How could I be in Tokyo and not pop by a yakitori restaurant? I'm a tad allergic to chicken too. But I'm in Tokyo! I'll Zyrtec-D it daily so that I can eat everything and all that I want! I'm not fond of having chicken in Singapore because somehow, the chicken simply tastes weird. Most restaurants' prep methods don't work for me, especially not Hainanese chicken rice. Even our yakitori joints can't hold a candle to an average one in Tokyo.
First dinner in Tokyo had to be at Nonotory / 野乃鳥●焼き鳥. We went for broke and took the premium omakase course. We began with two types of lightly seared chicken. Thankfully they weren't actually raw. They were superbly tasty. Ooof. Then we had seven sticks of yakitori and more sticks of vegetables, chicken soup, rice and dessert.
Oddly, they didn't seem to serve a variety of innards here. There was no liver tonight. The man does love his liver and gizzards. Ah well. I had to request for hearts — they were delicately seasoned and delicious.
We had plenty of Kaku-highballs. Absolutely refreshing. I love the prices too because at ¥648 for a glass here even at this pricier joint, it's still tons cheaper than what Singapore restaurants charge. The point was not to even get tipsy. Three glasses of highballs each worked nicely.
What I didn't expect was the pot of rice. It was gorgeously prepped in an earthenware pot. It was rice served in two ways and gave us a thorough carb punch. First it was served just in its dashi and mushrooms. Ahhhhh. That was divine. Then a second bowl was scooped up. They broke an egg over it and shaved a thick layer of karasumi (dried mullet roe) as a topper. OMG> IT'S TOTALLY A CHOLESTEROL AND FLAVOR BOMB. I went into a merry food coma after that.
I didn't want or need dessert. But since it came with the meal, I ate a bite. It was a dessert platter of four items for each of us. So yes, I took one bite of each. Hahahah. The desserts were pretty standard, nothing mind-blowing, but done well.
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