A new yakitori experience: savor locally-raised chicken grilled to your liking
Leisurely relish delicious chicken dishes and alcoholic beverages from day to night
This restaurant’s landmark is the large chicken statue, a decorative piece of artwork on the exterior of the builing. Here, the casual-style Tottoyaki (from 429 yen) is popular, in which customers grill their own fresh, locally-raised chicken and seasonal ingredients on an iron plate imbeded in the table. In order to bring out the umami flavor naturally in the meat, which is stocked from valuable locally-raised chickens such as olive-fed Jidori chickens. It is seasoned simply with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. After grilling the chicken, diners can enjoy the meat with their preferred seasonings including yuzu kosho (a paste made of yuzu citrus zest and chili peppers) and rock salt. There is also a full menu of side dishes such as Tsukimi Tsukune made with sweet and salty sauce, the Chicken Ham Salad featuring homemade ham cooked slowly at a low temperature, as well as plentiful brands of sake, beer, and wine. The restaurant opens at 14:00, making it an excellent and easy choice for a leisurely drink in the afternoon. (This information is as of October 2019)
The specialty Tottoyaki. The olive Jidori chicken leg meat and springy, richly-flavorful leg meat from chicken that lay eggs are popular. The restaurant also gives you the unique option to enjoy the meat grilled to your preferred level.
Tsukimi Tsukune (638 yen) savored with runny egg yolk
Chicken Ajillo (638 yen)
Chicken Ham Salad (638 yen)
There is also a menu of beef to grill.
The restaurant has a glass-sided wall evoking a casual atmosphere
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