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: Torikizoku Yakitori East Branch... the other location thats not so well known to tourists. 280yen Everything!!

This night we stopped by the Torikizoku near Tokyo Midtown twice but there was a line of foreigners both times... so where do we go?  Head over to the other branch located near Don Quijote!

So surprised this place was half empty and only Japanese diners.

For the past few years my Torikizoku Roppongi Branch blog entry has always remained #1 in hits.

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

Free refills on the cabbage.

Push button service.

All items pictured.

Ramen with chicken broth and pieces of Yakitori inside.

Gotta order the beef!

First order of this item was totally burnt... the only item the manager didnt bring out. I can only assume the southeast Asian chef realized it was burnt and decided to bring it to our table himself.

My previous and only visit to this location left me bewildered as the asian waiter never bothered to wash his hands after going to the restroom (the sink is located outside the restroom). 

http://tokyobelly.blogspot.jp/2014/05/roppongi-torikizoku-roppongi-east.html  

Anyways if you are craving cheap Yakitori and the other branch is full why not...

Restaurant: Torikizoku Roppongi East Branch

Franchise website: http://www.torikizoku.co.jp/

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

Tabelog foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13147271/

Address J: 東京都港区六本木3-14-9 6F

Address E: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Roppongi 3-14-9

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

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