OYAMA STATION: Funachu Yakitori for late night discounted chicken wing and one Corokke... hmmm... its a pass. (iPhone Xs)

Passed by around 8:30pm and there were just 2 items left on sale. 150 yen for a chicken wing and potato corrokke... and 5 sticks of Yakitori for 350 yen. 

Went for the 150 yen chicken wing and corokke... 

Overall I think this potato corokke is sourced from the a commercial supermarket that sells in bulk because the texture was kinda dry.. I mean there were no potato chunks.  And of course chicken should aways be eaten freshly made or its just too cold and the chicken skin tooo chewy.  Overall for 150 yen was it a hit or mis... I say a miss.  BUT! Im sure the freshly grilled Yakitori here must be good.

Restaurant: Funachu Oyama Branch

Restaurant J: 鮒忠 大山店

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1322/A132203/13131807/

Address J: 東京都板橋区大山24-15

Address E: 24-15 Oyamacho, Itabashi City, Tokyo 173-0023

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/rLDRriaAkNpPvX3K7

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OYAMA STATION: Ikkyu Donuts on Happy Road Shopping Street. The Green Soybean Donuts were amazing!! (iPhone Xs)

Who would have ever known there was a massive arcade only 30 minutes by walk from Ikebukuro station! WOW... so many streets to explore.

This town has an annual Summer Festival... gotta go next year. 

WOW! Green Soybean Donuts at Ikkyu... walk past.. went back.. then made another U-Turn to give one a try.  There was a handwritten sign outside that said only 9 left!

It was quite the chunky donut!  Easily 1.5-2x bigger than Mr. Donut. 

Its kinda of a heavy donut but soooo thick and chewy... I can only equate it to a mix between thick pancakes and a waffle.  Has such a nice slight sweetness to it. 

DUUUUUDE.... YUM!!!

Oyama Happy Road Shopping Street is so out of the way and I am soooo positive there are nearly zero tourists in this area.   Just a few stops from Ikebukuro on the Tobu Tojo Line.  GOGOGO and Explore. Lots of great little restaurants, bars and shopping spots to explore. 

I went back again on September 19th!  Sooooo amazing!!

Restaurant: Ikkyu Donuts Oyama Branch

Restaurant J: いっ久家 大山店

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1322/A132203/13274501/

Homepage: http://www.ikkyudonut.com/ooyama/menu.html

Address J: 東京都板橋区大山東町22-7 池田ビル 1F

Address E: 22-7 Oyama Higashicho, Itabashi City, Tokyo 173-0023

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/fAb3c5bMYYy72jV9A

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SHIINAMACHI: Oguro-no-Maguro revisited for their 399 yen grilled Tuna Cheek! (Sony RX100)

My absolute favorite here! Sashimi San-Ten-Mori 599 yen!  The slightly grilled Chu-Toro was soooo good! 

Dude they have 60,000 yen Dom Pérignon! 

But I'll stick to my 400 yen lemon sour with fresh lemon!  You can get a refill called Naka for 200 yen 

Wrapping some of the chopped tuna in this Shiso leaf was pretty good.

399 yen Tuna Cheek! One of the regulars next to me and totally recommended it.  

Now you can see how HUGE the grilled juicy Tuna cheek was!  I got the very last one. 

For the value it was great! But its a bit fishy so remember to wash your hands thoroughly with soap... I just couldnt get the smell off my fingers. 

Last order 9:30pm and shop closes at 10pm.

Top 3 choices from one of the regulars.  

Sushi Rice set 299 yen... you can place the sashimi on it and enjoy a little sushi.

Little Box of Tuna... only 1 per customer. 

Battered tuna chunks prepared in Oil just like a Tonkatsu. 

Overall its a nice cozy standing Izakaya with lots of regulars who live in the area.  The 2 sets of customers I spoke with totally spoke English!  People assume no many Japanese can speak English but you will be surprised. 

Restaurant: Oguro No Maguro Honten

Restaurant J: おぐろのまぐろ 本店

Homepage: https://www.oguronomaguro.jp/

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132101/13217535/

Address J: 東京都豊島区長崎1-4-17

Address E: Tokyo, Toshima-ku, Nagasaki 1-4-17

Google MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/GE7MKdj2dB9fWjzr9

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OKINAWA NAHA: Ichigendori Spotlight Bar! Met some cool performers off the cruise ship... all you can drink option! (Sony RX100, NEX C3)

 

Big L shaped counter seating up near the bar.

The all you can drink menu... 

Gotta go for the most expensive Awamori Zanpa! 1,500 yen at the supermarket when most awamori is about 600 yen per bottle. 

The house specialty! The crust was sooo chewy good!. 

Restaurant: Ichigendori No Spotlight

Restaurant J: 一銀通りのスポットライト

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/okinawa/A4701/A470101/47027697/

Homepage: https://ichigindori-no-spotlight.com/

Address J: 沖縄県那覇市牧志1-1-4 高良ビル 1F

Address E: Okinawa, Naha, Makishi, 1-1-4

Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/SR88stkEubPHMT5H9

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