Japanese Nomnom Journal: Torikatsudon.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 3:17
Torikatsudon at Omakase.
Where and how much? Omakase (Eastwood/C5). Php 160 (plus 10% service charge) per order.
Continuing my feature on Omakase (I previously reviewed their California Crunch, which I rated 10 out of 10 for being so damned tasty), there was another item on their menu that I felt like trying out: their Torikatsudon. It’s a donburi served with chicken cooked in sauce with egg, onions, and scallions, which sounded good to me because I was in the mood (as usual) for an egg-and-chicken meal.
It tasted good, yeah, but halfway through it, I realized something was amiss. “Haiyo, the rice doesn’t hold!” I don’t know if it was the sauce or the way they cooked it, but I had a hard time picking through the bowl’s contents with my chopsticks. Or maybe I’m just no good with chopsticks? No matter.
I don’t have any complaints with the chicken nor the egg (which, in fact, were deliciously flavored), but I think they might have put in a little too much onion in the bowl. I felt like the taste was a bit too overpowering (especially once I’ve finished most of the meat and was mostly left with onion strips and rice), but make no mistake, it was still good.
It went well with my (bottomless) glass of red iced tea.
The verdict. Not perfect, but I think I still enjoyed it enough to deserve a 7 out of 10. Maybe next time, I’ll go for gyudon instead.
(The Japanese Nomnom Journal chronicles the author’s encounters with tasty Japanese food around the metro.)
