The food is really delicious. No doubt about that. However, I felt there were quite significant problems with the way the place is run. We ordered a total of six dishes, including noodles and tonkatsu. Only the noodles were served first, and that’s where things started to go wrong. Even after 30 minutes, the tonkatsu still hadn’t arrived, and in the meantime we had already finished the soba. The kitchen seemed busy and appeared to be processing later orders at the same time, but if that’s the case, I don’t understand why only some dishes were brought out first. As a result, we ended up in the odd situation where we finished one dish and then had to wait endlessly for the other. About 10 minutes after finishing our meal, we asked a staff member to check, and were told, “We’ll start cooking it now.” We waited another 10 minutes, but during that time dishes kept being brought to other tables. What’s more, a large group that arrived after us had already received all their food and were eating. Honestly, I wondered what on earth the system at this restaurant is. The staff looked very busy and very apologetic, but they aren’t the ones cooking. I feel the problem lies in the kitchen workflow and management. Frankly, if this were in Japan, I don’t think the operation would be this inefficient. I even got the impression that the owner might prefer to close up shop and go back to Japan. I even caught myself thinking that the kitchen was intentionally trying to keep the soba and tonkatsu from ever meeting. The conclusion is simple: I absolutely do not recommend ordering soba and tonkatsu at the same time. Also, at the very least, they should increase staff on weekends. By trying to keep costs down and run with the bare minimum number of people, an obvious bottleneck has formed. The Vietnamese staff were very kind and apologized many times, so I couldn’t bring myself to complain strongly. In the end, I even thought, “Maybe it’s my fault for ordering so much for just the two of us.” (For a moment, I even considered committing seppuku…) Even so, the food really is delicious. That’s precisely why it’s such a shame. If I come again… I’ll just eat whatever comes out.The food here is genuinely excellent — there’s no denying that. However, there seems to be a serious issue with the restaurant’s operational system. We ordered six dishes, including noodles and tonkatsu. The noodles arrived first, but that’s where things started to go wrong. Even after 30 minutes, the tonkatsu had not been served, and by then, the soba was already long gone. It seemed like the kitchen was overwhelmed and trying to handle newer orders at the same time. But if that’s the case, it’s hard to understand why only part of our order was served first. It resulted in a strange situation where we finished one dish completely while still waiting endlessly for the others. After finishing, we waited about 10 minutes and tried to get the staff’s attention. They told us the kitchen would start preparing it soon, so we sat and waited another 10 minutes. Still, only other tables were being served. Meanwhile, groups who arrived after us had already received all their food and were eating. At that point, I honestly started to question how this system even works. The staff were clearly very busy and extremely apologetic, but they are not the ones cooking — the real issue seems to lie in the kitchen workflow and overall management. To be honest, I couldn’t help but think that if this were in Japan, it wouldn’t be run this inefficiently. It almost felt like the owner wanted to close the restaurant and go back to Japan. Or perhaps the kitchen was deliberately preventing the soba and tonkatsu from ever meeting — that’s how absurd it felt. So here’s a simple conclusion: Do NOT order soba and tonkatsu together. Also, the restaurant should seriously consider increasing service staff, at least on weekends. Trying to run everything with minimal staff is clearly causing a major bottleneck. The Vietnamese staff were very kind and kept apologizing, which made it hard to even complain properly. In the end, I almost felt like it was my fault for ordering too much as just two people. (I even jokingly considered committing seppuku for a moment…) That said, the food is truly delicious. Which makes this situation even more unfortunate. If I come back next time… I’ll just eat whatever arrives.

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The place has a clean, airy space, cheerful and enthusiastic staff, and a Japanese chef, so you can stop by to try.

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