If you have been following me on Facebook, you would have already seen this post about my short review of this place. But since there were requests to (and I feel the need to) write a longer review... here it is!
Since I wasn't the one ordering (everything is written in Japanese... not very foreigner friendly), I was in for surprises. We started off with drinks and we were given salads as appetizers.
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| Steamed Tofu with Soy Sauce |
This was a surprise. I actually thought it was going to be sweet, but it turned out to be salty. It was nicely steamed. It literally had the consistency of pudding... but in a form of a savoury steamed egg taste.
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| Edamame |
This is a very typical Izakaya food in Japan. I can't comment much other than it was tasty... I really liked how they added a dish of salt on the side so we can control the savouriness of these Edamame beans.
The sashimi was really fresh. I liked how they seared the Salmon slightly giving it a nice taste. Since this was a daily special, you might not get the same fish we got. The sliced raw fish were nicely prepared.
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| Grilled Chicken Leg |
This was really delicious. This grilled chicken leg was very well marinaded (something that is quite uncommon in Tokyo) with salt and grilled perfectly giving a nice grilled taste. The cabbage was used to wrap the pieces of chicken leg so it wouldn't feel so oily. Overall this was a very decent dish. I highly recommend it. I was also in awe how this chicken leg was so big too.
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| (ginger) Tempura |
This tasted like fried ginger. I wasn't sure whether this was green onion/spring onion. But it tasted like ginger. It was very interesting and quite tasty... the veggie in question was extremely fresh.
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| Soba |
It was my first time having Soba in an izakaya. It was very delicious. The Soba was very soft and cooked to perfection. Unlike soba restaurants, the soba was extremely smooth. The soba was also very fresh. I liked the presentation of this soba... it was very Japanese: simple yet elegant.
I had a wonderful time at this Izakaya. I will definitely be coming back. The only down side (like most Izakayas) they did not separate smoking and nonsmoking. As a nonsmoker, I wasn't very happy when the table next to us started smoking and contaminating our air.
score: 9/10
website: http://www.kamadoka.com/
