Miinokichi: Is the food in Kyoto typically mushy?

Area:  Nagoya station Takashimaya B1 名古屋駅タカシマヤ
Shop:  Minokichi  美濃吉
Website:  https://www.minokichi.net/index.php

This is a shop on the B1 floor of Takashimaya department store.  They specialize in Kyoto cooking and osozai (accompanying dishes or appetizers).

From left to right.  This chawan mushi (savory steamed egg custard) had abura age (fried tofu) in it, but they had a weird texture, almost like it was covered in flour (not a very good thing).

The dashi jelly had a nice flavor, but the carrot and potato were too mushy, the squash a bit dry.  The fried eggplant was nice though.

The beef shabu-shabu was a bit tough, but the the accompanying miso jelly was a nice summery chilled sauce (with more of a soy sauce flavor).  I liked that it was sitting on soggy lettuce that picked up the flavor.

The red wine jelly just tasted like a fruit cup with mushy fruit.   It looked interesting but I was a bit disappointed on the end.

Overall, the flavors were very mild (as is typical for Kyoto dishes), and there were a lot of mushy things here.