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酒處
(Causeway Bay)
- 2/F Bartlock Centre, 3 Yiu Wa Street, Causeway Bay
- 銅鑼灣耀華街3號百樂中心2/F
- District: Causeway Bay
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Phone: 2838-5939 / 2838-7913
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12:00-14:30, 18:00-23:30 - Nearby Parking: Yes
- Valet Parking: No
- Reservations Accepted: Yes
- Delivery: No
- Takeaway: No
- Corkage Fee: 100
- Can accomodate large group: Yes (10pax)
- Children friendly: Yes
- Pet friendly: No
- Private room available: Yes
- Dress Code: Casual
- Post 11pm order: No
- Al Fresco: No
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Best Izakaya in Hong Kong (so far)
Having lived in Japan for nine years, I was happy to discover Irori's quality cuisine which comes close to some of the better Izakaya's in Tokyo. The low key atmosphere is ideal for relaxing over a cold Asahi and the small tasty dishes typical of Izakaya dining. The hum of Japanese salarymen in the background may add even more authenticity to the experience (the only prop thankfully lacking is the smoke).
Be sure to try their beef tataki, which is lightly seared and drenched in a tangy ponzu dressing with freshly chopped spring onions. There's also a DIY handroll offering that features generous helpings of uni (sea urchin) and ikura (salmon roe) which you can wrap yourself using sheets of grilled seaweed and lightly vinegared rice. The sashimi selections are seasonal and always fresh, and worth the relatively high price tag.
How much did you spend?
1000 for two
Overall Rating
Good
My new and happy find at causeway bay
I stumbled on this last weekend and it was a good find! Always been under my nose - considering how often I'm in Causeway Bay - but never heard of it. Well, the power of the internet ... is just powerful. And so, armed even with recommended dishes from other bloggers, off we went in search of a non-descript building on Yiu Wa Street. Good thing it's a short street.
We started with the pumpkin salad - 2 ice cream scoops of mashed pumpkin with bits of hard boiled egg. Very similar to a Japanese potato salad but I just like spuds more. Wasn't bad though.
First time - so a cautious order of Hirame sashimi.
The sashimi was fresh and there was a generous serving of condiments. Well cut with no stringy bites. Bonus: we got what I believe is the thin muscle of the dorsal fin, on the side of the fish. Higher in fat content, juicier and softer, and a richer finish. Very good.
Next up: the minced tuna canapes topped off with nothing but rich Japanese mayo. Decadent richness and surprisingly not oily at all but a superbly good combination. Served on slices of baguette, the fusion was interesting in a positive way.
The novelty of the joint was the grilled mochi balls with a pizza twist. With bits of tomato and bacon on the inside, the combination is quite yummy. Only complaint: took a lot of chewing to down 3 balls. I think a max of 2 per person would be perfect, greed factor aside.
My favourite was the vinegared mackeral pressed sushi, Osaka style. Very high quality mackeral and not vinegared to a pulp, this was almost catch-of-the-day fresh, with a nice twist of acid, nudged against a decent bed of rice interspersed with torn Perilla leaves, topped off with a glossy translucent seaweed, adding to texture. Definitely one of the better ones I've eaten outside of Japan. I would go back alone just to have this. The 6 pieces would make a nice light lunch for one.
A quiet place to hang out above the hustle and bustle of Causeway Bay, with interesting concoctions and they even have baby bottles of sake for the less initiated (or if you need to drive).
For the original post and pics, please visit www.edeats.blogspot.com
How much did you spend?
$726
nice sashimi
A casual izakaya with all the trimmings. Their seared toro is highly recommended. Be careful not to let the waitresses scam you into ordering the expensive dishes such as the tiny portion of grilled fish for six hundred bucks though. You can also order shabu shabu or sukiyaki in advance if you have cravings for those. Fresh sashimi, excellent nibbles, go very well with pints of Japanese beer. It does get rowdy with a large party in the back sometimes though.
How much did you spend?
550
Irori 酒處
Original Blog with Pictures: http://jason-bonvivant.blogspot.com/2009/09/irori.html
Finally, after several failed attempts to visit this Japanese Izakaya, tonight was my lucky day! I have herd many good things about this place from various food blogs as well as my friends. Ever since I starting my food blog, my memory can no longer contain the long list of want-to-try restaurants. With my friend's suggestion, I now write down all my want-to-try restaurants in my little black notebook and carry it around. My list is getting longer and longer on a daily basis but good that my visit to Irori this evening and save me a line in the notebook for a new one to be added very soon!
(1) Flamed Broiled Beef
It was a very nice dish to start off with because the sauce was slightly vinegary and together with the med-rare broiler beef slices which were rich in beef taste, it was a rather refreshing dish. The deep fried minced garlic was a good match with the beef. Well prepared! Thumbs up!
(2) Deep-fried beef roll
We were into beef tonight for some reasons so this second dish was beef as well. The roll was not oily or greasy after being deep-fried. (Maybe the sliced lettuce at the bottom absorbed the oil?) In either case, it was crispy and non-greasy, plus the taste of the dough (ie: flour) did not overtake the flavors of the beef inside. Very nice! The sauce was another delightful surprise. From the look of it, we though it was some salad dressing or sauce that contained peanuts, but it turned out both of us were wrong, it was a sour-based sauce. It was actually a good combination with the fried roll. Even for a deep-fried item like this, it carried a refreshing flavor from the sauce. Another well prepared dish.
(3) Broiled Amberjack with Salt
It was between Amberjack and Cod, we picked this because it would be more meaty. It was served very soon after we ordered, maybe it was a very popular item that a few were on the grill just in case diners order it. Anyways, it was served hot throughout the whole piece so I was happy with it. It was tender and more meaty as expected but a little bit more salt would be nice. Not bad at all!
(4) Japanese Rice Cake Pizza
It tasted just like a pizza but with a more chewy texture to it. Instead of using tomato paste or sauce, a tomato slices were used instead which gave each piece the right among of tomato flavors, not too sour and not to sweet (since it is freshly sliced tomato, no sugar should have been added I assumed). A very interesting combination of ingredients especially with the use of traditional Japanese rice cake which is a common item during the new year period. I recalled during my last visit to Japan, it was during the New Year period and I tried a simple Rice Cake wrapped with seaweed sheet (or Nori Sheet) from those street vendors. It was so good and so was the Japanese Rice Cake Pizza here. Well done!
(5) Whale Meat
It took me a long while before I finally decided to order this. I was kind of reluctant to order it because it was whale meat! The staff highly recommended it because it was a seasonal item and as a foodie / food lover, I kept on telling myself that I should give it a try. It was cooked according to the staff and it has the texture similar to ham but slightly firmer. The red part I assumed was the meat part while the white part was be fat. It came with a small amount of mustard because the flavor of whale meat was ... humm ... tasteless. The red part was slightly salty but I think it was due to the adding of salt during the cooking process. Honestly, I can't find anything special about whale meat, especially the fact that it was rather tasteless; therefore, I don't think I will order whale meat at this place again or at any other places even if it were seasonal item ... so SAVE THE WHALE!
(6) Hot Plate Bean curd steak
Nothing special about this dish. The sauce was alright and the tofu has a stronger and rich enough soy bean flavors to it but it would be better if the hot plate was actually hot or sizzling because the item turn cold very fast especially when all items seemed to come all at once. Maybe that was why the tofu itself seemed a bit too firm in my opinion.
(7) Egg Roll with Leek
The friend's first reaction on this dish was that she can cook this at home and maybe even better. I have to agree with her because it was rather ... humm ... plain and homemade styled omelet with very little leek inside. It was very much like an omelet I would cook at home. The egg has a strong flavor than the leek as well (which means not enough leek!)
Likes:
* Flamed Broiled Beef - a refreshing dish to start off the meal with
* Deep-fried beef roll - although deep-fried, not too heavy or greasy, it was rather refreshing together with the slightly vinegar-y sauce.
* Japanese Rice Cake Pizza - a chewy version of pizza, not bad at all
Dislikes:
* Items were being served too quickly, almost all at once.
* Egg Roll with Leek - not enough leek, a very ordinary item
Avg. Spending: HKD 300 - 500 per person
Original Blog with Pictures
How much did you spend?
HKD 300 - 500 per person
Izakaya dasuki!
If you crave for good non-fuzzy izakaya food, then Irori is the place for you.
Sashimi here is quite fresh and their seasonal fish recommendations are fresh. I always order the tomato salad with sesame sauce (can I lick the plate?), tofu on hot plate (soft tofu with crispy skin albeit a bit too garlicky), sashimi platter (omoriawase has good selection without the squid and octopus for once!), deep fried chicken soft bones (great with beer), karaage fried chicken, mochi pizza (chewy and really taste like pizza!), eel rice (fatty and good but portion is small compared to lunch sets), eel with cream cheese maki is not bad if you like funky rolls. Irori gyoza is not the pan-fried kind, it's steamed with sauce, so if you prefer the traditional gyoza, order the other kind on the menu. They recommended the grilled kinki (seasonal) but it costs $600, pretty steep!
This place is always packed with people, and I mean Japanese people, so it shows that the quality is consistent. The ambience is very nostalgic of a typical izakaya in Japan. The only thing I would change about the place is to have more comfortable chairs and do away with the extremely uncomfortable spotlights. They are glaring right in your eyes like you are a specimen or an exhibit in a jewellery store, very unattractive indeed especialy if you are not a diamond!
But Irori is always good and hasn't disappointed me (so far).
favorite izakaya
My friends arrived early and ordered the grilled marinated blow fish (ふぐみりん干し) and the gyoza (餃子) - both standard fare at any izakaya. From then on I took over and got us a bunch of my old favorites from the joint.
Aji tataki (鯵たたき) - haven't had this for a while, and it's nice having it with all the chopped spring onions. The deep-fried bones were good, too!
Tomato in sesame sauce (胡麻ﾄﾏﾄ) - this is a classic that I always order, and my friends were surprised that every table had a plate of this. Always love the cold, refreshing tomatoes.
Grilled ox tongue with spring onions (牛タン葱焼き) - I can't go to an izakaya without having some ox tongue, and this is buried under a mound of spring onions that neutralizes the "heat" of the grilled meat.
Deep-fried chicken cartilage (軟骨唐揚げ) - just about my favorite dish here, but this seemed a little sub-par today. Maybe not enough batter? As usual I doused shichimi (七味) all over to give it a good kick.
Crab miso (蟹味噌) - this is crab roe that was seasoned with a bit of lemon juice. I love the intense taste but would have preferred it raw, without the lemon juice. But I suppose that wouldn't go well with the Hong Kong palate...
Pirate cheese (海賊ﾁｰｽﾞ) - read about this on the internet so decided to order it. No clue why people rave about this. It's just blocks of Philly cream cheese topped with some spicy, mushy chopped seafood. Definitely not popular with the group.
Mochi pizza (もちﾋﾟｯｻﾞ) - always cool to order, these bite-sized mochi pieces are topped with ham, cheese and tomato sauce just like a pizza. Pretty fun to eat.
Deep-fried fishcake (薩摩揚げ) - this is actually pretty good, and my friends couldn't stop eating it.
It appears that appetites weren't satiated by this point, so a few more dishes were ordered...
Deep-fried sweet potato chips (薩摩芋ﾁｯﾌﾟ) - these are actually pretty good since they are freshly fried. The plate was decorated with some pine needles and looked pretty.
Braised fatty pork (豚の角煮) - the menu called this Japanese 東坡肉, which really isn't too far from the truth. You can take this into a Chinese restaurant and I would have definitely called it Chinese...
I always like to finish an izakaya meal with a grilled rice ball (焼きおにぎり). The grilling was well done, but I wish there was a bit more flavor to it. Had to drip some soy sauce and shichimi on top.
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One of my favourite Japanese in town! I like the large menu selection and the fresh sushi. Quite expensive.