I've walked by this place many times but was always a tad bit nervous about going in. The line is…read moregenerally long and it looks like it's a very homely joint for those who are frequenters. When I passed by here on a Sunday afternoon at 2pm and the place looked relatively empty, I thought to myself - this is it!
I love japanese cafe's like this in NYC (I've never been to japan), where they have different sections for hot food and cold food and ready made food. The hot food section provides you with a selection of ready made bentos as well as a selection of bentos you can choose from and choose your own three small sides. Each bento is approximately 10EUR plus or minus and the portions arent too big. I asked the cute guy serving what he liked and he told me the kaarage, or fried chicken, or poulet frite. So that's what I got, and my friend got the chicken teriyaki, or chicken grille. We were both extremely happy with the food. The best part is that the rice is real japanese rice. sooo good.
There's a little cafeteria on the inside with jugs of water, another upstairs area for seating, and another upstairs area for general japanese snacks and alcohol for purchase.
The sushi section is pretty cool too, providing you with sushi stuffed with the chicken or breaded pork (katsu). I definitely wanna try that next time.
Um they are opened 7 days a week, even on xmas and new years!
This is a real japanese joint, rant by japanese people, and good looking japanese guys manning the cooking section. Love it!