はぴ☆ぱら なおりん
Today, I was able to finish work almost on time. My wife, who had the early shift, was already supposed to be home, but when I called her, she said she had just left the workplace. That meant homemade dinner was out of the question for today. So, I decided to quickly buy something on the way home!! I met my wife at the store and we decided what to buy from the menu at Hotto Motto Kurayama-cho store. They had a limited time offer on donburi dishes, and I noticed the "Gyutoji Roast Katsu Don" that was featured in a TV commercial. Let's go with that (^^♪ My wife also chose the same dish. We ordered two of those, and also some side dishes for sake: hamburg steak, bean sprout namul, chicken tempura, white fish fry, and minced meat croquette. Once again, did we overeat!? We took them home for dinner. First, I dug into the Gyutoji Roast Katsu Don! I didn't expect the amount of toppings on top to be so generous, but that's just how it is with Hotto Motto's rice bowls (^^;) It was quite heavy, but the seasoning of the katsu and the Gyutoji part were just right and tasted even better than I expected! It would be perfect if they could make it half the rice portion, but why don't they do that? I didn't ask for it to be cheaper. I couldn't eat for a while because I was so full, but after having some sweet potato shochu, I felt like I could eat more, so I tried the other dishes as well. I started with the hamburg steak. Hotto's hamburg steak was renewed recently and I like the taste better now than before. The texture of the minced meat is not too fine, which I like. The demi-glace sauce is a bit sweet, but it's also good. I particularly like the soft pasta underneath that I can mix with the demi-glace sauce. I thought that was my limit, but in the end, I managed to finish all the additional side dishes as well. The chicken tempura, minced meat croquette, and white fish were as delicious as always. The bean sprout namul was a nice palate cleanser. I overate again today (^^;) But sometimes, Hotto's bento is also good. I just wish they offered smaller rice portions for rice bowl dishes. It was delicious!! Thank you for the meal♪