Dinner at Shokudo

Like the Tabasco Man, I had a weekend of overeating capped off with dinner at Shokudo. The place was packed on a Sunday night. Lots of hip youngsters crowded the booths but also a lot of the older generation. The interior design is funky, more bar-like than restaurant-like.

Good Japanese food, served family style. We tried several different dishes, Yukari french fries (fries coated with furukaki), lightly pickled cucumber, fried noodle omelette, gyoza sticks, chicken karaage with spicy tartar sauce, spicy tuna roll, pork cutlet sticks, seafood dynamite, Ishiyaki garlic shrimp, honey toast, and lychee shaved ice.

Some dishes were better than others. I recommend the Yukari french fries (actually good with the furukaki instead of salt), fried noodle omelette, and chicken karaage with spicy tartar sauce (the sauce has some kick to it). The pork cutlet sticks are okay, a little dry, and the spicy tuna roll is not spicy at all. The honey toast looks neat but isn’t all that great. The shave ice is no good.

Service could be better. Our waitress, Chelsea, was nice but was busy and forgot some things. And it didn’t seem like any of the other servers helped each other out. No one else to refill water, no one else to take away dishes, and no one else to bring extra utensils.

Oh yeah, watch out for dangerous steps in the back parking structure. Dark lighting, wet floor, and a weird paint job make for easy slips and falls.