At a Work Drinking Party

At a yakitori place recommended by my senior colleague. This is my senior's go-to spot, and it's truly delicious. I didn't take pictures of the skewers, so I'll skip that part (I ate liver, back liver, chochin, and heart 😋 Needless to say, the chicken sashimi was excellent, with a great texture, and delicious whether eaten with soy sauce or ponzu sauce. For the seared assorted platter, the cabbage served alongside was actually the best part. The pairing of the fragrantly grilled meats with the slowly caramelized cabbage was superb! I enjoyed it with yuzu pepper. The stuffed bell pepper is more like meat *on* pepper, but the cooking was exquisite. The pepper retained its crispness without becoming mushy, while the filling was infused with the aroma of the grill and finished up fluffy – a truly unique dish. As for the grilled onigiri ochazuke, I don't know if the picture conveys it, but it's HUGE. It's a large triangular rice ball, about the size of three bowls of mixed rice with bonito flakes and sesame seeds, grilled to a golden brown on the surface. They serve the dashi broth in a pot, made from chicken stock, so I drank it as soup at the end. For the chicken nanban, they used chicken breast. I was happy to see the fresh vegetables served here! The overall acidity wasn't strong, and the tartar sauce was mild. Black pepper added a nice accent.