Weekend food

This weekend being Valentines day, a lot of my time was spent eating out. As mentioned on my previous post, one of those places was at a Mexican restaurant in Hiroo. This would be my first time to ever visit Hiroo, at least that I am aware of. Hiroo was a nice place but as I was pointed out, it was packed with foreigners. It was a different kind of foreigners too, not like the ones you find in Roppongi. The vibe reminded me of walking through North West Washington D.C which was nice. The Mexican restaurant which was a small establishment was packed with customers by the time I arrived there. Not surprisingly I saw more foreign customers than Japanese. The food was not bad, but some dishes I tried were a bit disappointing. My coworker who recommended the place was also a bit surprised on the drop of quality. The most interesting dish I tried was the chicken with chocolate sauce. The best thing I tried wasn't food but a drink. They served the best Mojito I have tried in Japan.

Among other restaurants I went to this weekend was a Tottori themed izakaya "かば". What is special about this place is it was the same restaurant chain that I went to during my welcome enkai when I was living in Tottori-ken. I didn't even know it was chain until a few days ago. I thought "かば" only existed in the small narrow roads of Asahi Machi in Yonago. Anyways, Tokyo's version was decent but not as good as the YOnago one. All the seafood came from Sakaiminato (Famous port in Tottori known for their seafood) and the decor of the izakaya was Tottori related but the charm and space that you can only get from an inaka (country) izakaya could not be replicated.







Eating there made me want to hop on the Shinkansen and visit Tottori again. I miss the open space, good food, awesome onsen, and slow lifestyle there. I am not sure when I'll go next time, but I'm aiming for sometime during Golden week.

In other news, I think I found a pool (Billiards as they call it here) buddy. I've been wanting to shoot pool for the longest time here, but the only bar activity that everyone I know likes to do is play darts. Anyways, I'm not sure when I will play my High School/University past time again, but I'm hoping it will be in the coming weeks.