Tori-Q ($16.50)!
Yakitori don boxes from Tori-Q: glazed chicken, tsukune meatballs and tamago over rice with nori. $16.50.
A quick, satisfying Japanese fix with BB from Tori-Q: yakitori don boxes for $16.50. π’π
What we had:
- Two yakitori don boxes: glazed chicken skewers, tsukune (chicken meatballs) and tamago over rice with shredded nori
Tori-Q is the go-to mall yakitori chain, and its don boxes are a reliable, comforting order. You get the skewers laid over a bed of rice scattered with nori, so the sweet-savoury glaze drips down and flavours the grains underneath.
The chicken skewers were the heart of it, grilled with that glossy tare (sweet soy glaze) and a bit of char, juicy and moreish. The tsukune meatballs were the highlight for me, soft, savoury and bouncy, brushed with the same sticky glaze. And the slab of tamago (sweet rolled omelette) added a soft, gently sweet contrast to all the grilled meat.
It is not a fancy charcoal yakitori-ya, but for an accessible, tasty box of grilled chicken over rice, it absolutely does the job. Eating it with all the glaze soaked into the rice is the comforting part.
Overall: 4.6 / 5. πππΌ Glossy glazed chicken and soft tsukune over rice, a reliable, tasty yakitori don. Would re-order.
