OK here are the last two I got pictures of. Both of these places are on the last side street on the left as you head from the main gate to the actual white pole section of "White Pole Street". I dont know the name of either place.
The first place is a yakitori restaurant.
Yaki = BBQ
Tori = chicken
Short story, this place is really good, reasonably priced and they have an Engrish menu.
If you look at the picture you enter this place to the right of the white car. It's on the left hand side of the street as you head away from White Pole. Its a smallish place but they have a few private rooms that can seat a family sized party. The room we sat in at the back is faux floor sitting (i.e., the floor is cut out under the table) so you can look like you're sitting on the tatami without needing a chiropractor after dinner. Perfect for gaijin like myself.
Yakitori, like alot of Japanese dining is, in my experience, as much about socialization as it is about eating. For this reason it is one of my favorite meal expereinces. Yeah I know most people dont think of me and the word "social" in the same thought but this is different. And most who know me know that once I'm comfortable talking to you, I dont shut up. I can sit for hours at a place like this just eating, drinking and chatting with friends.
Anyway, everything comes in smallish portions (sort of tapas style to draw a parallel to something others might know). Most everything comes on skewers, two or three per order. They use every part of the chicken. My favorites are the hearts, livers and skin. The wings are really good as well. Everything is generally salty which makes it great beer food.
The second place is traditional sushi.
They do not have an English or even an Engrish menu. I have not been here without native Japanese speakers but the staff is super nice so it might be worth a try.
Its on the right hand side of the street as you head away from White Pole. It is totally nondescript from the outside. Inside are a bunch of private rooms and a sushi bar.
There are two unique things about this place. The first unique thing(s) are the features of the place physically inside. There is a large(gigantic really) crab tank behind the sushi bar and the tanks that make up the bar itself. I've included a bad pic of the tank behind the bar. The second unique thing is that they serve fresh wasabi with your meal. No premixed paste. You get a short piece of horseradish root and a sharkskin plate to grind it on.
Needless to say, the food here is really really fresh. As you can see from the video below some foods are still kicking when you get them.
There really isnt much else to say about this place really other than GO HERE WITH A BIG APPETITE. It's not overly expensive, me and 4 other guys ate here for less than $200 including alcohol. The sushi is fresh which is the key after all.
The first place is a yakitori restaurant.Yaki = BBQ
Tori = chicken
Short story, this place is really good, reasonably priced and they have an Engrish menu.
If you look at the picture you enter this place to the right of the white car. It's on the left hand side of the street as you head away from White Pole. Its a smallish place but they have a few private rooms that can seat a family sized party. The room we sat in at the back is faux floor sitting (i.e., the floor is cut out under the table) so you can look like you're sitting on the tatami without needing a chiropractor after dinner. Perfect for gaijin like myself.
Yakitori, like alot of Japanese dining is, in my experience, as much about socialization as it is about eating. For this reason it is one of my favorite meal expereinces. Yeah I know most people dont think of me and the word "social" in the same thought but this is different. And most who know me know that once I'm comfortable talking to you, I dont shut up. I can sit for hours at a place like this just eating, drinking and chatting with friends.
Anyway, everything comes in smallish portions (sort of tapas style to draw a parallel to something others might know). Most everything comes on skewers, two or three per order. They use every part of the chicken. My favorites are the hearts, livers and skin. The wings are really good as well. Everything is generally salty which makes it great beer food.
The second place is traditional sushi.They do not have an English or even an Engrish menu. I have not been here without native Japanese speakers but the staff is super nice so it might be worth a try.
Its on the right hand side of the street as you head away from White Pole. It is totally nondescript from the outside. Inside are a bunch of private rooms and a sushi bar.
There are two unique things about this place. The first unique thing(s) are the features of the place physically inside. There is a large(gigantic really) crab tank behind the sushi bar and the tanks that make up the bar itself. I've included a bad pic of the tank behind the bar. The second unique thing is that they serve fresh wasabi with your meal. No premixed paste. You get a short piece of horseradish root and a sharkskin plate to grind it on.
Needless to say, the food here is really really fresh. As you can see from the video below some foods are still kicking when you get them.There really isnt much else to say about this place really other than GO HERE WITH A BIG APPETITE. It's not overly expensive, me and 4 other guys ate here for less than $200 including alcohol. The sushi is fresh which is the key after all.
