Yonehachi, Takashimaya

The boyfriend and I spend a lot of time in town wandering around and seeking nice food. We decided to explore the Takashimaya Food Hall and found a short queue in front of Yonehachi. Yonehachi is located in a small little corner near Cold Storage and there are some tables arranged neatly behind the main counter.

The specialty at Yonehachi is the healthy Okawa rice. Okawa rice is a sticky rice with a variety of different ingredients. There are many different types of Okawa rice at Yonehachi. You could choose to have red bean, chestnut, vegetables and gingko, salmon, or scallop Okawa rice. You could also have the Okawa rice by itself or together with grilled fish or teriyaki chicken in a set.   

We ordered at the counter and a waitress led us to an empty table behind. The queuing and seating system was not very orderly and we spotted some people skipping the queue. Upon spotting an empty table, they made a bee line for it even though the waitress told them repeatedly that they were supposed to join the queue and order before being seated. 

The boyfriend had the Salmon Okawa Rice with chicken cutlet. The Salmon Okawa Rice was lightly salted and very fragrant. However,the chicken cutlet was dry, tough, and very bland. The miso soup was also very watery and boring.

I ordered the Hotate Okawa Rice (scallop okawa rice) with chicken teriyaki. The Hotate Okawa Rice tasted lighter than the Salmon Okawa Rice and definitely less salty. It was thus kind of bland as well. The chicken teriyaki was dry and tasteless as well. The chicken was not well-marinated and not well-grilled.

If you wish to have something light and healthy, Yonehachi's okawa rice is definitely a winner. However, I would strongly recommend that you order the okawa rice only, without the accompanying meat dishes. Their chicken dishes were sorely disappointing and it leaves me to wonder whether the fish would be any better.

#B204-1/2 Takashimaya Food Hall
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Daily 10:00 - 21:00