It's been 2 years since I last had okonomi-yaki...good old osaka days :) I was walking around when I bumped into this sweet restaurant in leicester square. Wow, they actually have a specialised okonomi-yaki place in London, I'm such a beginner to the London restaurant-scene, I guess they have everything!Ok, what is okonomi-yaki? It is a savory pancake that is cooked on the hotplate of your own table. It is topped with mayonnaise, katsuobushi(shavings of smoked tuna) and aonori(seaweed flakes). Sounds different huh?
Monday 2pm, obviously not a peak time, we are one of the only two tables :) We picked the lunch set menu that comes with a miso soup, okonomiyaki and seaweed cucumber salad. Our preference of okonomiyaki was Shinshu Mix which contains chichen, cheese and asparagus. Luckily it was diner-style, i.e. the cook prepared it for us, otherwise I don't think I'd be able to fry the pancake thoroughly.
It was a dear friend's birthday. Without making him realise, I asked our lovely waiter(chatty and amicable lady) to bring a dessert with a candle on top. She recommended Sakura-jima sundae, which I loved. Quite weirdly my friend didn't like chocolate much(!), so I might have had the most of his dessert :=)
Having the dish cooked in front of you is fun and it is filling!
