巣鴨ときわ食堂 駒込店

* 2nd location *

This bright, very clean, and welcoming spot seemed really popular as I was walking by, so I popped in to see what all the fuss was about. From what I understand this is the new 2nd location of this popular casual eatery from Sugamo. It is very conveniently located to the Komagome station.

The menu has a lot of comfort food, and based upon looking at the other tables their various fried dishes were the most popular. So I tried out the mix-fry (760 yen) which included aji, ebi, and ground meat all battered and fried and served with shredded cabbage. For 270 yen I added the teshoku set which included soup, rice, and tsukemono.

Their frying skills were very good. All three were nicely crispy and not greasy at all. The aji was perfectly cooked inside (sometimes fried aji tastes overcooked to me, but they did it just right). The ebi was huge, very fresh, and had a nice snap inside. The ground meat was not greasy at all, and made for a very pleasant contrast to the two seafoods. The teshoku set rounded things out nicely to make for a very satisfying quick lunch.

The service was very friendly, food was served quickly, and overall if in the area I would certainly return!

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