KANDA: Yotteke (酔ってけ) Yakitori/Kushiyaki for a few 280yen beeru's

Just one station over is Tokyo Station with its very posh Hi-Rise A-Class office buildings that include the Marunouchi area and posh restaurants with prices to match.. but neighboring this central Tokyo district is the tiny station of Kanda thats filled with small salaryman Izakaya's, Pachinko Parlors and Crows (guys in black suits/trench coats) trying escort you into hostess clubs... 

Our search for some cheap beer led us to Yotteke (pretty sure this means get tipsy/drunk and leave)... 280yen for drafts was a good lure.  Otoshi (small appetizer) is always included when you order alcohol at Japanese restaurants.

Potato salad...

Noticed they carried Okinawan Awamori... and especially Awa-Moe!  Though I didn't try any it is on my list.

First spotting of Awa-Moe on The Okinawa Times Youtube Channel  

Burner for the Yakitori...

Kushi-Age dipping sauce

5 kinds of mixed Kushiage for 580yen.

Bonjiri (chicken butt), negi and pork I think... Chicken butt may sound odd but its very juicy, tender with a hint of crispy on the outside and quite addictive... 

Long counter seating in the entrance and there are tables in the back... friend commented it was extremely smokey back there so I suggest sticking to the counter.

Give Kanda a try if you are ever in the Tokyo Station area... lots of tiny shops and it will only take you 5-10 minutes to scope out the are before selecting an interesting Izakaya.

Shop: Yotteke

Foodie Website: http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1310/A131002/13006353/

Address J: 東京都千代田区内神田3-19-7 実務センタービル １Ｆ

Address E: Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Uchi Kanda 3-19-7
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SHIN-NIHONBASHI/KANDA: Cul De Sac 980yen Roast Beef as see on TV! BUT all beef no Smiles.

Another entry on my list of restaurants to try after watching one of my favorite Sunday after noon shows Kings Brunch... lunch segment featured a giant slab of Roast Beef for a reasonable 980yen!  Finally made plans and gave it a go!  As you can see in this picture (shot of one of the waiters) the staff never smiled... just glared at you.

The ONLY thing served for lunch is Roast Beef so they'll just ask if you would like Coffee or Tea after your meal... quick and easy.  In and out for 980yen.

Nice bottle of tap water...

One slice per lunch goer... nothing special here and no pleasant refills.

Salad was great... first time to see couscous mixed in.

And it arrives!  Nice chunky piece of Roast Beef...

Overall Cul De Sac's roast beef was simply just a hunk of meat... I assume its hard to find roast beef on a regular basis and most of us in Japan go bonkers for it... but at the end of the day it was simply a slab of meat that really didn't stand out.  Tenderness or flavor was not consistent throughout... perhaps its a quality issue.  I didn't have the urge to lean over and eat my friends Roast Beef either... doubt I'll have cravings for Cul-de-Sac's beef anytime soon.  But eh... for 980yen it was a deal.

The best part of the meal was this banana chiffon cake! Fluffy, moist and baked to perfection.

After lunch earl gray tea followed to close the meal.  Think there was something special about this tea... one of the female lunch goers asked for the brand.

Some outside seating...

We were seated outside so no shots of the interior but you can click HERE.  The two Chefs were too busy checking out my friends breasts to say the traditional "irrashaimasse (welcome)" as we entered and staff never smiled as they assisted us thru the entire meal.  Overall service kinda sucked and roast beef just too mediocre to merit another visit.  If you want a stunning Roast Beef Lunch then please give Fortnum & Mason a try in Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi... that was perfection. 

Shop: Cul De Sac

Location: Shin-Nihonbashi, Kanda area (One stop from Tokyo Station)

Shop Website: http://www.id3.jp/cul/index.php

Foodie Website: http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1302/A130202/13103897/

Address J: 東京都中央区日本橋本石町4-4-16

Address E: Tokyo, Chuo-Ku, Nihonbashi, Hongokucho
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