No wonder there was a steady stream of customers. Prices are not super expensive. Food was excellent quality and in a clean environment.
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