Why don't you go eat some nice yakitori once in a while?
I want to bring my loved one! An unpretentious but slightly stylish yakitori restaurant "Toriguchi" has opened in Gotanda, Tokyo. This is the first yakitori specialty store in the "Soregashi" series.
In the evening, a corner of Gotanda is lit.
The prepared menu is only the course of 5,800 yen (excluding tax). We will review the contents of the exquisite course, such as the recommended "eggs and karasumi in shirts"!
◆ One dish that can't be beaten
In the Omakase course, 10 carefully baked yakitori such as "kashiwa", "tsukune", and "blood liver" and 10 small bowls will be provided in order. * Contents may change depending on purchasing situation
Image of courses lined up
The chicken used is mainly Daisenji chicken from Tottori prefecture. If you're lucky, you can also eat the rare Saga Prefecture fresh sea chicken ... maybe?
First, check out the single dish! Attention is the "Oyama chicken frit" which is fried with Oyama chicken breast, "Egg and Karasumi in a shirt" which is entwined with grilled toast and melted egg, and "Torito" of 〆. It is "boiled noodles of chicken soup stock".
Daisen chicken frit is served with a shallot sauce that combines red wine vinegar and a secret nam pla. The breast meat wrapped in crispy batter is plump and juicy! The acidity of the shallot sauce makes the whole thing refreshing. It goes well with white wine!
Next, I personally made the biggest hit, the egg and karasumi in a shirt. A soft-boiled poached egg with melted carpis butter and karasumi. By the way, it's an interesting product name, but it seems that it was named because the Italian word for poached egg is "egg in a shirt".
If you break the thick egg and entangle it in the bread that comes with it, you can stretch it ...
Entangled with plenty of bread to your mouth
The mellowness of the melting egg, the rich flavor and richness of butter, and the saltiness of the karasumi spread in your mouth in a perfect balance. Feast of sea and mountain eggs ... It's wonderful. I want to refill.
Then, you can enjoy the slowly simmered chicken broth soup with sardine noodles. This was excellent again ...
A cup of 〆 that cares for the stomach
The soup has a light yet rich taste with the umami of chicken condensed tightly. Because the fat of dried sardines is entwined with somen noodles, it has a mellow mouthfeel and is smooth and smooth. Even though it's 〆, it's a trap that makes you want to drink alcohol again.
At the end of the course, shaved ice will be served for dessert. Every month, flavors using seasonal ingredients from that season appear. April is mango.
March is the shaved ice of Dekopon
Crispy and cold, your mouth is refreshing!
◆ The protagonist yakitori, its ability
The protagonist yakitori is served in order from the baked one. There are 10 of them in total, so the volume of one is a little more modest than that of a typical yakitori (still quite satisfying).
Amount that can be eaten with a lid
By the way, Mr. Nishiguchi, who works as a roaster, is from "Toriyoshi" (Nakameguro, Tokyo), a yakitori restaurant with a continuous line. The skills and love that you have learned through training are put into each skewer and baked.
Plump, juicy and umami-rich "Kashiwa", coarsely ground and fluffy "Tsukune", plump and crispy outside, medium-juicy gravy-filled "chicken wings", moist and soft, no dryness, "Chicken" Easy-to-eat "heart".
Chicken fillet, lid with wasabi
Power seems to spring up! hearts
The deliciousness of each skewer is that it is made with great care from preparation to roasting. Also, since I use good meat, I can see that I am particular about the degree of roasting and seasoning that makes the best use of the taste of the ingredients themselves.
There is a wide variety of sake and wine that go well with yakitori, so if you tell the clerk your taste, they will recommend it (there is also a sommelier).
In addition to the course, I still want to eat! In that case, you can also order additional yakitori from the liquor snacks and the parts purchased that day. Feel free to ask the staff.
I personally like chicken wings
Toriguchi where you can enjoy not only yakitori but also a little unique chicken dish. Although it is mainly counter seats, semi-private room seats are also available, so it seems that it can be used for adult dates and dinner parties with business partners.
The store is located at 2-28-10 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. Business hours are from 17:00 to 24:00. Closed on Sundays and public holidays. It's quite crowded, so I think it's sure to make a reservation in advance!