The search for quality Mexican food in Tokyo, my friends, stops here. But only briefly. And then it continues on its way, sadly shaking its head from side to side. That’s an overstatement, and the tacos here were certainly not bad. The tortillas were not at all bad, but very thin in an almost rice-paper […]
Month: April 2009
Toritetsu, Otemachi (とり鉄)
Incredibly attentive readers will remember that we’ve visited an outpost of the Toritetsu Empire before, in the wilds of Inner Mongolia. Lest they take us too much to task for this repetition, we’d like to point out that we’re not opposed to reviewing multiple branches of the same chain (case in point, Sushi Zanmai), and […]
- Italian
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Pizzeria d’Oro, Kanda
How do we feel about chain restaurants these days, my friends? For at least one of us (who’s writing this), it still comes as a bit of a shock to realize that the charming and ‘authentic’ place you just enjoyed is one of 5 or 6 just like it. We’d like it to be unique […]
Kappogi, Otemachi (かっぽうぎ)
A recent spate of mediocre to bad lunches have left us worried, my friends, that we’ve exhausted all the good lunch options in Otemachi. Today’s sojourn at Kappogi did only a little to ameliorate that trend, but it did afford us the opportunity to use ‘sojourn’ and ‘ameliorate’ in one sentence. There’s a signboard outside […]
- Italian
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Fujimama’s, Omotesando
First time. Yay. Now I’ve been there too. Volumic, dull Asian-global fusion with a Mexican twist. Atmosphere is kinda nice though. Granted, the review is influenced by the company.03-5485-2283
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Darts Bar Jam, Kita Senju
Our obsessive tendencies continue with this post on a tiny, dark, 3rd-floor darts bar in Kita Senju. However if you’ve been for a burger at Sunny Diner (and you should go, you really should), and afterward you want to play darts and have a drink and do some quiet contemplation of how great the burger […]
- Other treats
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Mirokuya, Tokyo (もろくや)
Ahhh, is it time to inaugurate a Fukuoka category? No? I didn’t think so either. This is a pure stepping stone along the way to finishing off all the options of the 東京ガード下. It nestles down at the Marunouchi Kitaguchi end, and consists of not much more than a yellow sign, and big round counter…and […]
- French
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Arossa, Ginza (Velvia 8)
Central Otago. What a great place. Some of my favorite people have been Central Otagans. And when I think of it, I’m inescapably reminded of crashing Jake and Kristen’s honeymoon in Queenstown, cruising around on quad bikes in the hills outside town, and stopping off at the Cardrona Hotel for beers on the way home. […]
- Italian
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Hiro Primo, Tokyo (キッチンストリート)
Hiro can’t get a break…from me at least. When I went to his Maru Biru branch (Hiro Centro; good lord, I think I didn’t write a post on this!) I found it to be over-priced and under-serviced, but such things are natural for the upper floors of the Maru Birus. Today I tried (again) to […]
Tsurugi, Monzen Nakacho (鶴来)
I admit, I’m not sure if that’s the right sound for the name. But it’s a nice name regardless. Reminds me of Rio’s wedding, where his grandmother sang a little of the traditional ‘Crane and Tortoise’ song as a sort of long-life blessing for the kids. Tsurugi is in the line of restaurants going south […]