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The atmosphere of hospitality of this restaurant highly depends on the staff, that is competent here. Prompt service is something that people note in their comments. If you come to Honchō Kihachi, have no doubt, you are to enjoy the surrounding enjoyable atmosphere. The overall rating of this place on Google is 4.9.

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Honchō Kihachi might have been the best tempura we have ever eaten. Starting with the restaurant itself, it had a sparkling clean interior with elegant decorations all around. The only seating available is counterside seating, where you get to watch the chef, who runs the whole restaurant on his own, prepare all the dishes. The dinner menu has only 4 options, but each one was prepared with such care and precision, it felt like art. The Tempura set contained a massive array of 2 shrimps, 2 seafood tempuras, namely a fish one and a squid one, and 3 vegetables, an eggplant, a mushroom and 2 yam pieces. Each tempura had a crispy but light outer shell, and the interior was fresh and super tasty. The highlight however, was the last piece of tempura the chef gave us. It was similar to a prawn fritter, with tender, bouncy chunks of prawns held together with some crispy tempura batter. This was the best bite of the meal. The shrimps were incredibly fresh and had a slight sweetness that paired wonderfully with the crispy tempura batter and umami-packed tempura dipping sauce. The set came with classic fluffy, Japanese short-grain rice, some crunchy and tangy pickles to help cleanse the palate, and a very unique miso soup, called a "red miso soup" that had a different flavour from the traditional ones, but was delicious nonetheless. Moving on to the Tenmori set. This came with cold soba noodles, and dipping sauce, and the aforementioned tempuras. The soba noodles had an excellent texture, bouncy and perfectly al dente. The dipping sauce was also delicious, and accompanied the noodles and tempura perfectly. Lastly, the tempuras themselves were, as expected, perfect. Crispy on the outside and perfectly cooked on the inside. This set also comes with pickles and the miso soup. All in all, this was definitely a meal we would eat again. Moving on to the Kakiage Steamer. This was a very interesting dish, and definitely a new one for us. The set came with the same cold soba noodles and dipping sauce, but inside the sauce bowl was a Kakiage. This essentially a kind of tempura where different ingredients are mixed together in a tempura batter before deep-frying. Various julienned vegetables and seafood such as squid and prawns are held together by the same delicious tempura batter. However, because it was in the dipping sauce, it became soggy very fast, which was a shame. However, the ingredients themselves were still incredibly fresh and high quality. The noodles too were cooked perfectly. Lastly, the Tendon Set, which came with the tempuras, some tempura sauce drizzled over the rice, and the rice itself, which was a bowl of fluffy Japanese short-grain rice. The bowl was delicious and we would definitely order again. The chef was a young man, whom despite not speaking much English, was more than willing to help us with the order. He was a very kind gentleman who was extremely warm and dedicated to his craft. This quaint little restaurant in Rausu was delightful, and was definitely one of the best restaurants in town. We would highly recommend this place to anyone in town to go and taste some delicious, crispy, tempuras, for a very reasonable price point. Meal type: Dinner Price per person: ¥2,000–3,000
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3 months ago
この度はご来店頂きありがとうございました! 弊店でのお食事のレビュー、細かな点まで見ていただき、大変嬉しく思います。 ありがとうございました。 「赤だし」の味噌汁ですが、実は古くからある伝統的な味噌汁でして、現在も本場である愛知県やその周辺の地域ではこのタイプの味噌汁が定番だそうですよ。 天ぷらに赤だしが組み合わされるのは、赤だしが酸味のあるさっぱりとした味の為だと先輩から教わりました。 熟成期間が長く、身体にも良い味噌汁です。 「かき揚げ蒸籠」ですが、あのお蕎麦の美味しさの狙いは、蕎麦つゆを吸ってふわふわになったかき揚げと、かき揚げから出た衣と油の旨みにあると思っています。 天ぷらは、揚げたての軽くサクサクした美味さと、汁を含んでフワフワになった衣の美味さの両方があります(天丼は更に違った美味さがあり、丼つゆを含んだ濃厚な天ぷらと、硬めに仕上げたご飯が一体となる美味さがあります。更に、時間が経って冷めた天丼にも独自の美味さがあり、味が絞まって、コッテリしていながらもさっぱりと召し上がれます。これを熱いお茶と一緒に召し上がると、なかなか美味いですよ) 非常に良く分析していただき、とても嬉しかったので、恐縮ながら豆知識を書かせて頂きました! 江戸時代に完成された天ぷらですが、様々な味わい方があり、面白い食文化です。 この度は、心のこもったレビューを本当にありがとうございました! 天ぷらの魅力を皆様に知っていただけるよう、これからも頑張ります。 また、羅臼へお越しの際は、是非ご利用していただけたら幸いです。お待ちしております! レビューありがとうございました
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Quaint little shop in Rausu with superb tempura. Backed up by great hospitality shown. Greatly enjoyed our time here! Business is relatively new and hope that more will come and support! Meal type: Dinner Price per person: ¥1,000–2,000 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
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3 months ago
Thank you for visiting our store. I'm glad you enjoyed your meal at the counter of the tempura restaurant. Please stop by when you come to Rausu again!
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Excellent service. Such nice and clean serving ceramic. Lovely sober decoration. Super nice tempura. The sauce of the rice was amazing. I really enjoyed the gobo that I tried from the first time the day before and it was bad in another restaurant and in this one, it was magnificent.
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3 months ago
Gracias por visitar nuestra tienda esta vez. El tazón de tempura tiene un sabor fuerte, así que me preocupaba si se adaptaría a mi gusto, pero me sentí aliviado de que te gustara. Además, la bardana tiene un sabor único, así que traté de no usarla para extranjeros tanto como fuera posible, pero estoy muy contento de que lo hayas disfrutado. Además, te agradecería que pasaras por aquí cuando vengas a Rausu. ¡Muchas gracias!
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$$$$ Price range per person JPY 1,000 - JPY 2,000
Honcho
Rausu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
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Honcho, Rausu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Features
Сredit cards accepted No delivery Wi-Fi No takeaway Booking Not wheelchair accessible
Opening hours
SundaySun 11AM-2PM
5PM-8PM
MondayMon 11AM-2PM
5PM-8PM
TuesdayTue 11AM-2PM
5PM-8PM
WednesdayWed Closed
ThursdayThu 11AM-2PM
FridayFri 11AM-2PM
5PM-8PM
SaturdaySat 11AM-2PM
5PM-8PM
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