Hatori Karaage

I’d never heard about Hatori Karaage before, but luckily my best friend had!<br/ <br/ We ordered the agadashi tofu, eggplant karaage, aburi salmon, the spicy tofu itame and two Moscow mules.<br/ <br/ I really enjoyed the experience and for me, the star of the show was the eggplant karaage. I would firstly like to start by saying it is extremely difficult to locate places in Brisbane who serve eggplant and furthermore, it is even more difficult to find a place that does it well!! This eggplant magically managed to stay crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside for the entirety of our meal even though it had some sort of sauce on it. The portion size was also quite big so it was definitely good value for money!! <br/ <br/ The agadashi tofu was super yummy, my friend loved the spicy itame and I thought the aburi salmon was delicious. The accompanying miso soup was a nice touch. Finally, the drinks were super yummy!! Would definitely recommend grabbing one if you are over 18 !!<br/ <br/ I would definitely recommend coming here as I will be back for sure!! Enjoy <br/

Whilst looking for somewhere to eat on the way to a friend's place, I stumbled across this cute little Japanese restaurant. I hadn't been to the Whites Hill shops for a few years and was a little surprised about the building that had been erected over the carpark!<br/ <br/ Decor: modern and dark but relaxing and comfortable. Good date night space with touches of Japanese paraphernalia. <br/ <br/ Atmosphere: busy but not noisy (if you're sitting outside the reataurant the music from Mediterranean place is more likely to intrude). <br/ <br/ Food: <br/ Tori Karaage excellent, light crispy batter, well seasoned and juicy chicken. <br/ Miso Karaage quite good, the glaze was salty and sweet but dampened the crisp in the batter; I would prefer it as a dipping sauce. <br/ Taco Karaage quite good, smallish portion. <br/ Salmon sashimi quite good. Lovely presentation. <br/ Agedashi tofu excellent. Tofu was perfectly crisp and the dressing was beautifully savoury. Best one I've had!<br/ <br/ Service: super friendly and sweet. <br/ <br/ Verdict: good value for money and worth the trip! Looking forward to another visit.

This has become our second home.<br/ <br/ We love the eggplant karaage, don katsu set and the homemade lemonade. Amazing food! Loveliest service staff too!

TORI KARAAGE PLATTER<br/ <br/ Tori, Chilli Cheese, Miso, Tebasaki karaage with sweetpotato chip. Served with jap mayo and lemon. $35.50<br/ <br/ This was absolutely amazing. Actually everything about Hatori Karaage was amazing. Service was so sweet and polite. They were so accommodating. And kids ate free....BONUS!!!!<br/ @hatorikaraage<br/ #hatorikaraage #karaage #tori #chillicheese #miso #tebasaki #sweetpotatochips #karaagechicken #japaneserestaurant #japanesefoodlover #japanesefood #japanesefoods #japanesefoodlove

Excellent service, food and happy and fun staff. Excellent fresh Japanese food at a good price. Tried the karaage, skewers and gyoza. All really delicious. Definitely eating here again and trying one of the MASSIVE burgers. Bring friends!