Katsu and Ramen

I was going to Petticoat lane to have a fix of my usual Katsu wrap but then my friend took a detour to Devonshire Square to try and catch a bit of Jonathan Mayer’s Sitar performance organised by City of London Festivsl. After some mood lifting music, we realised that we need to grab some lunch quickly and happened to see Katsu and Ramen, which apparently is a Japanese Canteen joint. My friend highly recommended JC so decided to try it out.
It’s a small place and most people do takeaway. There are few tables and stools if you decide to eat in. Donburi, burgers and Ramen are the main option. The kitchen is open and was too smoky for me, my clothes still smells of chicken fry!
I decided to try a KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) Donbury. You can have a choice of Breast meat or thigh meat and the breast is slightly more expensive. It is served with Korean slaw and rice. My friend had the veg Donbury.
The food came fairly quickly. The waiters call out the number and if they see you they bring to the table. The food looked beautiful but I was soon to realise that looks can be deceiving.
The Chicken was cold (presumably due to the sauce) and the rice was luke warm. In spite of ordering the breast meat the chicken strips were cold and hard and I couldn’t even chew properly. The sauce was too sweet for my taste and was over powering.
My friend told me that his curry was average and he was disappointed that it have the ordinary cheap veg like carrot and thought not worth £6.95. I had the same feeling about my dish.
Over all pretty disappointed and I for one will go to my favourite Katsu Wrap place on Petticoat Lane if I feel like eating some Katsu Fried Chicken!