Tel. (0854) 23-8800, (0895) 23 1818
A most interesting operation is Hakuraiya in Yonago, Tottori, Japan, serving sizzling hamburger and steaks on a hot cast-iron platter.
Necessary protection as it does tend to splatter – a lot!
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Hakuraiya Sizzling Hamburg, Yonago, Tottori – Japan
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010Yakatori Daikichi, Yonago – Japan
Monday, August 9th, 2010Yakatori Daikichi is a commercial chain but it was quite good in spite of it!
Chicken meat balls
Skewered chicken
Shochu
Salad
Ocra
Local sake
Hand-Roll Sushi Party: Sashimi & Fresh Vegetables Straight From Her Family Farm – Japan
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Kumi Kagawa
A delightful experience: Make your own hand roll. We placed some rice on nori (dried seaweed) and garnished with raw fish or fresh vegetables just picked from her family farm.
Rice from her farm
Squid, squid tentacles and cucumber
Sea snails and squid
Sashimi, nori and sake
Sweet shrimp
Dairiki Kazokutei, Yonago, Korean BBQ Japanese Style – Japan
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Dairiki Kazokutei in the port city of Yonago is an example of a well-operated restaurant specializing in top-quality Korean Barbecue in the Japanese style. Shin shin (only 2 kg per cow) goes for ¥1,380, Harami (stomach muscle) ¥1,500 Raw liver (sashimi grade) ¥750, Yukke otherwise known as Beef Tartare (sashimi grade) with raw egg is also available.
Premium malt beer from Suntory
Shin Shin
Kalbi
Raw liver sashimi grade
A decorative salad
Tokyo Bistro, Yonago, Tottori – Japan
Friday, July 16th, 2010
Tokyo Bistro, Tel. 0859-34-3456, Opening Hours: Morning: 7:30-9:30, Lunch: 11:30-14:00, Dinner: 17:30-21:00 (last order). The wine bar stays open until 1:00 according to the sign although that hour may vary depending on the day of the week. They have a good list of wines by the glass including some interesting Japanese wines although oddly, all wines are written on a chalkboard in Japanese language, usually they are left in the language of origin, which makes the wine list the only thing I am able to read! The cooking is quite good and usually has some interesting selections for instance, flying fish or terrine of fresh water eel & sticky potatoes.
Le Bistrot de Suzuki, Yonago, Tottori – Japan
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Tel. 0859-22-6080
Opening Hours: 11am-2pm (last order 1:30)
5:30-10pm
Le Bistrot de Suzuki, Tel.0859-22-6080, Opening Hours: 11am-2pm (last order 1:30); 5:30-10pm
I enjoyed a particularly well made Vichyssoise, the accompanying bread (crispy and delicious) was served in a yellow imprinted paper bag; chicken confit was garnished with ocra, carrot, broccoli, onion, peppers, potato, green beans, lentils and tomato sauce flavored with garlic. Vanilla custard with creme Anglaise along with a small slice of heavenly chocolate cake.
Chef Suzuki has the skill to cook, although more importantly, he has the feeling and sensitivity that is evident in every dish he creates.
Sanpou Chicken Restaurant, Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
Pictured above: The owner, Jun Nadatani who has owned and operated the restaurant for 42 years in the same location as of 2010.
Bransh Avenue, Ellmole 1st Street, Kakubancho, Yonago City, 683-0812, Tottori Pref.
Tel. 0859-22-5850
Sanpou means “Three Treasures” and Chef Jan Nadatani serves chicken in every conceivable way. If you feel like having chicken this is the destination and all of the recipes have survived the test of time.
Local Sake
Home made pickles to accompany the beer and sake
Chicken gizzards from what we know are reliable birds
Fried chicken with just a light dusting of coating
Bento Box chicken
Pousse Cafe Restaurant, Yonago, Tottori – Japan
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
Pousse Cafe Restaurant, Tel. 0859-32-6688 is located on the second floor with a separate entrance up a stairway from the street. It has been proven to me to be consistently good over a long period of time, and is run by Mr. Kanyou Tsubokura, the same manager/chef that has been there for years. The restaurant focuses mainly on French bistro cooking, with the occasional Italian dish, to give a bit of diversification. It is a comfortable place with a good view of the tree lined street below. On this latest visit the tuna was very good along with the tomato salad, pork belly and the outstanding potato crusted snapper with fresh basil leaves.
A well made Vichyssoise was a good choice for a summer lunch
tuna sashimi with wasabi and ponsu sauce
Tomato salad with oil and sesame seeds
Marinated tuna with tapenade
Pork belly sandwiched between zucchini slices
Snapper with basil in shredded potato crust
Panna Cotta
Tampopo Curry Restaurant, Yonago, Tottori – Japan
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
In downtown Yonago, Tottori prefecture, Japan, Tampopo has a small, bright and cheerful room with a counter-bar containing mainly tables for deuces, with one four top near the entrance. Their specialty is curry and they have a large assortment with a changing daily menu, all of the plates I tried were very good and they have on offer other dishes in the evening such as roasted chicken.
Sushi Waka, Yonago, Tattori – Japan
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Sushi Waka is a conveyor belt operation, but don’t get the idea that it is the normal, tired-looking sushi traveling around and around endlessly on a belt. This place has the freshest sushi you can hope to obtain anywhere, as it is situated in the port city of Yonago in southern Japan. Actually, since my wife’s brother Eiji Kagawa and his wife Kumi are friendly with the owners, all orders were hand-delivered, and everything we sampled was excellent.
Below: a really fresh scallop
Maguro tuna
Pickled ginger
Sea Urchin roe (Uni)
Scallops
Selecting your order on a touch screen by computer
Sake
Three cousins eating ice cream: Reina, Hoshino and Akiko
