Kyara Japanese Tapas was my number one pick to have a little dinner with my friends during my birthday weekend. I wouldn't have remembered this place if it weren't for them. A friend had suggested to eat Japanese food and another suggested to eat Spanish tapas. Since I like both foods, Kyara came to mind! I knew Kyara would be a great pick because their foods are served in small servings and since the prices are reasonable, my friends and I could order a lot and try each other's dishes:
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| We were all given a complimentary salad while we were ordering. |
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| Chef's specials |
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| Edamame |
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| Potato salad |
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| I think this was ahi... The sauce that came with was nice! |
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| Motsu ni- pork intestine stew. The meat came in thin cube like strips (my first time seeing them in that form). |
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| Gingko nuts- They may look wet in appearance, but the gingko nuts tasted dry on the inside and had a bold flavor. |
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| YuDofu- A tofu soup with ponze. I didn't expect the big cubes of tofu to fill me up the fastest! |
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| Ika butter- stir fried squid with butter |
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| Tofu steak- Somewhat the shape of a steak, but not a steak! |
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| Butabara- pork belly (Tare/Shio) |
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| Asparagus |
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| Shiitake- these mushrooms had a nice, thick flesh. |
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| Garlic potato- deep fried potato with garlic butter. This is a great dish for all you potato lovers. |
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| Tsukune- ground chicken and pork (Tare/Shio) |
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| Spicy salmon donburi- They meshed a lot of salmon into that small bowel! |
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| Cold soba noodles- These were under the shime section (foods that you should eat last), they hit the spot! The noodles was cold to the point that they were soothing while eating them. |
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| Tofu mousse- Homemade vanilla tofu mousse. This dessert was a surprise to me. It may look like just a regular tofu, but its actually sweet! |
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| Vanilla ice cream with homemade green tea syrup- The waiter had poured the syrup onto the ice cream in front of me, what a great presentation! Well you can't see the design now that the ice cream has melted... |
These were some of the dishes we had! Each of the small dishes had distinct and impressionable qualities. Just by looking at these pictures again I can remember how great many of these dishes were. Kyara is now definitely one of my favorite Japanese food spots to go to!
