IKEBUKURO: (REVISTED) Nan-Tai-San Yakitori friendly counter seating and view of the chef!

This is just a great spot that's been around for years and has a steady following of regulars.

Seasoned Carrots are one of the specialties here... never had it anywhere else.  And raw liver with sesame seed oil was tasty.

My previous entry: 

http://tokyobelly.blogspot.jp/2012/11/ikebukuro-nantai-san-for-some-old-skool.html

I think this was one of the original founders that passed away.

This older gentleman with the hat sat next to us and we all started talking... he was first talking with the guy to his left but preferred chatting with us and later he'd invite us out to his favorite little mama-san bar.

Yakitori Garlic... very soft.

Another friendly customer to my right.

Its almost impossible not to meet friendly customers from a different era at these old skool Japanese yakitori spots with counter seating.  Afterward we all went to our new friends favorite watering hole that he's been going to for over 30 years.

A little Karaoke and whiskey... another great unexpected ending long day in Ikebukuro.

Tsukemono by Mama-san.

The tiny foods at a mama-san "snack" bar... just something.

Goodnite!

Shop: NanTaiSan Yakitori

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1305/A130501/13021282/

Address J: 東京都豊島区東池袋1-41-14

Address E: Tokyo, Toshima-ku, Higashi Ikebukuro 1-41-14
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IKEBUKURO: NanTai-San for some old skool Yakitori

A very very old school Izakaya that most likely rarely see's any foreigners.  The staff were all in their 50's and seemed to live and breath Yakitori... But this is actually a regular spot for a good friend of mine who has an office nearby.

Rarely do I spot red label Sapporo... super smooth

Spicy carrots

Raw liver with some sesame seed oil dip.

Very chunky pieces of Yakitori.

Chicken skin and Liver

I'm not much of a Sour drinker because on occasion they use flavored syrup vs real slices of grapefruit or lemon... this night I had a few Grapefruit Sours.

Yakitori sticks start at 115yen.

This was great... salami, cucumber and cheese.

Green tea sour

Mega Jockey beer... too filling.. no thank you~.  Overall the amount of meat on the sticks were bigger than most but our 2nd floor seats got very smokey from the grilling sticks on the 1st floor.  Definitely a place for the boys but I don't think I'd go back unless my Japanese friend wanted to have a few sticks here... it just didn't have much of a welcoming atmosphere.

Shop: Nan-Tai-San

Shop Website: http://xn--tqqr33atlt.com/ 

Foodie Blog: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1305/A130501/13021282/ 

Address J: 東京都豊島区東池袋1-41-14

Address E: Tokyo, Toshima-ku, Higashi Ikebukuro 1-41-14
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