Isaiah's Kitchen - Lucena

While wandering around SM, my fiancé and I decided to grab a bite to eat. The food was incredibly fresh, and the restaurant had a laid-back atmosphere. I highly recommend it!

There is a fantastic variety of Japanese dishes available. The aburi salmon is definitely one of my top picks!

I ordered the spicy tonkatsu ramen, and while it was flavorful and had a nice kick, I was disappointed that the tonkatsu was missing. I've never been to Japan, but whenever I order tonkatsu, I expect a breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case this time; there was pork in the ramen, but it wasn't breaded or fried. I will say the menu picture was spot on. Aside from that, the food was quite tasty overall.

It was a tough day for us—went nowhere because of the rain, which was quite disappointing. After spending 9 hours on the road, we finally stumbled upon this place. The crab sushi was amazing, and I highly recommend the spicy karaage. The ramen was nice as well. My bad day took a turn for the better thanks to this find. Thank you!

I took some time to decide what to order, but everything looked delicious. I just didn't expect my meal and the miso soup to be so incredibly hot—my tongue got burned!