Yesterday we ate lunch at Tokyo Tokyo. Before you read my review, you have to understand where I am coming from, I am a Huge fan of Japanese food. When I was 17, my parents ran a Japanese Restaurant of our own and I helped prepare and serve food for our customers. Ofcourse I got to taste everything! Our specialty was the Okonomiyaki or what we fondly called the Japanese Pizza – which I dearly miss. The cooking back then was first class – mostly because our cook, which is also the owner and my step father – is a genuine Japanese. Having tried the real thing, I must say that Tokyo Tokyo, is no longer true to the Japanese taste and has since been “Filipinized”. I guess it helped with their commercial success, but to people like myself who crave for real Japanese taste – it’s a let down. Another let down is the fact that Tokyo Tokyo Megamall has a number of seats that are “out of order” and the floor, tables and walls are dirty – it looks more like Jollibee near a wet market! The Japanese are not only known for their cooking, they are also known for their orderliness and cleanliness, Tokyo tokyo should always be clean and tidy… Oh well, in fairness the “Filipinized” sauce for the Tonkatsu was good, and the Red Iced Tea – that is most awesome, I wish they would sell that as a powder mix in groceries. Overall the meal was OK but no where near the cooking of my Step Father. I’ll rate it at 3 out of 5.
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