Today (March 5th) my coworkers and I wanted to go for lunch. A quick look at the menu and everyone agreed. I got the Chicken Katsu ($24) with soup ($2) and a Peach Hibiscus Soda ($4.5). I really enjoyed my drink, it was delicious and alcohol free. The Chicken Katsu was a panko-breaded chicken cutlet with tonkatsu sauce, aioli, and shredded cabbage on a brioche bun. Wow did that brioche bun smell and taste good. As a whole it was good, though I didn’t really taste the aioli and the chicken was rather thin. My soup was delicious, it was a house made Chickpea and coconut soup full of other vegetables like carrots, peas and onions. I’m pretty sure it had a hint of curry as well. Portion sizes were great. I’m glad to see they are offering delicious and unique options, it leaves me pleased with the menu. However, despite it specifically stating they strive for in house items.. their fries looked and tasted like McDonald’s fries to me. It makes me curious to how much of their menu is actually house made. While good, I don’t think it was $26 good. For example, you can get a traditional Katsu Sando from @mitsujapanesestreetfood Regina for $17.99. That’s a thick cut of pork, on toast, with the same toppings, AND with a side and drink. And unfortunately many of us found the service lacking attention. It took way too long to have our order taken, we were not checked for our food, and we had to ask for our bill. When we only have about 45 min for lunch, we want to get everything wrapped up in under an hour. So we tried to come in early, beat the lunch rush and yet we still were there for just over an hour. Completely random, but I personally feel the chairs need to be reupholstered because it still felt like I was sitting on a very flat and hard chair. I will return and order more food but different food. Some of my coworkers want to return while others couldn’t be bothered.
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