Mahakala

The shop owner and his wife are very friendly and the food was delicious. The kushi katsu skewers had a light batter that is fried to a lovely golden color. Totally recommended!

This is hands down the best place for kushikatsu in tokyo. Also really good curated craft beer. Brought all my friends visit Japan here and it is now on their favorites list. Don't be afraid to call for reservations, they will make English work!

Nice gem found near Shibuya. Love the food, they served us fresh vegetable snacks with an awesome dip, the chicken steak is so good. Warm service. They even gave us a (ladies) hand warmer pack when we leave ❤️

Delicious food, super kind service, and a cosy place: a must-visit in Meguro!

I absolutely love this restaurant. The Kushiage skewers are simple but upscale..they are absolutely delicious. I highly recommend the quail egg as well as the ginger pork. The okonomiyaki is also quite tasty. I always get their sake recommendation and have yet to be disappointed. I often take friends here when they come into town..it’s a small restaurant with a really good vibe, reasonable prices, and amazing food. What else could you ask for?

Such a fun experience, great food, fun music and a wonderful atmosphere. Skewers all delicious, glad we tried all of the specials along with some classics. Drank amazing sake from Akita. Will be back ASAP!

Service here is awesome! The folks here are super friendly. I would recommend this place for kushikatsu if you're in Nakameguro.

We had a fantastic night here. There's a wide variety of foods, all of which is delicious, and the service is very attentive. The sweet potato pudding is also delectable. I'll be coming back when in Tokyo next!

This small pub/restaurant was shown on Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown: Tokyo, as a favorite local spot of famous sushi chef Naomichi Yasuda. Though they didn't name the place on the show, but it wasn't hard for me to track down. They serve inexpensive small dishes popular in Osaka izakayas (pubs). Delicious food, reasonable prices and friendly service make this a good spot to hit up for a good meal. ------------------------- Value: (4/5) Menu/selection: (4/5) Quality: (5/5) Service/staff: (5/5) Ambiance: (5/5) Value: Fair prices for good quality food and drinks. A meal for a group of 3 with a couple drinks ran about US$30 each. We were full and had several different dishes. Menu/selection: Focusing on small dishes, in particular fried skewers (kushi katsu), the menu may seem somewhat limited, but there are several non-skewer dishes, mostly focusing on seafood. They are also famous for their pudding, which I'm sure would make a great dessert. Beer and usual cocktail standards are available. Quality: seems everything was prepared by hand per order and tasted great. They have a somewhat stricter "No double dipping" sauce policy of "No dipping, rather scoop" sauce for their skewers compared to other kushikatsu places and standards, which marks it a notch above those I'd like to think. (***Double dipping your food after taking a bite in the communal sauce pot is usually frowned upon in general. Not as obvious as many would think) Service/Staff: friendly and talkative staff, as one would expect of the usual Osaka people is definitely present here. None of that cold, standoffish vibe. Although I spoke Japanese to the staff, they also made efforts to use English with my friends. Ambiance: Though it may be small, the energy of the people eating here and working here make for a lively place to enjoy a nice meal and drinks. I highly recommend this place. I will be back. And as it is located on the road along Nakameguro river, it makes for a pleasant area in general to dine in.

Outstanding food. Super friendly staff. Great little place that is tons of fun. Go here if you can get here. Cheap beer and very affordable, utterly delicious food. One thing to note -- the name is Mahakala (according to all their signage and menu) so ignore the misspelling in the Yelp profile.

One of the very best places I've had the chance to pass by during my hollydays ! Here you can find a great selection of sake and glasses to drink it, I was also chocked to find such an excellent wine so far from France. Every single skewer I tasted was amazing, the egg is my favorite one ! I can still remember the Osaka music running in the background ! I only have great memories about this place, the staff is composed of such nice people and you can feel that they really put some love into what they do ! It's warm, it's comfy. I would recommand Mahakala to anyone passing by Earth !

Super fun local spot we went to in Tokyo. Try at least one of everything! Don't miss the pudding!