Wednesday, April 30, 2014

権八 Gonpachi

 Went to the izakaya Gonpachi recently.  The first time I heard of this place was some years back when then-Prime Ministaer Koizumi took then-U.S. President George W. Bush to the Nishi-Azabu location for dinner.  The picture below are from the Shibuya branch.

It's not a typical izakaya.  Some dishes were better than the usual, and at the same time I missed some of the standard izakaya fare that wasn't on the menu.  The beer pitchers looked like they held more drink than they really did; they were an optical illusion.  Braised pork was pretty incredible; the salads were surprising in taste and texture.  The sashimi and karaage were average, to me.  Overall, the food was a little better than at a Watami or Doma-Doma, about twice the price, with a nice view and quite a nice atmosphere (although all the smoke from the kitchen made us feel a bit grimy, as we were sitting close by).  It was a nice restaurant, one that I might not go to on on a regular basis but I will certainly take visitors there to partake. . .
 
 

























website:  http://www.gonpachi.jp


And some You Tube videos:




 

 

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