After our blowout sushi dinner at Hashiguchi, I figured it was only fitting and proper that I should do some tour-guiding for Victorious. I thought he might like to buy a Japanese knife, and maybe see Asakusa, and Akihabara, and that’s what we did. He allowed as how he wouldn’t mind eating sushi again, and […]
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Bonefish Grill, Deptford
For Dad’s birthday, and my last night in America on this trip, we went out for a pretty nice dinner. Bonefish Grill is up by the mall, just off the highway where Chichi’s used to be (reminds me of one time when I went there with some people and one guy insisted on giving his […]
Riverwinds, Deptford
This trip was funny because I saw a number of people that I haven’t seen for years. And I mean 11, 12 and 19 years, at least for the three I’m thinking of. There were others that I’m not sure about, timing-wise. The most recent of those was Swayhoover, whose (maiden) name is quite entertaining […]
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Hayashiya, Asagaya (食愉旬感 HAYASHIYA)
Northside Asagaya is a hip, bohemian enclave of over 100 fun little bars and restaurants…that were all closed on the holiday. But no reason we couldn’t walk around and see things, like this hip, bohemian house. They left the window open. I think that makes it fair game, and even fairer with a flash. Don’t […]
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Oumi, Tachikawa (青海)
The waitress from Zukunashi walked me down to this place, introduced me to the master, and then left. She has a business to run, after all. I was left with a two-sided sake menu and a bunch of snack options, in a rustic, deliberately old-style interior. It was kinda bustly, but I just sat and […]
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Luck! Zen, Ningyocho (なごみ屋楽膳)
You and I (and You is my colleague, not you) tried to go to this place tonight that I spotted while jogging after the typhoon. Looked like an abandoned building where people had set up a squatter business grilling clams and squid, with self-service drinks. They have a web site. And they were fully booked. […]
El Pulpo, Kagurazaka
I have a complex relationship with Spanish restaurants in Japan – or more properly with ‘Spain Bars’ as they’re called. Usually I find them fiddly and overpriced. The concept should be similar to an izakaya, with small plates and drinks at reasonable prices. I’ve learned to like the izakaya style – the ordering pattern, the […]
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Il Silene, Kamakura
Kamakura has a surprising concentration of Italian restaurants. The best looking ones are surprisingly full, even when the rest of town is fairly empty during the day and leaning toward ghostly at night. Il Silene is up near the big shrine, but seriously hidden in a basement. You could see their sign on the street, […]
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Uohana, Enoshima (魚華)
Enoshima in August isn’t a preferred destination as far as I’m concerned – because it’s a preferred destination for so many people. Last time I went, there was a line hundreds of people long to get on the Enoden at Fujisawa (no lie – all the way from that station, across the plaza, and into […]
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Ippou, Ebisu (一歩)
Boy do the hits keep on coming. Coming a little too fast, but we have to soldier on in the name of fun, sociability, and education. Ippou is in a small street on the east side of Ebisu; depending on your proclivities, you may know it as the street also containing Aotea Rangi, the New […]