It’s been a long while since I’ve been to Seven Lucky Gods, which means it’s been a long while since I’ve had the opportunity to re-confirm my long-standing Off Menu choice of starter, the chicken katsu arancini with parmesan. Luckily, Soph and I are overdue a catch-up and we both have fond memories of it, so a nice early dinner before Soph has choir. I have three dishes, and realise immediately after ordering them that I’m just eating fried starch, so, y’know. I have the Korean fried chicken, lightly battered and stickily sauced; the katsu fries, as ever in need of a slightly higher sauce-to-chip ratio but when it works, it works; and then, of course, the arancini. It’s so hard to judge with the weight of expectation I have placed on them. They are good! They are delicious, let’s be fair to them. Are they the best arancini? Maybe not. But they hold a special place in my heart nonetheless. Are they still the Off Menu choice? For now.