According to a recent permit filing, Tendon Kohaku has filed for a Bellevue location at 233 106th Avenue NE.
A representative of Tendon Kohaku was not immediately available for commentary upon What Now Seattle’s request.
While an official opening date has yet to be confirmed, according to Downtown Bellevue Network, this will be the first US location for Tendon Kohaku.
“The restaurant specializes in tendon, a popular Japanese dish consisting of tempura served over rice. It is a collaboration between Japanese food corporations Nadai Fujisoba and Kings Know Group.”
“The menu features rice bowls, with different options like vegetable tendon, sashimi amori tendon and ebi tendon, and udon, with multiple options like spicy, carbonara, and katsu curry.”
“A variety of sides are offered as well, like chawanmushi, spicy karaage, salmon handroll, and tayoki. Diners can also order desserts and specialty beverages like Hokkaido milk tea and a Kyoto matcha latte.”
Tendon Kohaku’s website states, “The name “KOHAKU” means amber, and like an amber gem shining mysteriously with plant inclusions, fresh ingredients are dipped in the golden batter and fried to an amber perfection to satisfy our customers’ palates. Living up to its name, the KOHAKU TENDON is a hearty bowl topped with crispy beautiful tempura.”
“Tendon Kokaku is a collaboration project between two giant Japanese food corporations – Nadai Fujisoba (the largest soba chain in Japan) and Kings Know Group which owns a variety of restaurant brands in Japan including Tendon, pizzeria, pasta café, Japanese Izakaya, lemonade shop, etc. TENDON is popular among various generations in Japan. It has recently been gaining popularity around the world.”
“However, the number of stores serving TENDON is not enough when taking the global popularity into account. That is where we see our possibilities. With the world in its view, “KOHAKU” aimed for Asia and opened its first branch in Singapore. This is because opening in a multiethnic country like Singapore, it would be easy to collect the data required to extend out to the rest of the world.”
“As expected, locals have different opinions about our food, and we are able to collect valuable data. We will continue our research and use that information to promote Japanese TENDON culture to the world.”
