Stan H
Google
I got sick of having to read every review of every place before going in for dinner, so one day I just decided to go random. Mostly random. I decided to find a place without the help of Google, and with a couple of criteria. One, place is filled with people. Two, doesn't have foreign language signs outside the shop, so I know it's tailor to locals. So I came across this tiny joint. I saw a lot of people inside, and I could barely understand a couple of words (took Japanese 101 during first year). Walked in, asked if he could understand English, guy passed me a simple English menu. Sat down and ordered the 5 dish boiled pork sashimi, and 10 different skewers in 2 sets. The pork sashimi was a first for me. It included stomach, thymus, tongue, heart, and womb. Womb!!! Everything was weird, but nothing tasted disgusting. You just have to have an open mind. I was glad I tried them all. Then came the skewers, again mostly guts. First I took a bite of the intestines, very very salty I thought, but as I chewed away and the saltiness broke through my taste butts it tasted so good. I couldn't wait for the second piece. I went the ten skewers fairly quickly, and everyone of them was an experience. I was just so glad that I listened to my gut and had some great guts.
I am giving it 4 stars not because I think there is anything wrong. Just that 5 stars to me has to be very special not just the food, but a memory that is specially attach to it. So all and all this could very well be a place worthy of a 5 star in another occasion.
P.S. get some cold sake. Goes well with the meat.