Classic Yakitori and Unagi Restaurant in Kameido
Published: January 13, 2023
This brightly lit storefront is the entrance to a large Showa era restaurant which is beautifully furnished and decorated in the style of yesteryear. A fixture on the Kameido dining scene for 70 years, this restaurant is a popular place to relax after a visit to the nearby Katori Shrine and Tenjin Shrine.
Recommended is yakitori.
Most yakitori are priced at 450 yen for three skewers.
Unaju (Matsu course) is priced at 3,300 yen with eel liver soup and pickles, a real downtown price.
Recommended dish of the day.
Yasai-maki Yakitori. 700 yen.
Maguro Yamakake 650yen.
Baigai Nimono 700 yen.
Shirako Ponzu 750 yen.
Aji Tataki 750 yen.
Kaki Fry 1,100 yen.
Ginnan shio-iri 700 yen.
Dining Room on the 1st floor
The large rooms on the second and third floors assure privacy for special occasions.
All rooms have an understated elegance that transports one back to a simpler, less stressful time.
You can see the traditional big battledore.
Kameido Toricho is a landmark of the local community as a place for banquets. Guests come for all kinds of events, from year-end and New Year’s parties, to ceremonial occasions like a child’s first 100 days, Shichi Go San, Coming-of-Age celebrations, family reunions, and birthdays, to even more somber get-togethers such as Buddhist memorial services.
Course meal for special occasions.
A sumptuous course using carefully selected ingredients, including their famous yakitori (grilled chicken), unaju (eel over rice), 3 appetizers, sashimi, steamed egg custard, etc., is available for 7,600 yen.
I respect them for maintaining the traditions and recipes that made them popular back in the Showa period. The sauces and techniques are sure to tug at the heartstrings of their customers who are seeking the natsukashi nostalgic flavors of that period.
by Jerry Brady
