Monday, October 19, 2009

Matcha Aisu and Azuki / Top 5 Rankings

We rarely have dessert at home, but whenever we have leftovers for dinner, dessert seems to rise in importance. Tonight we had the standard but delicious combination of green tea ice cream with azuki red bean.

Speaking of standards, we were reminiscing this weekend about all of the new restaurants we've tried out in 2 months and which we would call our standard-go-to restaurants. Our overall impression has been that while there have been lots of yummy places, much of it has been a bit pricier than expected and doesn't quite land on our favorites list in terms of value. So here are our favorites, in no particular order:

1. Rokkaku - Nice elegant and authentic Japanese place. Always so satisfied after eating here.
2. Maguro-ya - So excited to find another Japanese place we like as much as Rokkaku.
3. Kaka'ako Kitchen - Tasty and cheap local lunch plates. Good to go when we're really hungry.
4. Inaba - Great soba noodles and tempura. Feels like we're in Japan.
5. Roy's - We've only been once since it feels more like a special occasion place, but the prix fixe meal here was so memorable for H that now it has become almost like a monetary unit for him. "I'd rather eat at Roy's twice than spend money on (fill in the blank)."

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