Don’t shoot me, but.. I’m a bad Asian. I’m not a rice lover. I can go for months without rice. But I loooove rice bowls when they’re done right.

I DM-ed @haydenyja to place an order & made payment via PayNow a day in advance. Picked these babies up from D’Leedon & went straight home to feast on lunch. Heated them up a little in the microwave – & the first bite was heaven..

.. Right until the last bite.

In fact, despite finishing the grass-fed ribeye slices before the rice, I still ate the rice on its own. That’s not something I do often. I had to, because it was cooked perfectly fluffily, the sauce was delicious, & with the perfect runny onsen egg mixed in..? I can’t waste any of that.

I tried the smoked black pepper duck slices as well; they were good. Not too heavily peppered & doesn’t assault the tastebuds offensively. Common to all 3 options: Pickled onion to refresh your tastebuds as you make your way through your meal. Lovely.

I’d order both the Beef ($12.90) & Duck ($11.90) again for sure!

Unfortunately, I did not get to try the Unagi ($12.90) because it was rudely wolfed down by the person I brought it home for. I was so upset, especially because that came highly recommended & I wanted to try at least one slice. & it looked hella good. Maybe next time!

Check @haydenyja’s Instagram for his latest menu as it updates often. I already missed the first round of salmon 😭 But hey, the beef, duck (& I’m sure unagi) more than made up for it.