First reviewed back in February 2017, this, being the city's only yakitori bar, is one of my "go to" spots for... yakitori. Coming up on three years, I thought it might be nice to bring it back to your attention....
I almost always start off with one of their excellent selection of onigiri, stuffed rice balls - this one filled with mentaiko, spicy fish roe, one of my favorites. They have about a dozen different fillings on offer. They've all been great!
Not being up for one of their combos of yakitori, which vary between three and fourteen skewers, plus onigiri, but with no say in what you get, I tend to order, what I want. Started off with the bondiola, a mix of pork shoulder interleaved with slices of onion, beautifully cooked and spiced with a classic tare sauce.
Swiftly followed a trio of chicken skewers - the first, chicken liver, the second, dark meat of chicken capped with kimchi and green onions, and last, chicken breast slathered with yuzu-kosho, the spicy lime and chili condiment that's all the rage these days.
Finished off with "dessert", of crunchy, crispy, crackly chicken skin doused with lemon juice and sprinkled with sea salt. A fitting ending for a light meal!
The skewers run around, if I remember, 150-200 pesos ($2.50-$3) each, and the onigiri are 110 pesos, or $2 - and the quality is fantastic. I was a little surprised when ordering some shochu, the rice wine, that for more than the price that most Japanese or Korean places charge you for a whole small bottle (150ml), here, they serve about two fingers of it poured over an ice cube in a glass - I think it was 250 pesos, or about $4, what you might pay at a decent bar for a good mixed cocktail. That felt a bit rip-off-y. They also still only take cash, which is a pain, because the bill can add up. read more