KUNSTPOESIE: Kagura Okonomiyaki Restaurant at Little Tokyo Makati

Another weekend's coming and my boyfriend is missing his closest buddies so he scheduled a dinner date with them at Little Tokyo Makati. We've already been there (read my previous post) and I can say their food is something to crave for everytime I think Japanese. We met up at Gateway Cubao after his work and rode the MRT to get to Magallanes Station. We rode a jeepney passing Makati Cinema Square. Little Tokyo Makati is just beside this establishment. I was haunted by the fact that we didn't get to try Kagura's Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancakes) that I told my boyfriend to try it out that time. We were a bit worried since we know how crowded the place gets at night and we were crossing our fingers so we can snag 4 seats. We got our prayers answered and was surprised that there were seats inside the store. We settled down in their bar area as soon as we stepped inside the restaurant. We were then handed out their menu. I immediately zeroed in on their okonomiyaki's. My top two choices were octopus and squid. For drinks, I had the usual iced tea while he had calamansi juice. We watched Japanese baseball on their TV and it is apparent that the owner is a big fan of the Hanshin Tigers. About five more minutes, our friends arrived. My boyfriend placed another order of octopus okonomiyaki and they ordered their drinks as well. While waiting for our food, we were approached by a lady asking us if we want to transfer in one of their tatami tables.

After about 10 minutes or so, our first two batches of squid and octopus okonomiyaki was brought to us. It was still steaming hot and it smelled a bit like takoyaki. I first tried their octopus okonomiyaki. It's really tasty and the sauce on top reminded me of the sauce used in Hana's takoyaki. There were also bits of octopus in every bite and I find the dish really filling. I saw a Japanese guy leave 1/4 of his serving because it was that heavy. I then tasted the squid okonomiyaki and it was equally tasty. Actually, it tasted like its octopus counterpart. I was on my second serving when I started to feel the weight of the dish. I ate another quarter of octopus okonomiyaki and after that, I had to wave the white flag. My boyfriend did the same. Although one of our friends thought that what we were eating were appetizers lol (he really wanted to eat a bento or something with rice). After a bit more chatter, we paid the bill and went to Chotto Stop for some pudding. They were busy talking and catching up so I got what I intended and paid for it. I never really had the chance to examine their products closely because our other friend wanted to eat again somewhere in Glorietta so I had to schedule that next time.

All in all, we paid less than 1000 php for our meal. It was really satisfying and filling. An order can be shared and eaten by two people.This restaurant is definitely a must try. Till our next food adventure!