Frequenting
in Taft Avenue, Manila can bear results such as finding a gem restaurant. And
that's what we concluded when we found out about Ichiro Japanese Casual Restaurant.
Ichiro is
proud of their authentic Japanese cuisine from tonkatsu, sushi and maki, ramen,
udon, donburi and etc. We noticed that their tonkatsu meals come in set and
there were a lot to choose from. At that time, Ross Katsu was sold out. Second
option was Cheese Roll Kastu (Pork Ham
and Cheese) at Php 185 plus Php
10 for juice.
Waited for
just about five minutes for our bentos to be served. During this time, noticed
the Japanese vibe of the restaurant's decors: wooden chairs plus Japanese
characters as figurines or painting hung above. It has a homey feel and I liked
it.
In the
middle of our admiration came the Cheese Roll Kastu set. In the set were four
slices of the Katsu, cheese oozing so that it distracts, a cup of rice, lump of
cabbages with Japanese Mayo, miso soup, tonkatsu sauce and sesame seeds and a
red iced tea.
I always
try the miso first though I don't like it and my stance remains. Next I tried
the shredded cabbages with Japanese Mayo (asking for additional sauce is at Php
10). It's so good. Better than Yabu: House of Katsu inasmuch as I can
remember. I enjoyed munching it and thought that's the best part already. Just
paid around Php 200 so my expectations are calculated.
But no. If
I can sum it as, "I've tasted the best Katsu ever!" then by all
means. Why? First, the crust just crumbles with every bite! I bet even if I
don't have teeth, I can still munch it. The meat follows suit, too. The cheese
ends it in a very nice note. I remember just blubbering how good it was during
the course of the meal.
Well,
unlike in Yabu, it's not unlimited though. But it's value-meal at its best. It's really
must-try in Taft. In this encloses my wish that they continue to be consistent.
I have to be back to check. :-)
:4.5
Ichiro
Japanese Casual Restaurant is located at:
2/F One
Archer's Place,
Taft
Avenue,
Malate,
Manila
