AKIHABARA: Shimon-ya Akihabara... cheap friendly cozy Yakitori spot!

Scanning Akihabara for a highly ranked Izakaya and cam across this Yakitor Yakiton spot.

Walked thru the main room and it was packed... nice mix of customers.  But because it was full they led me into a small back room with 3 tables.

But just my luck... nobody was smoking and...

I got to watch Japan destroy the Netherlands 16-4... backroom suddenly got packed with quite a few people cheering on the home team.

Large selection of 100yen items!

Overall the service was great and the food wasn't too bad.  Two younger guys that sat next to me said no matter how much they ate it would only come out to 3,000yen... not too bad.  Highly suggest it if you like mingling with a very Japanese beer and yakitori loving crowd.

Shop: Shimon-Ya Akihabara Branch

Gnavi: http://r.gnavi.co.jp/6371054/

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1310/A131001/13137466/

Address J: 東京都千代田区神田佐久間町2-13-27

Address E: Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Kanda, Sakuma-cho 2-13-27
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AKIHABARA: Katsuya Tonkatsu... could franchise filet-katsu be this good!?

When I think of franchise and tonkatsu this never equals taking your girl out for a cheap and quick lunch... thus I hardly go into these Japanese franchise shops... but with the boys in town looking for a quick bite in Akihabara we decided to give Katsuya a go.

All counter seating and service was speedy... free tea refills all the time.

No English menu's but everything is nicely pictured. ONLINE Menu here.

Robert and Tony went for the limited special Tsukimi-menchi-katsu... somehow they fit a semi-cooked egg into the center of the katsu... but this is also a bit hit at McDonalds too.

People are usually divided between the meaty Rosu Katsu and the super tender Filet Katsu...

... and I've always been a tender filet katsu kinda guy.

This was soooo tender that I easily cut it into pieces with wooden chopsticks.

Tonjiru soup comes with the meal... lots of tasty things inside.

We'll see you again Katsuya!

Shop: Katsuya Tonkatsu Akihabara Branch 

Shop Website: http://www.arclandservice.co.jp/katsuya/

Foodie Website: http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1310/A131001/13121439/

Address J: 東京都千代田区外神田1-4-11

Address E: Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Soto-Kanda 1-4-11
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