If you do not pay attention, you won't possibly notice this cosy little Japanese restaurant located on this street. The restaurant was run by Japanese, and mostly probably founded by one too. The restaurant was more of a Japanese styled pub restaurant, meaning Sake, beer and snacks are the main dishes, and hence there was not much choices on the menu.
Most of the customers dining in the restaurants were Japanese, and you could hear no Canton or English in the restaurant at all. Laughters were everywhere, with this lively music at the background, the cosy and lively ambiance is what I love most about this tiny restaurant. On the other hand, the uncomfortable stools chairs inside the restaurant was what I hate most. What worse is the stools were packed so closed together, it left you no area for movement. Expect no privacy here.
The restaurant specializes in teppan food, the open kitchen was merely nothing but a large iron griddle for grilling or frying food. The Chef was a Japanese, seemingly cool, he didn't not speak much until more Japanese customers arrived. From the way they talk, you could see how Japanese expacts are bonded together in HK.
1) Teppanyaki $65
There was only two choices of teppanyaki available in the store - the pork with egg or the mixed seafood Okonomiyaki. I ordered the simplier Teppanyaki with the pork and the egg. I sat in front of the iron griddle so I could experience the whole grilling process.
The chef started by mixing the paste with veggie in a bowl, spilled some oil onto the iron plate and pour the mixture directly onto the plate. The paste was left grilled for a while before he placed two slices of bacon. He then flipped the paste and left it grill on plate.
After a while the chef cracked an egg directly onto the iron plate. While the translucent egg whites was turning white, the chef quickly moved the teppanyaki onto the egg, pressed it down and rotated the paste a bit so the egg could be sticked onto the teppanyaki. He would also aesthetically wrapprf the extra egg sauce at the sides towards the tappanyaki. After another 10 minutes of grilling and flipping, the teppanyaki was ready to serve on plate. The chef then cut it in quarter and added homemade sauce, mayo and the fish on top. The teppanyaki is now ready to serve.
The teppanyaki itself had a nice flour and egg taste with fresh veggie fillings within. It was crispier on the outside to give some mouth feel but was not as crispy as those hard to chewy. The fillings inside had still kept soft. Each fork of the teppanyaki tasted some of the bacon, it was nice and crispy and made the teppanyaki very savoury. The saucing was nice, but I would like to have more. It would have been better if there was a set of sauces on the table. The fish on top however was not quite fresh enough. The texture was a bit too thick and rough, they should have offered some thinner shaved ones. Overall it was delightful to have the teppanyaki, both the taste and the process. Yet the whole grilling process was quite long, although it showed the chef did meticuously prepare the teppanyaki, but the waiting process was quite torturing, especially when you are hungry.
2) Calpis Soda $35
The Calpis Soda was my favourite Japanese softdrink. It tasted nice with a combination of sourness and sweetness. There were a lot of ice in the cup so I finished the drink rather quickily. I had not realise how expensive the Calpis Soda was until I had my check. Judging the price, I don't think its a bargain.
TO CONCLUDE...
The tiny restaurant was quite nice to visit. The waitress and the chef were nice and provided great services. The cosy and lively ambiance made us feel comfortable fitting in the restaurant, even the stool chair was not comfortable at all. The food was nice but there are only limited choice of food. My main concern is that your whole body will be filled up with the aroma of grease after dinning in the restaurant. You would not be physcially greasy, but you just stinks.
Most of the customers dining in the restaurants were Japanese, and you could hear no Canton or English in the restaurant at all. Laughters were everywhere, with this lively music at the background, the cosy and lively ambiance is what I love most about this tiny restaurant. On the other hand, the uncomfortable stools chairs inside the restaurant was what I hate most. What worse is the stools were packed so closed together, it left you no area for movement. Expect no privacy here.
The restaurant specializes in teppan food, the open kitchen was merely nothing but a large iron griddle for grilling or frying food. The Chef was a Japanese, seemingly cool, he didn't not speak much until more Japanese customers arrived. From the way they talk, you could see how Japanese expacts are bonded together in HK.
1) Teppanyaki $65
There was only two choices of teppanyaki available in the store - the pork with egg or the mixed seafood Okonomiyaki. I ordered the simplier Teppanyaki with the pork and the egg. I sat in front of the iron griddle so I could experience the whole grilling process.
After a while the chef cracked an egg directly onto the iron plate. While the translucent egg whites was turning white, the chef quickly moved the teppanyaki onto the egg, pressed it down and rotated the paste a bit so the egg could be sticked onto the teppanyaki. He would also aesthetically wrapprf the extra egg sauce at the sides towards the tappanyaki. After another 10 minutes of grilling and flipping, the teppanyaki was ready to serve on plate. The chef then cut it in quarter and added homemade sauce, mayo and the fish on top. The teppanyaki is now ready to serve.
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| The pancake was pressed firmly onto the eggs. |
2) Calpis Soda $35
The Calpis Soda was my favourite Japanese softdrink. It tasted nice with a combination of sourness and sweetness. There were a lot of ice in the cup so I finished the drink rather quickily. I had not realise how expensive the Calpis Soda was until I had my check. Judging the price, I don't think its a bargain.
TO CONCLUDE...
The tiny restaurant was quite nice to visit. The waitress and the chef were nice and provided great services. The cosy and lively ambiance made us feel comfortable fitting in the restaurant, even the stool chair was not comfortable at all. The food was nice but there are only limited choice of food. My main concern is that your whole body will be filled up with the aroma of grease after dinning in the restaurant. You would not be physcially greasy, but you just stinks.
Shop E, Allways Centre, 468 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay
☏ 2838-0061
12:00-15:00;19:00-04:00(Mon-Sat) Rest on Sun
Date of Dinning: 24-11-2010
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