The entrance intro the restaurant was this impressive set of red torii gates, which reminds me of the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto which I went a few years ago....so nostalgic memories....and sad since I don’t know when I can go Japan ever again...
The interior of the restaurant was just as impressive with the high ceiling, hanging lanterns, the district red Japanese styled curved bridge and the giant bell.
Dress code was smart casual. Service was polite and friendly. Ambience was excellent.
We got the round sofa booth all to ourselves. Safe distancing was not a problem as seats were well spaced apart.
One of the most Instagramable spot in the restaurant.
Posing on the bridge and imagining myself in Japan...haha....
For starters, we ordered the oysters on the half shell $24 consisting of 6 pieces of oysters and crispy chicken $12 with flat rice, truffle salt and tomato ponzu dipping sauce.
The oysters were just so so and not as fresh as we expected. However, we quite like the fried chicken as it was tender and flavorful.
For the mains, we ordered the scallion fried rice $32 consisting of shrimps, chicken and scallops. The server would pour the gravy sauce over the rice on the hot plate. It was delicious as you can taste the wok hei taste in the rice. However, I find the portion to be bit too little for 2 person.
Also ordered this spicy tofu hotpot $25 to go with the rice. It was not spicy at all....
For drinks, I ordered the tiger mint ice tea $15 on the left and Hubby chose Pinkku $15 on the right. Both were non-alcoholic drinks.
To end it off, we ordered lemon yuzu $16 and the Japanese cheese cake $16. The Japanese cheesecake tasted just normal and can get bit jelak after a few bites. I preferred the lemon yuzu not just because it looked good but taste good as well.
The outer casing of the lemon was made of chocolate with lemon mousse enclosing a core of lemon syrup in the center. Below the lemon was lemon sorbet and surrounded by dark chocolate crumbs which complement well with the sourness of the lemon. Must try!
Overall, it was a nice place to eat, more for finger food and drinks. There was free complimentary parking if you spent more than $150 during dinner time.
