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Japanese restaurant in [[Locale Ealing|Ealing]], near [[Ealing Common Station]].  It's in the style of an izakaya, meaning a sort of combination of restaurant and pub, so it serves draft beer as well as other drinks, and the menu includes lots of Japanese-style bar snacks.

The space is small, seating around 40 people at a combination of Formica-topped pale-wood-effect tables and high stools around the sushi bar in one corner.  The floor is covered with pale grey tiles, and the walls are painted a pale cream, interspersed with paintings of fish calligraphed with their names.

[[Kake]] visited on a Tuesday evening in September 2017.  Arriving at their opening time of 6pm, I was the first customer, but it filled up rapidly and by 7pm it was about half full and quite lively; a mix of people on their own and in twos or threes.  Music videos were playing with the sound on.

Wakame kyuri su (seaweed and cucumber salad; &pound;3.80) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/36404521153/ photo] was a little too vinegary on its own, but made a lovely complement to the soft, perfectly cooked agedashi nasu (fried aubergine with dashi sauce, &pound;5.60) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/36404521493/ photo].

Ikura oroshi (salmon roe with grated daikon; &pound;6.80) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/37047138472/ photo] had a good balance between roe and daikon, and the roe was fresh. Gyoza (chicken dumplings; &pound;6.80) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/37047137382/ photo] were nicely browned and had plenty of good-quality chicken inside.

Maguro natto (tuna with natto; &pound;6.40) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/37047141692/ photo] had good-quality tuna, and a good balance between tuna and natto. Negi hamachi maki (yellowtail and spring onion sushi rolls; &pound;5.50) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/37047139212/ photo] were good too; the rice was competently cooked, lightly seasoned, and served warm, while the fish was in whole strips, not chopped, and there was just
the right amount of spring onion.

[[Kake]]'s verdict: It's expensive here, but I'd happily come back if I was feeling flush.

Accessibility: A step to get in.  Toilets are down a flight of stairs with a handrail on one side and a bend at the end.

See also:
* [https://www.andyhayler.com/restaurant/kiraku Andy Hayler's review]
* [http://agirlhastoeat.com/kiraku-japanese-restaurant-review-ealing-common-west-london/ A Girl Has To Eat review]
* [http://londoneater.com/2009/11/27/kiraku-now-serving-camembert-cushi-rolls-slimy-natto-beans/ London Eater review]
* [http://piesandfries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/kiraku-ealing.html Pies And Fries review]
* [https://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/kiraku-that-other-japanese-restaurant-in-ealing-common/ Tamarind And Thyme review]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2017. Opening hours taken from sign in restaurant, September 2017.</div>

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