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About this place
Not every omelette arrives with a soft, runny centre. At simpatica LIMONE, diners who prefer the old-fashioned style, with a thin layer of egg wrapped around ketchup rice or butter rice, have plenty to consider. One diner ordered a large ketchup omelette and added chicken katsu. Served in an iron pot, it paired ketchup with pieces of tomato still in the sauce and stretchy cheese. A cheese-filled ketchup omelette is also on the menu, and chicken katsu is available as an extra topping.
For a change of flavour, try the Japanese-style omelette, made with soy-sauce-seasoned rice and served with chicken katsu and ponzu. The herb omelette takes another direction: its ketchup rice includes Italian herbs, with marinated colourful vegetables and grilled vegetables on the side. Some diners order the Japanese-style omelette repeatedly; another visitor described its flavour as gentle, with a savoury dashi note. It is an option for anyone looking for something beyond the familiar taste of ketchup.
Curry is another lunch staple. The vegetable curry comes topped with a generous amount of deep-fried vegetables, and one diner remarked that their curry stayed piping hot to the last bite in its clay pot. If you are choosing between curry and an omelette, the latter offers a choice of different seasonings and fillings, while the curry can be enjoyed with vegetables or chicken katsu.
For after lunch or a break, there is shaved ice, coffee and tea. Shaved ice flavours include kuromitsu kinako, made with brown sugar syrup and roasted soybean flour, and banana with elderflower, described as having a refreshing flavour reminiscent of muscat grapes. Coffee options include hot French-press coffee, described as full-bodied and savoury, and cold-brew iced coffee, extracted in water over 12 hours. The restaurant in Konyacho, Kameoka, is open from 11 to 16, Tuesday to Saturday, and accepts cash only.
