EKODA: Tacos and Taco Rice Nikorashika Bar! A huge fan of tiny counter style bars with friendly bilingual staff... Taco`s were YUM! (Sony RX100)

Another friendly bar spotting in college town Ekoda.

I rarely spot my favorite Polish Żubrówka vodka but this place has it!  Mix with a little apple juice and there you go... smooth way to get a bit drunk.

Decided to give the Taco Rice a try.  The chef said the owner of this spot was from Okinawa.

Interesting music space on the 2nd floor.

Very good volume for 800 yen.  After a few bites this was probably the best Taco Rice I have ever had in mainland Japan!  There were little bits of nachos inside that gave it a great texture.  Flavoring spot on yum!

The regulars.

And so I return to check out the 2 tacos plus 1 drink for only 1,100 yen.

Very generous sized soft shell tacos... Just like Okinawa.  Tokyo just doesn`t do Mexican tacos very well and when you do spot a place its just so expensive.  Yum!

Customers next to me were eating this...

...and this. If you are ever in Ekoda you must go! Plus the chef spoke English rather fluently!

Restaurant: Ekoda Nikorashika

Tabelog FOodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132101/13199104/

Address J: 東京都練馬区栄町28-1

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Sakaecho 28-1

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/bMTPyKjnCESMu7pKA

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OKINAWA NAHA: George Restaurant for some very tasty soft shell tacos! I went 3 times!! Plus Chili and Enchilada update. (Sony RX100, a57)

 

When in search of Taco`s just goto Okinawa!  George Restaurant established in 1954 serves some great soft shell taco`s and taco rice!  But it was all tacos for me!

This looked so good but a bit out of my budget. Tenderloin Steak!!

Pizza seemed to be a hit among some American diners. 

Back in the day when the US controlled Okinawa there was a special a WELCOME MILITARY PERSONNEL if the restaurant met cleanliness standards... recently learned about this A plaque.

The chef!

Christmas music on the BGM.

My first venture was the 3 piece taco`s for 500 yen. 

Tony Bennet!  Santa Clause is Coming To Town. 

Here we go!

Taco meat was super flavorful, the soft shell taco`s so perfectly chewy and most liked the salsa spicy sauce.  Super comfort food. 

Some old photos of the shop. 

Very very old menu! 

NOW Back for the 5 piece tacos!

This was a bit overwhelming... think its best to stick to 3.

Overall this place is just so comfy... staff super attentive and taco`s yum to me.  When in Naha you gotta visit!  Super close to Naminoue Beach but if you wander around it is quite the red light district.

I went back again during Xmas! Had to try the chili beans.

Very heavy on the beans but tasty.

And the Enchiladas! Suuuuuper cheesy with what seemed to be meat sauce topping. Think I like the soft shell tacos the best.

Restaurant: George Restaurant

Restaurant J: ジョージレストラン

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/okinawa/A4701/A470101/47001677/

Homepage: https://georgerestaurant2.web.fc2.com/

Address J: 沖縄県那覇市辻2-1-9

Address E: Okinawa, Naha-shi, Tsuji 2-1-9

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/A4eUSv6g6aqskKtf8

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