An advance birthday lunch in Izkaya Kikufuji; Makati. My birthday is a week from now but because it will be a busy weekend next week the family decided to have an early celebration by having a lunch date with the family. We went to this authentic Japanese restaurant in Makati. It is somewhere in Pasong Tamo, a place called little Tokyo.We arrived in the place past 1pm..its like way past lunch and yet the place was full packed. It was a mixed of people as customers majority were Japanese and Filipinos but there are Caucasians in the venue too. It only proves that food is great in this place.
True enough, food was great in Kikufuji. Everything, from the appetizer which was a shredded cabbage with cucumber dipped in a japanese soy sauce, their miso soup and the sashimi with chili bits on it were great. I had a katsu-ni for main dish, and it was really good. For dessert, I opted for the sliced watermelon. Other option is their iced coffee.Inside the restaurant you will feel the Japanese vibe around. Maybe because of the Japanese customers and the place itself. It is no fancy restaurant, in fact from outside you would not even notice that it is actually a dining place because except from the signage, you would only see a single small door from the facade. Inside everything seems chaotic. There was a bar in the middle; chefs behind the bar cooking in front of you. I imagine that this is usually the set up of a typical resto in Tokyo. Authentic Japanese food could be the reason why this place is bombarded.
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