Kushi Tempura Dandanya — Restaurant in Tokyo

I’m a foodie, and to be honest Tempura has been my least favorite Japanese cuisine to this point……

Stumbled across this restaurant and am always drawn to places with no tourists. Opened the old sliding glass paned door and was greeted warmly and seated on a stool next to the Chef station.

Sensibly, their set menu starts and you can stop whenever you’ve had enough. I made it to their 2nd tier, and then added Wagu (1 piece) , delicious clam based miso soup, and finally a prawn that was just amazing.

Chef backpacked in USA 30yrs ago, so I was able to have a fun dialogue with him.

Turns out the restaurant has 4 floors above the ground floor, and one below. On this Monday night I’d guess it was pretty full - most all locals.

Loved it! - thank...

美味しい料理、串天ぷらを満喫した夜。しかし接客には惜しい点も。

3名で新宿駅から徒歩数分の場所にある串天ぷら...

This place was recommended by a Japanese chef in my home town. It's 4 floors of service, each with a single chef, a waitress and a horseshoe shaped bar for the customers. The "tasting menu" is what I had both nights and I highly recommend it. there is no dipping sauce or hot sauce or anything that will prevent you from tasting the ingredient; just salt. The batter is incredibly light and even after 30 pieces of tempura I didn't feel...