M refers to Taro as "the happy fat man", because of the round face logo. Having met the owner, the inspiration for the design is obvious:
The menu is classic - lots of ramen, udon, don-buri, sushi and high qulaity izakaya staples such as gyoza and agedofu. The decor is bright, modern and slick and the service of a very good standard; I ordered "Tonkatsu Curry Udon" but was initially presented with Tonkatsu Miso Udon - on mentioning the error there was no hesitancy in correcting the order and I was promptly presented with a large portion of the right dish, which was delicious. M opted for the "Chicken Teri Don" which was also excellent and of a size fit for greedy people, like M and me. Alive with a buzzing atmosphere, a couple of Carlsbergs (Asahi available but why waste the extra 30p?) and a half bottle of Ozeki cold sake, we were as happy as Larry (ラリー？）, on a very good day.
All in all our totally satisfactory feast set us back under £20 each, and then it was back to the Glasshouse to finish off the evening, two very happy fat men. Luckily we were both cycling home...
And by the way, if anyone knows the mystery of why this particular section of Brewer Street is so Japanese dominated, please do let me know!
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I went there! And met the owner. But the food we had was super bad....and expensive, like you say.
I feel I almost grew up in the little Japanese haven that is a backstreet of Soho. No idea why there are so many Japanese shops there, but there is a great bookshop/illicit nocturnal karaoke bar near Taro! I think there might be a secret knock or something to get in, but give it a go anyway.
P.S. kurukuru (?), the conveyor belt sushi is a favorite of mine. I'd love to hear what you think.
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