Charcoal-grilled Chicken & Sake "Yamauchi-Nojou" Nara SanJo — Restaurant in Nara

For those not familiar with izikaya style establiahments, the easiest wat to describe it is Japanese tapas. But it is so much more than that. We went as a group of four which is a good size to share a wide-ranging selection of foods without ordering duplicates if there eere more of us. Highlights were the barbecued chicken which had a smokey taste. The chicken rice , sea scollops on corn and mushroom as well as a sashimi plate were devoured eagerly. The whole fish was not my thing but it was enjoyed by the other members. They drank beer while I had the plum liquor 'umeshu' - a sweet beverage that is very...

Noticed this place when we were walking towards the park because it had delicious looking BBQ meats outside. They were fairly busy even late at night but we were eventually led to our table. What was interesting was that you order from an iPad. There was an English menu and the pictures helped but it did take a few minutes fiddling around with it to figure out what to do. Of note was the horse and chicken sashimi which was quite interesting. We also had the BBQ chicken which was what drew us to the restaurant in the first place. The food was nice and with the iPad you can keep tabs on how much you've...

The food was good and the staff were friendly. There are no issues with the bill (table tax).

The only issue at this restaurant is that that they are very slow in bringing the food, AND they bring it bit by bit. So if you order something different than your partner, you'll have to watch them eat because your food will be served a little...