The people closest to me could attest to the fact that you can feed me Japanese food everyday and I won't complain. Hence, the inception of my back to back Japanese Restaurant Series I plan to do this year.
Let's kick that off with this new, minimalist restaurant we chanced upon in BGC - Tori Ichi.
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| Menu |
At first glance, one would think they might be a little on the pricier side. Truth is, hindi naman nalalayo sa price ng mga kilalang Jap fast-food, bes.
We browsed through their menu and found several interesting dishes (ehem, set meals), and were thrilled to see that at Php380.00 - you'd get 5 assorted Yakitoris, Egg Rice, Miso Soup and Matcha Ice Cream for dessert. Bagay na bagay sa wallets namin!
I must say this restaurant is a contender when it comes to customer service considering they are relatively new. The staff would greet you, help you with the menu and eagerly assist whenever they can. Oh, and they also served Tazukuri as appetizer (they were generous enough to give me a refill because, PG lang ang ate niyo. Hehehe.)
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| Tazukuri |
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| Egg Rice |
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| Our Feast |
We ordered Hourensou Bacon, which is basically sauted spinach with bacon. This costs Php125.00 - not bad for a really tasty addition to the set meal.
However much we enjoyed the Hourensou Bacon, I can confidently say their Butabara Karashi or Pork Belly Skewers were one of the best we've tasted. With the woodsy taste, freshness and tenderness, this sure gives Kuretake's skewers a run for their money.
Because we were really savvy for the pork skewers, I just realized now how we kinda took for granted all the other skewers. Not that they were forgettable but the pork was really goooooooooood.
We also almost forgot we had a scoop of Matcha Ice Cream. Thank heavens we did not as it was the "realest" Matcha Ice Cream I have tasted. Do not quote me on this as Matcha may be the last flavor I will order when given several choices so my "Matcha Radar" is sort of week.
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| Matchaaaaaaah |
Here's my hatol:
Customer Service: 4/5
Taste: 3.75-4/5 (I think they can still improve the other skewers)
Cleanliness: 3/5 (I gave the staff a feedback that there were fruitflies everywhere. It sort of bothered us but not really enough to stop us from eating. Nakakailang lang talaga. They graciously acknowledged and pledged to do something about this.)
Value for Money: 4/5 (Oh! I almost forgot to mention they had this buy 1 take 1 promo for all Yakitoris until 6PM)
All in all, we spent a little more than we would have for a weekday afterwork dinner. However, there were no regrets at all as we left the place filled up and happy. Would I go back? Yes. Would I recommend? Yes.
Tori Ichi Yakitori & Bar is located at Net Quad, 4th Avenue Corner 30th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.
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