Japanese Food
Japanese FoodAK Kitchen
Estates
One chef, one mission: everything made fresh to order. Ngo runs AK Kitchen solo, blending egg coffee for 20 minutes and churning ice cream in flavors like roasted almond Thai tea and fresh durian. The menu roams from lobster noodles in coconut broth to furikake Chex mix, a deliciously unfocused fever dream that somehow works.
One-man operation
Vietnamese egg coffee
Scratch-made ice cream
Eastside neighborhood gem
Tips
☕"I never precook anything... Good things take time" — chef Ngo
🍨durian ice cream made with fresh fruit, not powder
🥩shaken beef cubes are a regular favorite
AK Kitchen
EstatesOpens Friday at 9:00 AM
Japanese FoodJapanese FoodOne chef, one mission: everything made fresh to order. Ngo runs AK Kitchen solo, blending egg coffee for 20 minutes and churning ice cream in flavors like roasted almond Thai tea and fresh durian. The menu roams from lobster noodles in coconut broth to furikake Chex mix, a deliciously unfocused fever dream that somehow works.
One-man operation
Vietnamese egg coffee
Scratch-made ice cream
Eastside neighborhood gem
Tips
☕"I never precook anything... Good things take time" — chef Ngo
🍨durian ice cream made with fresh fruit, not powder
🥩shaken beef cubes are a regular favorite