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  • 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.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Tokyoastrogirl 2007

  • 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 Tokyoastrogirl 2007

  • 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.

    Archive 2005-04-01 2005

  • 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 2005

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