Yakitori Daikichi
Shop 60, 55 Melbourne Street
North Adelaide South Australia 5006
W www.yakitori-daikichi.com
E Not available
T +61 8 8239 2111
F +61 8 8267 1241
OPEN Monday to Saturday 6.00 pm till 10.30 pm
Yakitori
was hard to slot but $30 a head is about it, great value for money
every day eating!
FOOD This is a mad story. Linguist
spends time in Japan, comes back to go to university and meets Japanese
girl studying in Adelaide, falls in love and follows her back to Japan.
This was just the start of Andrew and Kayoko Osborne’s journey.
After five years running a restaurant in Japan they returned to Adelaide
to open the first Yakitori bar in Adelaide in January 2005.
It may seem (and look) a bit odd having a round–eye Australian
master chef in a Japanese restaurant and apparently speaking perfect
Japanese, but in a way that’s part of the fun. The Osbornes after
three years of trading have an established reputation and a loyal following
who appreciate their fresh, healthy and affordable food.
Osborne’s menu is always interesting and we particularly like
the Smoked Chicken Saranda and the Fried and grilled silken tofu was fought over. Another good tofu dish Yuu–doufu, hot tofu in chicken broth is
a favorite and reminder of just how good tofu can be in an Asian kitchen.
This is approachable Japanese food for all those people who don’t like raw. Skewers range through the full gambit of meats and are cooked with a simplicity that relies on freshness for flavour. Offal lovers get their treats with Kimo, large char-grilled chicken liver skewers, double-dipped in Daikichi’s secret yakitori ’tare’ glaze or Suri, actually giblet skewers, simply grilled and well seasoned with just the type of crunch one expects from them. If you are curious about the name, Yakitori is the style of cooking, literally meaning to grill chicken (although they cook the full range of meats) and Daikichi is the name of the restaurant. Dai means large or great and kichi, prosperity or luck. This is an honest restaurant and we could only wish there were many more, highly recommended and inexpensive enough to take the whole family.
The pressures of finding a review every week often means that we have eaten at several restaurants and still have not enjoyed anything worth reviewing. Where it not for these pressures Yakitori Daikichi would be a weekly dining destination for us. The simplicity and honesty of the food in a plethora of fairly ordinary experiences is very refreshing and appreciated by our reviewing team.
Yakitori Daikichi is at the lower end of the lowest end of the listed
price range making it very good value (and extremely affordable). AO
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WINE Fully licensed with a small but adequate list of beers, wines fand spirits, including three sake and the mandatory Japanese plum wine.
