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Reviewed by Moe Yamamoto and
Miyo Shinozawa
A Secret Hiding Restaurant
Even I got lost finding the restaurant and took a while
to notice it. But when I found it, I thought what a cute, quiet and peaceful
place and got really excited. Totally different atmosphere from the many people
and big road of Omotesando, when it is just a few meters away. In the front of
the restaurant, there is a narrow path that you have to walk down, which gives
you an excitement to the entrance. And before you walk down the path, there are
colorful signs, and a menu stand which was really easy to understand.
When you start walking down the path, the restaurant
staff notices you and they open the door saying “welcome” with a warm smile and
a bright voice. Inside the restaurant was decorations that make you remind of
Christmas and the holiday seasons. There were 8 little tables each with 2
seats, and the table cloths were alternately red and green. Since there were
only a few customers, we were able to choose our seats. Next to the table was a
little basket to put our bags in and I thought that was really nice. As we soon
as we sat down, the waitress came to our table and set waters and menus. It was
lunch time and there were 3 main dishes and I chose the Steak Hamburg Plate
with rice, while my friend, Miyo, chose the Boiled Seafood Cream Pasta. We also
ordered drinks and they came within 2-3 minutes. We also were served welcome
drinks, which was plum juice, and that was a happy surprise. Our dishes arrived
no more than probably 5 minutes. The first thing I noticed about my plate was
that the rice was not white rice. It had a light purplish color and I found out
they use mixture of 16 different grains in the rice. The salad was crispy and
fresh, the dressing was perfect with the vegetables. The French fries were just
the right saltiness, hard on the outside, soft in the inside. Finally, the
hamburg steak. It was a little hot at first, but I was able to forget about
that as soon as I put it in my mouth. It was big and thick, and the meat was
soft and tender and juicy, also the sauce was perfect with the steak and it was
heavenly. A taste I never had before. The pasta that Miyo ate, she said it was delicious
and creamy.
The service, food, atmosphere, everything was perfect.
I was able to have a really relaxing and fun time. It’s a restaurant that I definitely
want to come back to again and also tell all of my friends.
