AZABU JUBAN: Hikari Dori Izakaya... nice Yakitori choices and great salad. Plus beer happy hour til 7pm!

Original plan was to hit up Hal Pinot's 1st year anniversary but I was sooooo under dressed so walked outside and spotted Hikari-Dori Izakaya.  Rarely do I randomly walk into restaurant prior to checking foodie rankings....

Lots of items on the menu...

Happy Hour til 7pm on draft beers... 320yen then it bumps up to 480yen,

Fried chicken skin... 

Always a fan of the bacon wrapped veggies...

They had my favorite Bonjiri (Chicken Butt) yakitori.

Don't see this often but the Grapefruit Sour uses half a grapefruit! Most places will either use syrup or just a tad of freshly squeezed grapefruit.

Chicken soup was very tasty.

Overall not too bad and definitely family friendly... unusually nobody was smoking which is just perfect for me.  If you are in the area give it a try!

And this night I spotted a red Aventador...

Restaurant: Hikari Dori

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130702/13013245/

Address J: 東京都港区麻布十番2-16-9

Address E: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Azabu Juban 2-16-9
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/k9yPXv8chov

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GAIENMAE: Umami Yuu with a wonderful Tabelog foodie score 3.81 !! Huge volume family style cooking... super friendly.

Rarely do I eat at any spot exceeding 3.6 point on tabelog but this place was ranked so much higher by Tokyo foodies!  Near the office and had to check it out.

Items start from about 800yen and there are daily specials that include fish and sashimi.

Counter seating (Pic when we left) but it was a full house at noon.

Giant jug of Okinawan Awamori on the counter... my Okinawan co-worker said its quite famous.

All you can drink chilled tea.

One chef making so many dishes... and he said thank you to every single person that left.

One co-worker ordered the curry and stir fried beef plate... 

The was the Mix fried lunch 850yen... includes chicken, squid and one more thing.

This was all me! The special mix set with 2 jumbo shrimps, 2 squid and 2 scallops for 1,250yen.

Quite the volume!  Enjoyed everything.

Everything sad on a bed of cabbage and pasta.

https://www.facebook.com/umamiyuu/ 

If you want generous volume at a very fair price this place is a must. Filled the brim with Salarymen and didn't see any ladies here... I assume the volume is too much for the OL's.

Restaurant: Umami Yuu

Website: http://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~umami_yuu/index.html

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1306/A130603/13023934/

Address J: 東京都港区南青山3-2-4 セントラル青山

Address E: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Minami Aoyama 3-2-4
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/hAVkrcuExaQ2

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MYOGADANI: Be A Cut Above "Bikabo" Restaurant for Alligator! or was it Crocodile! 1st time ever in Tokyo!!

Invited out to join my friends family for dinner in a Town on the Marunouchi Line thats incredibly convenient but unless you live here you will ever get off the train.  Bikabo aka in English "Ba A Cut Above.@

Wani! Grilled alligator crocodile... totally had the texture of grilled pork or chicken with a hint of gamy flavor if you chew it for a little longer.  I not much of rabbit , horse or frog fan so this will be my first and last time to eat a animal thats not normally at the local supermarket.

Harami steak nicely sliced with tasty gravy and french fries.

These two shochu's were fantastic.. one had an incredibly mellow flavor and the other mellow with a nice flavorful kick.

Gorgonzola pizza with honey... but wait... did you know a little wasabi goes awesome with this!

Sorry for the toilet shot but this is such an ideal old skool toilet for guys! No splashing.

Picked pickles.. tsukemono.

Of course I had to order the penne  arrabiatta.. but for 1,200 yen was it worth it?  Nah, just goto the supermarket and buy a few packets of sauce and a few packets of noodles that will last a whole week.  Pasta is always the worst in terms of cost performance.

Counter seating

Table seating

Free candy on the way out.

The owner and the manager... Service was spot on great when the shop was half full but as they reach capacity you should start ordering before your plates or drinks are almost done. Hard to flag down the limited staff.

G'nite!

Restaurant: Be A Cut Above

Tabelog foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1323/A132302/13046395/

Hotpepper Coupon: https://www.hotpepper.jp/strJ000235769/map/

Address J: 東京都文京区大塚3-1-12 コダマビル

Address E: Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Otsuka 3-1-12

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/5WxMii1a87Q2

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