By Otto George I. Weber
Japanese Sun
In a part of town that is devoid of any dining establishment, Hinode Grill House & Bar has somehow filled that vacuum.
Its new stand-alone structure at the corner of Recoletos and 6th Streets at Barangay I is a welcome addition to the local dining scene.
Serving both Filipino and a few Japanese dishes, it caters mostly to workers from the industrial sector and students from nearby Colegio de Sta.Rita – an indicator of affordability. Mainstays of its daily offerings are: humba, pochero (more like the Visayan nilat-an), chicken curry and a personal favorite – dinuguan (ground pork, not entrails).
Needing more time to prepare, the Japanese dishes of tonkatsu (pork) and kara-agi (chicken) rice toppings are tasty and filling while the yasai-tami is the Nippon version of chopsuey. My pick of the lot would be the seaweed-wrapped maki with its interesting presentation.
Though still a bit rough on the edges, the alert wait- staff quickly respond to customers’ needs.
Small by Western standards, the restrooms are clean and odor-free (thanks to exhaust fans). More than ample parking space is available for guests.
Literally meaning ‘sunshine’ in English, Hinode has not only brightened up an otherwise food-barren landscape, but has also given us a taste of cuisine from the land of the rising sun. Looking forward to more choices.
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