Located in Fushimi-Inari, Kyoto, Doi live eel Fushimi-Inari is a renowned unagi restaurant offering delectable eel dishes. Founded by Doi Katsuman, the restaurant is known for its carefully selected and expertly prepared unagi, served at reasonable prices. The restaurant's specialty, the "unaju" or grilled eel over rice, is prepared with precision over charcoal to achieve a perfect balance of crispy skin and tender flesh. In addition to this, the restaurant also offers the popular dish "hitsumabushi" and provides takeout options. With a serene ambiance and various seating options, including counter, table, and tatami seating, Doi live eel Fushimi-Inari is an ideal destination for a solo dining experience or intimate gatherings with friends and family. Whether it's for lunch, dinner, or a special event, the restaurant promises to provide a memorable unagi dining experience.
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After waiting for 30mins we finally got our seats. The food sold out quickly at 1:30PM (although the opening time till 3PM), so be careful about the timing.
The eel rice bowls were good. Eel is tender & crispy. Big portions of rice would fill your stomach! But some part of the eels are over-grilled, leave the bitterness in the taste.
A bit pricey (2 for 11000+) vs the quality.
This is really a hard dicision for me.
Because....
On the 1st time we tried, its really delicious, like nothing can compare, the grill unagi was on the very point that I can say if the chef takes even an inch more of a second it won't give that wonderful smoke taste at all. The sauce smoke is really on another level, its not give the charred feeling, its totally the sauce smoke and the unagi give the crisp texture that you can hear in every bite. SO SATISFY!!!
The grilled liver also give an on point of taste, not too light not too rich, also soft and chewy which I really love it!
So first impression is perfect to the point I want to give 10 out of 5
But...
On the 2nd times we tried, everything gone down to another story, the unagi gave the burnted bitter taste, another dish was almost have no sauce at all. And both of the dish was burnt. Even the liver is not on point anymore. I won't lied, its pretty bad and I want to give an 3 stars
I don't know if its because the chef was in hurry or the first time was just accidentally perfect, so I'll give him a third time go later and I will make a review again.
Anyway, because the first impression was hit me real hard, so I'll still give 5 star for this time, because I still thinking of that dish until now!!
(The more burnt eel and almost no sauce eel pics are the set we get in the 2nd times)
Absolutely incredible unique flavor when unagi is grilled over charcoal. The sauce is light but flavorful, which you can eat the unagi with or without. Highly recommended to come here. It's worth the price.
Food was amazing! We came at 2 p.m. and there was a lot of available seats. We got our food in 10-15 minutes which is amazing too.
I’m not a fan of unagi but loved it here. It’s a little crispy on the outside and the meat is tender and juicy. It tastes amazing with the rice, which was plump and moist. I love the unagi sauce they use — it’s a little sweet. If you’re looking for a place to enjoy your post-hiking meal, this is it ❤️
Love the eel rice here with charred flavour and the portion is huge. Didn't really like the eel liver though as it's a bit bitter. Maybe the taste is like that. Would still recommend this place for nice eel rice.
Very delicious eel, you should try no matter you are a tourist or local, you won’t regret it
Absolutely wonderful experience. The smoke is quite strong in the restaurant but it's a pleasant smell. The eel is served without much sauce. You get to add the sauce, broth and toppings to your own liking. The eel on its own is very tender and delicious.
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