まさ・なち
Tonight, I felt like eating yakitori. Without using a food search app, I walked around from a hotel in Tenjin and chose a restaurant based solely on the name of the place. The restaurant was called "Sumitori Tenjin-ten." With a name like that, it must be charcoal-grilled, right? The restaurant was quite lively, with a good number of floor staff, indicating it must be popular. I was seated at a counter seat right by the kitchen... or rather, the grilling area, where I could see the charcoal grill up close. I started with a draft beer, cheers! In northern Kyushu, when it comes to chicken, it's "Mitse Chicken," so I enjoyed dishes featuring Mitse Chicken as my drink accompaniment. Before the yakitori, I had "Grilled Chicken Breast with Wasabi" and "Sesame Oil-Pickled Chicken Liver." They went really well with the beer! The restaurant's specialty, "Yotsumi," what could that be? It's probably not about a "child's kimono," so maybe it refers to "four different parts" of the chicken? I'm not entirely sure, but it was definitely delicious. Other dishes like the "Tsukune with Secret Sauce and Egg Yolk" and the "Chicken Breast with Kishu Plum Paste" were also delicious. Everything I ate was tasty! So, I had beer, a tasting flight of three types of sake, and sweet potato shochu. We ate quite a lot, but I wanted to go to one more place, so we decided to finish here. On this day (late May), there seemed to be new staff in training. Some of them didn't notice when we called them or lacked in attentiveness when clearing empty plates. Well, I hope they improve in the future. Thank you for the meal! The total cost for what I remembered eating (excluding tax) was: "Chicken Heart" - 175 yen, "Grilled Chicken Breast with Wasabi" - 620 yen, "Sesame Oil-Pickled Chicken Liver" - 550 yen, "Yotsumi" - 195 yen, "Tsukune with Secret Sauce" - 295 yen, "Chicken Breast with Kishu Plum Paste" - 180 yen, "Smoked Radish and Cream Cheese" - 540 yen, "Tasting Flight of 3 Sakes" - 900 yen, "Sato Kuro" - 600 yen. I think the total bill for two people was in the 8000 yen range.