DANDAN(Yokohama, Genghis Khan, Japanese cuisine)

Gen Gen Genghis Khan!!!
I heard because of the shape of hot plate used for the cook resembles to the hat of Genghis Khan, grilled lambs are called Genghis Khan in Japan(the cuisine was born in Hokkaido). Sheep meats are my acquired taste. Compare to beef, pork and chicken, lamb or mutton are still not so popular in Japan. But the lamb served by this restaurant are good quality and we can try various cuts of the sheep. Sometimes sheep cutting off show is held at this place. A butcher cuts a lamb off in front of customers and we can order any cuts of the lamb we like, yum yum! I also recommend you to try lamb stew with blue cheese, that's really stinking but addictive.
***restaurant information***

My rate of recommendation : 4.0
Name : Hokkaido KaisenAburiyaki DANDAN
Nearest station : JR Yokohama station(7 min walk)
Address : Yamamoto building 6F, Kanagawa-ku Tsuruya-cho 2-19, Yokohama city
Tel : 045-311-5569
Price : 3000yen-4000yen
Holiday : Always open
English : Try it!
Toilet : Western style(v. clean)

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WAKATAKE(Kawasaki,Japanese cuisine)

Okonomiyaki is an interesting Japanese cuisine. According to some theories, Okonomi-yaki was named because we can put anything we like(OKONOMI) into the pancake dough and grill(YAKI) it on a hot plate. There are many kind of Okonomiyaki in Japan but Kansai-Fu(West Japanese style) and Hiroshima-Fu(Hiroshima style) are famous indeed. The difference between Kansai-Fu and Hiroshima-Fu is the source. Kansai-Fu uses Worcester sauce, Hiroshima uses original sweet taste source on the other hand. Personally I prefer Hiroshima-Fu to Kansai-Fu, because Hiroshima-Fu has a sunny side up egg on it (yum yum). Apart from Okonomiyaki, this restaurant serves Monjya-yaki which is a Tokyo style Okonomi-yaki but the dough is much thinner. Both Okonomiyaki and Monjya-yaki are DIY style, but if you are not confident for cooking it, you can ask the shop staffs for help.

***restaurant information***

Name : WAKATAKE
Nearest station : JR Kawasaki station(5 min walk)
Address : Fukunaga building 3F, Kawasaki-ku Sunago 2-4-19 , Kawasaki city
Tel : 044-200-7816
Price : 2000yen-3500yen
Holiday : Always open
English : Difficult
Toilet : Western style

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YU-TAN(Tsurumi,Japanese cuisine)

I'm back Tadaima :-) It's been ages since I last updated this blog. How lazy I am!

I visit this restaurant once a month with my wife. The restaurant’s main cuisine is YAKITORI(skewered grilled chicken) . Yakitori itself is quite high quality especially Tsukune(skewered chicken hamburger) but I can't help ordering NebaNeba salad(Super sticky salad, fine combination of Okura, Yamaimo and Natto). And also I recommend you to try delicious Japanese Sakes. If you were lucky, you would be able to taste Doburoku(illegally brewed Japanese Sake), it's still fermenting so you can feel sparkling bubbly rice peace. Yu-Tan has original brand Sake named Yu-tan 1st and 2nd, I prefer 2nd to 1st but if you like fruit like taste Sake, you should try other one.
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My rate of recommendation : 4.0
Name : YU-TAN
Nearest station : Keikyu Tsurumi station(0.5 min walk)
Address : Shiota building 2F, 4-24-12 Tsurumi chuuou, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama city
Tel : 045-521-0230
Price : 3000yen-4000yen
Holiday : Sunday,Nationail holiday
English : No use
Toilet : Western style

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Don-Sama(Kawasaki,Korean cuisine)

I`ve been Korea twice and each times I enjoyed Korean foods very much. Especially I was impressed by the variety of pork cuisine e.g. roasted pork, smoked pig ears, and boiled pig legs. And they eat meats wrapped with vegetable, that is a Korean style, This is an unique pork spare lib roast specialty restaurant(in Japan it`s quite rare, I don`t know other restaurants featured pork rib roast). You can find the restaurant on the same allyway with Hidekatsu(also in this blog). Inside is not so big, there are four rounded steel tables for four people each. The menu is quite limited, I recommend you to order "Don-Sama set(2600 yen)" which includes some Korean appetizers, Korean potato soup, pork spare lib roast.

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***restaurant information***

My rate of recommendation : 3.0
Name : Don-Sama
Nearest station : JR kawasaki station(6 min walk)
Address : 5-5 higashida-cho, kawasaki ku, kawasaki city
Tel : 044-233-8215
Price : 2500yen-3500yen
Holiday : New year day
English : may not be available (Japanese and Korean)
Toilet : Western style

Matsu-no-ki(Kawasaki, Szechuan cuisine)

Szechuan cuisine, one genre of Chinese food famous for it`s spicy taste. Several times I went to the Szechuan restaurant in China Town in Yokohama, but I was disappointed because they had no difference compare to other Chinese restaurants there. I don`t like to eat at China Town Yokohama because the tastes are too much Japanized for instance, not using zanthoxylum, not using cumin and using Japanese soy-source. This is a restaurant which is always top ranked at Kawasaki`s Chinese restaurant ranking page. It`s 15 minute walk from Kawasaki station. I expected a bit dirty restaurant but inside was quite neat and beautiful despite of my expectation. Perhaps for the first time in my life I ate real Szechuan cuisine. Every dished I ordered were delicious and spicy. For my surprise, the owner and the chef are Japanese however spices used for the foods were authentic Chinese one. I highly recommend Ma-po Dou-fu and soup-less tan-tan-noodle, if you are good at spicy taste. Although I am afraid to say the helping of each dish is bit small.

***restaurant information***

My rate of recommendation : 3.5
Name : Matsu-no-ki
Nearest station : JR kawasaki station(10 min walk)
Address : 9-2 higashida-cho, kawasaki ku, kawasaki city
Tel : 044-221-9939
Price : 3000yen-4000yen
Holiday : New year day
English : No use
Booking : Appreciated
Toilet : Japanese style