Stephen Hunt

Review of [ r a k u ] izakaya

This is the second time I have been here. The foo...

This is the second time I have been here. The food from here is what I would expect from a food hall. It s sloppy, overcooked and cold. I picked up takeaway after ordering 3 dishes. The Teriyaki Chicken, Pork Belly & Korean Fried Chicken. The KFXPC was waiting for me on the bench. 5 minutes later the Teriyaki Chicken arrived so was put down next to it. Finally the pork belly arrived after another 5 minutes. Naturally it was all cold when I got home 5 minutes later.

The Pork Belly was burned to a crisp. I don t mind it a bit over, but this was black and charcoal. The Teriyaki Chicken was sloppy and tasted nothing like any Teriyaki dish I d had before. Was really just a stir fry. Finally, the KFC was tasty. Definitely the winner and had a bit of chilli to it. Unfortunately it was not at at all crispy, and seemed like it had been sitting in a Bain-Marie for half an hour or so.

The sides were expectantly average. Rice cold and in inviting, pickled veggies were rubbery.

I Will not be returning for a 3rd time. Not worth the $70 I paid for it. No idea why I gave it a high rating of 2 stars.