issho izakaya (Great World)

Our selection of the kushiyaki- bacon tomato ($3.80++), buta negi ($4++) and tsukune ($3.50++)
Opting for less salt was a good choice as we get to taste the ingredients better!

Nicely grilled and melt in your mouth! Thumbs up!

The kushiyaki / skewers here are the saving grace - most, if not all, were pretty good, and I would be glad to order them again.
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Although there is a short waiting time of about 15 minutes or so, the skewers are well executed and delicious.
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Priced slightly higher though, so ordering a few of these will inflate the bill.
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Issho Izakaya
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/08/issho-izakaya.html

This is beautifully done, with a pancake of crisp cabbage, fluffy egg, soft wheat flour batter, and juicy oysters, all packed and pan-fried till the exterior is crisp and the interior is juicy.
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Dressed with crisp nori / dried seaweed and wispy katsuobushi / bonito / fermented skipjack tuna fish flakes, each bite is a lovely burst of sweet eggy salty savoury vegetal fishy flavour.
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Garnish of crisp spring onions and chili accompany.
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Issho Izakaya
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/08/issho-izakaya.html

This has slippery crunchy chunks of raw tako / octopus, marinated in a wasabi gravy.
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The juicy tobiko / flying fish roe lends a satisfying contrasting crunch to texture.
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Carries bold vegetal spicy sweet salty briny flavour, sharp with a good kick.
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Issho Izakaya
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/08/issho-izakaya.html

The food looks inviting in the menu and you will feel tempted BUT be prepared for the longest most ridiculous wait for your food to arrive! Unless it is something raw and cold , like the salmon chirashi don which was the tiniest portion of chirashi I have seen , the cooked selections take 45 minutes and more to arrive!! So two people in a family had eaten their meal
While the other two waited an hour and nothing else arrived!! There were plenty of staff running around and excuses of understaffing in the kitchen . There are other Japanese outlets at GWC to explore . This one gets two thumbs down!👎👎