Tempura Kondo

The owner, Fumio Kondo, is 68 years old and a native of Tokyo. He started his career in the culinary world by training at the Yamanouchi Hotel. It is said that because he has a face that is very suitable for Japanese cuisine (physiognomy is also a technical job~), he was assigned by the chef to work at "Japanese cuisine Tempura Yamanouchi" and became the chef at the age of 23. In 1991, he opened an independent store in Ginza, Tokyo and has been there ever since. It feels quite strange that a restaurant is opened on the ninth floor of a building, with a beauty salon and a photography studio upstairs and downstairs. Kondo was a favorite of the late writer Shotaro Ikeba, and it is said that the inscription on the door was also written by Ikeba (but Ikeba-kun died in 1990, this...).

Plump crab claws, two plump prawns, tender octopus, thick scallops, and sea fish. The fresh vegetables are green peppers, maitake mushrooms, eggplants and sweet potatoes, topped with a spoonful of secret sauce. juice. Looking at the overflowing signature seafood tempura rice bowl in front of me, the portion is huge and filling! As soon as you take the first bite, you will sigh that this is the most delicious seafood tempura rice you have ever eaten! In addition to the owner's specialty fried tempura rice bowl, the homemade shrimp sushi rolls and eel sushi rolls sold in the store are also not to be missed (available for takeout). ・Fried tempura rice bowl (seafood tempura) 1,700 yen · Shrimp sushi roll (Ebi Nasaki) 800 yen ・Eel sushi roll (あなご天巻き) 900 yen

Expectations were high at Tempura Motoyoshi, located at 5-5-13 Sakaguchi Bldg. 9F 104-0061, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Although it was very good, we couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. We ordered the mid-priced "Maple" dinner set, and the portion size was just right. The flavors were very good and the ingredients were very fresh, but the whole dining experience was on the more traditional side, meaning that there was nothing more innovative than what Tempura Motoyoshi had to offer. Overall, it was still very good, but not that memorable.

Kondoya Tempura Restaurant is located at 5-5-13 Sakaguchi Bldg. 9F 104-0061, Chuo-ku, Ginza, Tokyo, and holds a coveted 2-star Michelin restaurant. I ordered the dinner without sashimi and it was delicious. The ingredients used were so fresh that they looked like they were picked the same day. It was amazing and exciting to see the chef and owner, Mr. Kondo, preparing the food in front of the diners. All I can say is that you must have a meal here once in your life; you will not be disappointed.