A friend of mine first mentioned this cute little place when it first opened up. So when another friend needing a japanese fix mentioned it again, I was happy to check out this neighbourhood izakaya.
between the three of us we sprang for a wide variety of snacky food to go w/ our kirin & sapporo beer-u.
first on the list was the “ping fries” that came with kewpie mayo, shoga (pickled ginger often used for yakisoba or fried noodles), aonori (seaweed often used for the same fried noodles or takoyaki), and a gravy used for okonomiyaki. yummmy!
next, deep fried tofu, also w/ a “bulldog” worchestershire type of sauce + mayo/tomato(?) sauce.
to continue down the deep fried road we ordered some delicious croquettes. something the japanese have down to an artform. perfect spheres of deepfried delight.
one thing one of my friends (caucasian on the outside but deeply japanese on the inside) has missed terribly since leaving japan is properly done karaage (or deep-fried chicken morsels). he was not disappointed:
of course we needed to counterbalance some of this deep fry with some kinpira gobo (burdock root w/ carrot) w/ a bit of “kick”
and some refreshing saba (mackerel)
all in all a wonderful snack. we didn’t venture into the larger meal-size goodies. saving that for next time.
choices included “Hambaguu” (hamburger sans bun) and a scotch egg.. which i’ve never had before.. and much more… to be continued…
