robata-yaki

“We noticed a lone, stern-looking Japanese man sitting at the end of the counter, keeping a very close eye on the robata-yaki chefs and motioning for one to come over and inspect some of the skewers he had on his plate.”

Tuna Toast

“yakitori with mysterious green spots beef filet and asparagusthe robata-yaki and hot items were better. three skewers of yakitori were supposedly sauced with teriyaki glaze, but one of them mysteriously had little green spots – wasabi? rather thin slices of beef filet alternate with asparagus on the beef skewers.”

memoirs of... geisha house, hollywood