This is the place where Japanese officials eat when they come into the city. If that's not an indication of how good this place is, then I don't know what is! Ichisou is a bit of a hole in the wall - you might accidentally pass it on the street if you weren't looking for it. Open since the 50s and passed down from generation to generation, this restaurant serves classic Japanese cuisine in a city where this type of food is scarce.
We started off the meal with a complimentary raw fish with onion dish and a shot of plum wine.
I was able to try the following dishes:
-- salmon sashimi and sushi roll: the salmon pieces here were DELICIOUS! I highly recommend getting raw fish. The pieces were thick and fresh.
-- agedashi tofu: flavors were good but I wish they used a silkier tofu
-- kimchi: apparently Ichisou gets a lot of Korean customers as well, the kimchi is very good and just the right amount of spice and crunch
-- vegetable and shrimp tempura: great! Could be crispier
-- ebifurai (fried prawn): I liked this better than the shrimp tempura but I thought this could also be more crispy
-- chicken karaage (fried chicken): this was the only item I did not like. They came as strange chicken lollipops and were rather dry
-- chawansumi (steamed egg): yum! Wish I ordered more of this.
-- matcha ice cream: I do not recommend this. The matcha tasted strange, it might be because the richness of Argentinian milk overpowers the delicate matcha flavor.
-- chocolate cake: I do recommend this, delicious!
I thought most everything I had was really good. I wanted to try more sashimi but Ichisou only had salmon during my visit. It seems that they were busy during the holiday season since they ran out of ginger as well. read more