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.
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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.

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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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HATTAN(Kawasaki, GYU-TONGUE:oxtongue)

Eating oxtongue is bizarre? No no! You should be liberal about food. As for me GYU-TONGUE was a bit challenging at first but now it is my one of favorite Japanese food. Don`t imagine the original shape, focus on only the taste. Then the GYU-TONGUE gives you a happy happy moment :-)
HATTAN is a tiny restaurant located on a alleyway near by Keikyu-Kawasaki station. That area is the entrance of the red light district of Kawasaki city called HORINOUCHI famous for the girls in show windows. The restaurant is always crowded with salarymans working for local government or company in Kawasaki.
Basically GYU-TONGUE is a local food in SENDAI city which is in northern part of HONSYU island, it`s got widespread in Japan since 20 years ago if my memory serves me right.
In this restaurant the GYU-TONGUE is served with OSHINKO(pickled celery cabbage and cucumber). Please eat GYU-TONGUE and OSHINKO taking turns, it`s the style. Other food I recommend is ox tail soup and tomato salad, especially the tomato salad is unique, served on sliced cabbage and onion source (yummy)!. The menu is quite limited so let`s order GYU-TONGUE(1300-1600 yen), ox-tale soup(650 yen) and tomato salad(650 yen).

***restaurant information***

My rate of recommendation : 4.0
Name : HATTAN
Nearest station : Keikyu-Kawasaki station(3 minutes walk)
Address : 1-8-28 hon-cho,kawasaki ku,kawasaki city
Tel : 044-244-9247
Price : 3000yen-3500yen
Holiday : Sunday and national holiday
English : No
Toilet : Japanese style

Hidekatsu (Kawasaki :KUSHIAGE)

KUSHIAGE is a Japanese cuisine which is fried something on a skewer. Various foods can be a ingredient for example pork, eggplant, beef, mushroom etc... There are vats filled with worcester sauce on the table to dip the KUSHIAGE in, but it has a strict local rule. No one is allowed to dip the KUSHIAGE twice so that we don`t dip our saliva in it.
The restaurant looks traditional Japanese IZAKAYA and it is located near by Kawasaki city hall. All seats are a counter and bar stools style. I usually go to this restaurant before my pay day because the price is quite inexpensive. Each skewer costs only 100yen to 150yen and a draft beer costs 450yen. So if I stayed the restaurant from opening to closing and drank as much as I can, the price would be 3000yen or 4000yen.
I recommend you to try the pork, camembert cheese, and lotus root.
There is no English menu so I translated the menu for some help.
*Menu*
KUSHIAGE 1(100yen each but you have to order more than 2 skewer)
Kushikatsu(pork), Asupara(asparagus), Nin-niku(garlic), Shi-i-take(mushroom),Shishito(green pepper), Kabocha(pumpkin), Negi(japanese leek), Nasu(eggplant), Jaga-imo(potato), Tamanegi(onion), Waka-dori(chicken), Satsuma-age(minced fish),Win-ner(sausage), Ika(caramali), Shiratama(small egg), Chickenball, Liver
KUSHIAGE 2(150yen each but you have to order more than 2 skewer)
Sasami(young chicken), Ushi(beef), Renkon(lotus root), Aji(white fish), Hotate(common scallop), Ebi(shrimp), Kisu(small fish), Kaki(oyster), Kamam-belu(camembert cheese)

***restaurant information***

My rate of recommendation : 3.5
Name : Hidekatsu
Nearest station : Kawasaki station
Address : 5-5 higashida cho,kawasaki ku,kawasaki city
Tel : 044-221-8223
Price : 2000yen-3000yen
English : unavailable(Japanese only)
Toilet : western style