Okonomi House Restaurant review

It's actually a year since I have ate at this place, I was planning to do a review but somehow, I managed to lose the pictures... (sigh), I didn't want to create a post with no pictures, so just a few weeks ago, I found them, and here's the review! 

Okonomi (or "Pancake") House has opened since 1978. They claim that they serve good and cheap Japanese dishes.

One of the reasons why I was fascinated was because they seem to serve authentic Japanese dishes that are hard to find in Toronto.

bar table

The restaurant was quite small and casual. There were about 8 tables and 1 long bar table. The seating was a bit uncomfortable as we were trying our best to avoid invading the space of the surrounding tables. The atmosphere was nothing fancy, it was a very normal "casual dining" place.

Chicken Okonomiyaki

We ordered Chicken Okonomiyaki. Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) are Japanese savoury pancakes which contain a variety of ingredients (usually cabbage strips). The name means "your preference grilled". This means you get to choose what you want and they will grill it for you.

The Chicken Okonomiyaki was a little disappointing. They had all the proper basic ingredients including the sauce on top. The pancake was sticky and too greasy, as compared to "usual" pizza like texture and "dryness". Besides that, the taste was quite decent.

Yakiniku Bento

We were a party of 2 and we wanted to try other things other than Okonomiyaki. There was not a lot to choose from so we settled for a bento box. We ordered Yakiniku bento (Grilled Meat Bento). The Beef was not "traditionally" cooked. The beef was cooked very dry. We had to use the Soy Sauce to moisten and marinate the beef.

The food was a bit on the pricey. The total came to be about $30 (tax and tips included) for these 2 dishes.

Score: 5.5/10

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