I had heard Yu-Yu was a restaurant that recently opened in China Town, so of course I had to check this place out! This restaurant specializes in kushi age (Japanese deep-fried meat, vegetable, and fruit on skewers). Their deep-fried delights don't compare to what you eat at fast food chains. Upon seeing them you'll notice they're not soggy and not leaking thru with oil, they're deep-fried just right!
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| I loved their simple decor, it was splendid! |
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| Tofu Salad- this was one good d*mn salad !! |
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| As you can see the kushi age are lightly breaded and small. I remember we had shrimp, water chestnut, lotus root, shiitake mushroom, squid leg, silver fish, Asian pear, etc. I never knew so many foods could be fried and still taste great than just by itself! The foods are typically dipped into a batter of egg, flour, panko (bread crumbs); and deep-fried in vegetable oil. |
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| Tamago (Japanese omelette) with a side of daikon (a white radish). |
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| Chilled Udon- I've never tasted udon noodles that were gummy like before. The noodles' texture and them being chilled was actually refreshing to me, I wanted to keep eating more of it! |
If you're a deep-fried food lover, want to go somewhere for a cheat meal, or just wanting to have a meal in a nice and quiet place I recommend coming to Yu-Yu!
P.S.
Yu-Yu's hours:
Lunch 11am-2pm
Dinner 5pm-11pm
