yakitori tora

recommended? yes!

the good:

• very well made yakitori
• the egg roll is greatly done, as good as the ones in japan
• uni over done is heart killing good
• the udon is hot and tasty, noodle is freshly made and silky smooth
• the chicken wings / meat are perfect for grilled on a stick

the bad:

• slightly pricy comparing to st marks and other places

info:

• 72 Kenmare Street, New York, NY
• (212) 966 1100

lucky cat

recommended? yes

the good:

• the hot pot looks very promising and taste ok
• the uni ramen is creamy and hearty
• fair price overall
• the cocktail is decent

the bad:

• generally food are so so, nothing is really impressive

info:

• 232 E52nd Street, New York, NY

鳥居

recommended? maybe

the good:

• pretty decent yakitori place
• thick cut beef tongue are tender and juicy
• chicken with wasabi bring an interesting combo of conflicting flavor, great with beer

the bad:

• very very long waiting time till the food came, and few wrong orders
• very pricy

info:

• Macau Yat Yuen Centre, 523-527 Hennessy Road, East Point, Hong Kong
• +852 2717 7001

Shiba しば

recommended? yes

the good:

• a very decent place, well-decoreated with friendly staff
• many kinds of sake to choose from, pull to glass with wooden box – each serving equals two servings
• the chicken wings are amazing, all other skews are very well-made

the bad:

• located at kennedy town, bit far to be reached (the recent new MTR station solved this)
• bit pricey but the place feels like exclusive

info:

• 11 Smithfield, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
• +852 3568 2425

天酥陀居酒屋

recommneded? yes!

the good:

• tasty and cheap skews
• the beef skirt steak is amazing, juicy and tasty
• chicken soft bones are as good as the ones in japan
• very close to taste of japan, and very reasonable price

the bad:

• beer were running out at the time we went there but they allow us to BYOB, no biggie!

info:

• 台北市內湖區成功路四段183號

焼き鳥 森本

recommended? yes!!

the good:

• chicken chicken chicken – every part of it
• best chicken liver i’ve ever tasted
• the chicken soft-bone is the true huge piece, not the tiny deep fried portion in US
• perfectly iced beer, a must for yakitori
• the eel is also amazing, fresh not over marinated

the bad:

• none – would love to try the duck another time

info:

• 東京都 渋谷区 道玄坂 2-7-4 浜之上ビル　１Ｆ
• +81 03-3464-5233

house of small wonder

recommended? yes

the good:

• overall very tasty food, the chicken meatball, croissant, taco, scramble eggs all above average
• the whip cream are amazing going with the croissant
• poached egg is perfect with chicken meatball and seaweed over rice
• bloody mary is very flavorable
• very reasonable price and cozy environment

the bad:

• not too sure about the beer+milk combo

info:

• 77 N 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
• (718) 388-6160

taisho

recommended? hells yes!

the good:

• if u live at nyc and u don’t know what’s good about taisho u should stop reading this blog
• special menu is worth trying
• chicken skinsssssssss – need i say more?
• mentaiko mixed with mayo should be the default dipping source for all fries, period

the bad:

• should definitely offer a different size of draft beer other than pitcher, this is too small!

info:

• 5 St Marks Place, New York, NY 10003
• (212) 228-5086