Yakitori... 

Yakitori...

I had yakitori 3x before. Twice in Shinjuku and once in Ikebukuro. Last night I had another taste of yakitori, this time near home just 1 minute by foot from Warabi Station.

I was looking for a place to eat last night and I wasn't about to have curry at Matsuya again (Matsuya is like Yoshinoya), so I walked about and found this place (I don't know the name). It's a bigger place than the ones I've seen in Shinjuku. The seating capacity is approx 30 while those in Shinjuku are good for about 10. But just like many other traditional yakitori places, the seats are all bar or counter seats. The bar is actually a narrow area behind a counter where attendants would scurry back and forth serving food and drinks.

With an empty stomach and a 'so-be-it' mindset, I braved into unfamiliar territory armed with little Japanese (I know for sure that the menu are all in Japanese and the attendants don't speak a second language). 90 minutes later, I was full with 1.8 liters of beer, 11 yakitori's (chicken sausage, intestine, liver, cartilage, etc.) and a plate of fried squid tentacles (like calamare).

It was very good. I regret not having discovered it much earlier. I wish I had pictures, maybe next time. I'm tempted to go once a week til I leave Japan.