SAKURADAI: Meat Kishima for some little potato Corokke's

Seiyu supermarket (backed by Wal-Mart) down the street sells many varieties of Corokke's for 49yen but I was very tempted to try this little mom & pop shop.

Starts and 90yen... there is filet Scottish Egg, filet katsu, basic Corokke, fish fry, chicken katsu, ham katsu and menchi katsu.

Picked up one Corokke and one Menchi Katsu (think its either ground beef, pork or a mix of both)

How can I go wrong if a little old lady in a kimono was also buying corokke here.

Both shapes were perfectly oval... no unique impefections.

Took one bite of the standard potato corokke... hmm... not much flavor and really quite boring.

Now for the Menchi-Katsu... yup... equally boring but I should have expected this with their lowly foodie ranking of 3.03 points.  Back to Seiyu's 49 yen Corokke's for me.!

Shop: Meat Kishima

Foodie website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132101/13090455/

Address J: 東京都練馬区桜台1-5-11

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Sakuradai 1-5-11
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GINZA: Sugimoto Kitchen for 800yen Suki-Nabe

Everytime I goto Sugimoto Kitchen its always for there terrific 525yen beef bowl but this day it was time to give their Suki-Nabe (Sukiyaki) a try!

They also sell the Black Hair Cow beef bowls to-go but you won't get the extras.

One 800yen Black hair Wagyu Suki-nabe please~...

They will ask if you want orange juice or red wine... 80% of the crowd on this Saturday were elderly ladies sipping on the tiny cup of red wine.  

Overall you really can't beat enjoying a bit of Japanese suki-nabe for 800yen but I found the beef to be a bit rubbery... But if you are in Japan on a budget then this place is a must.  

Comes with tasty little pickles.

Located in B1 of Matsuzakaya... just look for the huge Forever XXI sign.  Oh, this day I waited about 30minutes in line so just be ready for that as there is only limited counter seating.

And of course... Scuderia Ferrari spotting in posh Ginza.

Restaurant: Sugimoto Kitchen

Foodie Website: http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13009511/

Matsuzakaya: http://www.matsuzakaya.co.jp/ginza/restaurant/08.html

Address J: 東京都中央区銀座6-10-1 銀座松坂屋 Ｂ１Ｆ

Address E: Tokyo, Chuo-ku, Ginza 6-10-1, Ginza Matsuzakaya B1F

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