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I've never had beef short ribs (and I don't eat beef in general), so honestly, I have no idea if this dish was a good #vegan replica of the meat version. They were really generous with the karubi, and I think it is kind of cool that it's made from #soybean proteins. I liked that the dish came with #shimeji mushrooms and some grated raw #vegetables for some textural and flavour contrasts. This dish wasn't bad, but it honestly felt like something was missing, like it wasn't comforting, and I felt like they gave a little too much premium #rice so the ratios were a bit off. I was glad to be able to try this once for the novelty, but I probably wouldn't get it again, mainly because of the price tag.

Only found out about this vegan dish through abillionveg, so surprised that this doesn’t have more reviews yet! This was definitely a Unami flavour bomb. For $13.80++ it is actually a really good price point compared to other places that charge more than meat for their meatless products. The meat texture felt very ‘real’ to me, and well marinated with their sauce. Definitely hope to see more of this in other Japanese restaurants!

A bit on the salty side (and a little one dimensional in taste) but good texture nonetheless. 2nd time eating this, good option when eating with non-vegans lolol #veganisnotscary

So dang good. Delicious and umami marinade, lovely soft rice and mushrooms. This boneless short rib faux meat had a more porky mouthfeel. I look forward to cooking with it 👀 It’s been a really long time since I had yakiniku. Altogether this donburi was good value for money. Currently they have a promotion with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba for the Mugen Train movie. Cute double sided keychain with Nezuko!

Main appeal here would be the umami sauce glazed on the “boneless short rib”. Latter tasted like typical soy meat to me altho my non-vegan partner felt it was similar to chicken & rly enjoyed it. The leek topping was a welcomed addition which helped cut through some of the saltiness & grease. The mushrooms however was under-seasoned. Its nice to see a meat-heavy eatery offer such an option albeit temporary.