Truly one of the best Japanese restaurant in Hawthorn. I regularly go to this place for dinner with some of my friends. Love their Tori Karaage Chahan and Chicken Curry that comes with rice and lemon lime bitter is to die for. This is a chain so can't really say it will be awesome everywhere else but this one in Hawthorn is definitely the best in my experience.
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4.5*/5 for ramen
3*/5 for rice dishes
The good thing with this store is it has a large menu. Many choices which is good when dining as a group. We ordered the Tonkatsu bento and Chicken Katsu Curry. Food was so so - my tiny piece of tonkatsu was plain and they don’t give you sauce on the side, so there was too little sauce. Gyoza on the side was quite nice, yakitori tasted good even though it’s just grilled chicken not what yakitori is supposed to be like. Chicken Curry is okay with the right amount of heat, but there was not enough curry and no condiment (fukujinzuke or pickled shallot, or at least the pink ginger many other stores wrongly use). It was freezing inside the restaurant.
EDIT: went back for ramen. We had Ajisen ramen and toro buta ramen. Awesome! The flavour is milder than authentic Kumamoto ramen soup, but it’s exactly what I need. Have been struggling with ramen soup being too salty for my palette for so long. Soft boiled eggs is perfect but not ajitamago. Will go back for ramen!
Always pretty good quality food. A great range and good value for money. We have always left pretty happy and full from our visits each time. The bento boxes are our fav.
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