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Deep fried tofu soaked in mirin based soya sauce, agedashi tofu is one of my must haves at izakayas. I love the spread of options at taan iza-bar, with some dishes being fusions of Korean and Japanese elements. This modern bar executes food decently well, and I haven’t really been disappointed. Though I do miss their soft tofu stew- which I think they took it off their menu🥲 Nonetheless, this tofu was one appetising side.

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The chicken nanban was fried to crispy and with just the perfect amount of oiliness, and served piping hot. Ultra delightful especially when paired with the creamy tartare sauce.

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6 pieces of scallops baked with mentaiko and mozzarella cheese. Pure excitement when the chewy and stringy cheese has a never ending pull. Really yummy and creamy with the mentaiko but as with all such dishes — remember to share lest you’ll get sick of it fast.

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Delicious clams that were stir fried to give a tinge of spiciness! This is truly a delight for clam lovers.

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Affordably priced garlic fried rice with generous amount of garlic chips scattered around. These chips elevated the experience, but I felt like the flavour and aroma of the garlic from the rice itself could’ve come through more.

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My go-to place when I’m craving a good bowl of Japanese Wagyu beef Don. Waa cow truly never disappoints. The beef was tender and the spicy torched mentaiko was so creamy. I always love mixing everything up together — it gets mushy with the mentaiko, glaze from the beef, and the onsen egg, but it’ll still be a very tantalising experience for your tastebuds.

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Chicken karage was decent but nothing mind blowing. I can’t say much about the food here because it wasn’t impressive, but I did think that considering it’s secluded location, it’s a nice Japanese rooftop izakaya with its main focus being their sake and ambience. Apart from that though, you’d probably have to be drunk enough from all that sake for their food.

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Wagyu cubes were not as tender, nor did it give a melt in your mouth experience which I’d expect from the price. It was seasoned with simple pepper and salt, but for some reason it was missing the kick in flavour.

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The price these two pieces were unfortunately not the most worth it. Hokkaido white corn that was grilled did not have that sweetness, and was dry as well.

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Huge grilled scallops that had a pretty decent flavour. Was hoping that the scallops gave more of that fresh sweetness.

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An attempt at okonomiyaki but seemingly without the right pan. The okonomiyaki was thick and out of shape, and unfortunately starchy and floury inside, almost like it wasn’t fully cooked. The flavours were decently there, but the mixed seafood ingredients were measly in portion.

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The Niku tofu was way too salty, and unfortunately felt like a normal shabu shabu-broth-with-beef-slices bowl of soup. Not anything mind blowing, though portion of ingredients like the beef and tofu was a good amount.

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