EKODA: Osomeh Tonkatsu for the special of the day~... a bit salty skinny porky but super friendly

Walked by this tiny little Tonkatsu spot... couldn't see inside and I'm positive very few foreigners have ventured into this residential neighborhood spot... was abit worried about what kind of reaction I'd get so walk on by.

But just couldn't resist the 650yen Service Time "Tonkatsu Teishoku" special.

Greeted with a very friendly smile from the waitress and hot tea.

My view at the counter... 4 goldfish.

The interior was such a cozy old skool Japan... little metal sink to wash your hands.

It was actually quite alot of food...

Loved the heavy flavored miso soup... yum. Almost tasted like Tonjiru.

Sweet daikon pickle, white salty daikon and the seasoned carrot tasted a bit stinky.

The Tonkatsu was as thin as my chopsticks and a bit salty... I guess the chef likes to keep things extremely flavorful. 

And as I finished up the kind waitress gave me a little chocolate ice cream Pino.  Its a nice little spot and the chef was all blinged out with lots of gold.  I might be back someday soon as I've become a regular at Hine Bakery around the corner.

Restaurant: Osome Tonkatsu

Foodie Tabelog: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132101/13037004/

Address J: 東京都練馬区栄町21-17

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Sakaecho 21-17
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ROPPONGI: (CLOSED - COVID19) Return to Torikizoku Yakitori... its in shambles and a dusty mess.

I had an hour to kill and decided to head over to Torikizoku for their great jumbo 280yen mug beers and a few sticks of Yakitori... I shoulda stuck with the "Tori."

Staff is half Thai/Southeast Asian and they speak English... kind Thai waitress Ms. Tao handed me an English menu.

All drinks 280yen.

Went for the beef "gyu kushi" and spicey pork sticks... but why oh why... the volume was much much less than the Yakitori "chicken" sticks.  When at Torikizoku go for the chicken!

The meat this night was so incredibly stringy rubbery... I just kept chewing and chewing... really didn't want to finish it. Perhaps it was just too undercooked? Or the quality of meat this night was a miss?

At eye level I'm staring at a few hairs on the counter mixed with lots of dust... this place is just in shambles.  Don't dust mites exist in these conditions? I couldn't believe they don't clean anything within eyesight of customers.

Now for one of the best items... Kamameshi!

This takes about 30 minutes but worth the wait... lots of seasoned rice, veggies and chicken.

The mens restroom door lock was broken... the toilet lever broken... and when I stepped in to use the restroom someone left a few brownies in the pool.  Honestly I only went here because Izakaya Machan was closed due to a national holiday but will check out the other newer Roppongi East branch down the road next time.  This place just got too careless with cleaning... so sad.　

Farewell Torikizoku... this branch won't be missed.

My previous entry from 2011:

 http://tokyobelly.blogspot.jp/2011/09/roppongi-torikizoku-280yen-everything.html

Restaurant: Jumbo Yakitori Torikizoku Roppongi Branch

Shop Website: http://www.torikizoku.co.jp/

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13060202/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torikizoku

Address J: 東京都港区六本木4-11-4

Address E: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Roppongi 4-11-4

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ROPPONGI: Izakaya Komatsu... dude 50yen Chicken Wing Heaven! Open on Holidays and Sundays... sister to Machan.

I'm a huge fan of Izakaya Machan in Roppongi with their great 180yen drinks and nice menu variety but they are closed on holidays (even if it falls on a Saturday) and Sundays... so on a budget it very limiting to dine in Roppongi.  BUT!  After a search I came across Komatsu... sister shop to Machan!

Interior is nearly identical

http://tokyobelly.blogspot.jp/2013/03/roppongi-machan-izakaya-for-180yen.html

Today's recommended items... see on the very bottom it says "50yen"... well thats "Tebasaki Age" or Fried Chicken! Wow...

Salad is not me... this is where Izakaya's make their money. Toru the nuclear engineer ordered this ;)

50yen per! I could eat this all night long but it was very juicy, crispy and highly greasy. 

Nigiri Sushi set for only 520yen.. what a deal.

Okinawan Goya Champuru

Seasoned cabbage...

Ordered more fried chicken... 

One thing different from all the other shops Ikebukuro Koike, Shinjuku Medaka, Shibuya Sumire or Roppongi Machan this location has flat screen TV's with sports... 180yen beers and live sports... what a deal.

Closed with Taco-Yaki

There are all you can eat course menu's 1200yen or 1700yen plus 1600yen for Nomihoudai.

Someones review of the Course Plan:

http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13060057/dtlrvwlst/5413829/

And so after 2.5 hours of drinks and waaaay too much food due this hungry nuclear engineer the bill was 5,310yen... Remember be careful what you order as the ceasar salad was 480yen and the sushi platter was 520yen~.

Bottle keep

Super friendly staff... said he works everyday.  I'll definitely be back to for drink and there were a few guys drinking alone watching sports on TV.  A great very spacious spot in busy expensive Roppongi.

And I leave you with a Lamborghini Gallardo spotting just outside~... it was rumblin.

Restaurant: Izakaya Komatsu

Foodie Tabelog: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13060057/

Address J: 東京都港区六本木4-9-2 俳優座ビル 3F

Address E: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Roppongi 4-9-2, 3F
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