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Chicken Soba
Yu Tofu
Chawanmushi
One of our favorite places to eat, and I personally think, one of the top 5 restaurants in Irvine. Waits can be frustratingly long at times, as you sit and wait, you face the people eating, so you end up getting hungrier and hungrier...Get there early on weekends.. We usually arrive right when they open at 5pm so we can be guaranteed a table. If you arrive around 5:15, you'll be waiting awhile, cuz they just sat the whole restaurant (not many restaurants have this capability, good staff) and it's probably a good 35-45 minute wait.
I would recommend not to get the udon/rice combo (too much carbs). We usually get one bowl of udon (though I prefer the soba since the broth is better) and go with a bunch of appetizer/side dishes. Nabeyaki is a good one to get if your hungry but be careful as it is volcano hot when it first arrives (watch your little ones). Tatsuta age (fried chicken), fried squid tentacles, the above egg custard chawanmushi are all good recs. The braised pork belly is great with the mustard. If your daring order some natto. And my fav is the draft beer.. use to be kirin but now its sapporo.. not as good as kirin but still decent. Arrives in an ice cold glass.. I would buy the chef a glass but he seems to be really focused on his work. His sous (?) chefs are not of Japanese decent, which is interesting..
Chicken Soba
Yu Tofu
Chawanmushi
One of our favorite places to eat, and I personally think, one of the top 5 restaurants in Irvine. Waits can be frustratingly long at times, as you sit and wait, you face the people eating, so you end up getting hungrier and hungrier...Get there early on weekends.. We usually arrive right when they open at 5pm so we can be guaranteed a table. If you arrive around 5:15, you'll be waiting awhile, cuz they just sat the whole restaurant (not many restaurants have this capability, good staff) and it's probably a good 35-45 minute wait.
I would recommend not to get the udon/rice combo (too much carbs). We usually get one bowl of udon (though I prefer the soba since the broth is better) and go with a bunch of appetizer/side dishes. Nabeyaki is a good one to get if your hungry but be careful as it is volcano hot when it first arrives (watch your little ones). Tatsuta age (fried chicken), fried squid tentacles, the above egg custard chawanmushi are all good recs. The braised pork belly is great with the mustard. If your daring order some natto. And my fav is the draft beer.. use to be kirin but now its sapporo.. not as good as kirin but still decent. Arrives in an ice cold glass.. I would buy the chef a glass but he seems to be really focused on his work. His sous (?) chefs are not of Japanese decent, which is interesting..
