Monami

The first dish to catch the eye at Monami is its cream chicken: fried chicken topped with cream sauce. One lunch diner reported that the coating stayed crisp for a while beneath the sauce, alongside chicken with a pleasing bite. Another was struck by the contrast between the crunchy coating and rich cream sauce. Diners have also mentioned sides such as chips and pasta; the saltiness of the chips and a little heat in the pasta offer a change of pace from the creamy richness. Some enjoy the dish with rice, while others say it is substantial enough without, so you can choose how filling to make the meal.

Omurice is another mainstay. Rather than a soft, runny omelette, this old-fashioned version wraps chicken rice in a firmly cooked egg. One account notes that the ketchup-seasoned rice still had some bite from the onion. Choose omurice for a classic Western-style Japanese meal, or try the signature cream chicken. For a group, one diner suggested that someone familiar with the cream chicken might opt for the chicken katsu instead.

Some diners praise the crisp coating on the chicken katsu and its pairing with demi-glace sauce. It offers a different sauce-based dish from the omurice and cream chicken. There is also a report from a long-time customer ordering the cream fish, making it another option for those interested in the restaurant’s cream-sauce dishes beyond chicken.

Some visitors have rounded off their meal with a hot coffee. Information is available for breakfast and light meals as well as lunch and coffee, so Monami can suit a full meal or a café break.

It is worth checking the smoking situation before visiting. Several diners have reported that smoking is permitted, while others say the smoke bothered them. If you are sensitive to smoke, consider checking the conditions before you go.