My wife and I have been coming pretty irregularly to Hotaru Japanese Restaurant for several years and it has been over a year since we’ve last eaten at this restaurant. We came back for a late lunch on a Saturday afternoon and gladly there was...no usual long lunchtime wait to get seated. We did not have to wait long to get our order of delicious Dragon Roll which was freshly made by the chef. The sauce on top was salty and sweet that made the roll with avocado, shrimps and other goodness so delicious. It was gone in no time! I also ordered a lunch spacial with a small salad, slices of breaded pork cutlets, hot soba soup and California Roll. My wife ordered the Bento Box.
The breaded pork cutlets were served hot. They were crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside and were very flavorful. There was no need to dip them in soy sauce as far as I’m concerened. Although my favorite soup is hot Udon but I mistakenly ordered Soba Soup instead. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed the Soba Soup with its thin broth that is full of flavors. My wife said she enjoyed her Bento Box of Teriyaki Chicken, Mackerel, Vegetable tempura, California Roll, Miso Soup and steamed rice. The table service was polite and the food service was quick, however they never offered to refill our hot tea cups nor asked us if everything was o.k. The restaurant was not busy at the time were were having our late lunch and I had to ask for our hot tea refills. We gladly brought home our leftover food plus we also ordered Tempura-flavored Chicken wings and another order of Dragon Rolls to go for our meal tonight or tomorrow. Honestly, I don’t think I will be hungry enough again tonight to want to eat a full meal. Yep, after eating this delicious meal, I was stuffed...and happy! We will be going back for sure.More