Looking for authentic Japanese food? Go to Makati’s “Little Japan
Town” and rediscover your the real taste of Japanese food! Little Tokyo has been around for
quite a long time but because of its far location from Quezon City; I seldom
come here. But let me assure you that every visit makes me feel that I am in
Japan --- ambiance and food! =)
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| Little Tokyo at night |
On my recent visit, Evan and I decided to try Urameshi-ya.
It is the Japanese restaurant that has some charcoal being prepared outside its
restaurant. Upon entering the restaurant you might hear some Japanese men
talking in their native language; the television turned on to a Japanese
baseball channel; and see that the dining tables are small and square-ish with space
underneath the table for your legs.
On the table, Evan and I went for the beef set menu. We
really couldn’t understand the menu since it’s in Japanese, so we had it
translated by the waitress. It is good that the waitress understands or has
memorized the menu options [plus good service points =)].
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| Japanese menu that I don't understand. Ask help from the waitress |
By the way, if you have
eaten in other Little Tokyo restaurants, don’t hesitate to ask the server that
you want to cross order from the other establishments, they’ll gladly get you a
menu from your requested establishment and take your order! It’s so nice that
you can cross-order because each restaurant has a specialty. Cross-ordering allows you to hit 2 birds in 1 stone! Yay
for convenience :D and restaurants helping each other :D Since I love okonomiyaki, we asked for Kagura's menu. I went for ordering the modern ebi tama, which has shrimp, egg, and noodles.
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| Kagura restaurant: Modern Ebi Tama P280 |
The set menu includes salad, kimchi, 1 half-sized Japanese
rice, 4 selection of different meat, fruits for dessert…
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| Yummy salad, kimchi, and the yakiniku sauce |
I love their thinly sized beef dipped with the sauce
[yakiniku sauce, garlic, chili paste, brownish sauce] they provide. The server too is very respectful and
accommodating in cooking the food for us; I don’t remember my food being offered
to be cooked last year when I went there.
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| Omakase set menu includes the following |
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| Ready to eat! |
I will really recommend my friends here looking for great
authentic Japanese food. Sometimes the size of the restaurant doesn’t really
matter at all. What is I think important is its unique taste and offereings
that sets them apart from other “Filipinized Japanese food”
Service: 4/5
Little Tokyo
2277 Between Pasong Tamo and Amorsolo Street,
Beside Makati Cineme Square, Makati City
Contact: 819-5008/ 819-5009
***I found a website with directions on how to get to Little Tokyo. click here
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