Our first meal in Tokyo was at Torisho Ishii Hina, an offshoot of the one-star Torisho in Osaka. Our reservation was for the first round at 5.15 pm, and we were the only foreigners among the 12 diners.
Having just flown in from the US, we were quite tired and were afraid the meal wouldn’t be as enjoyable. However, Torisho Ishii Hina far exceeded my expectation. We quite enjoyed watching the chef cooking everything in front of us. The dishes served to us include:
Taro and fried ginko nut Breast Neck Makamo – Japanese wild vegetable Esophagus Chicken stock chawanmushi Chicken wing Gizzard Smoked chicken with blue cheese Harami Chicken thigh with Negi Cabbage roll and winter vegetables Liver Chochin (chicken ovary)- add-on Tsukune (Meatball) A choice of main – Oyakodon Apple sherbet and honey
Some of my favorites were the chicken thigh, wing, and gizzard. Some of the dishes sound extreme, but everything was well-cooked and delicious. As expected in Japan, the service was impeccable. Everyone was warm and was kind to translate the dishes to English for us. At the end, the whole team came out to send us off.
What a great start to our trip. I recommended Torisho Ishii Hina for anyone who is looking for a meal that is not the usual sushi, kaiseki etc. We have a few restaurants booked for this trip and will be sharing our meal with everyone!
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Our first meal in Tokyo was at Torisho Ishii Hina, an offshoot of the one-star Torisho in Osaka. Our reservation was for the first round at 5.15 pm, and we were the only foreigners among the 12 diners.
Having just flown in from the US, we were quite tired and were afraid the meal wouldn’t be as enjoyable. However, Torisho Ishii Hina far exceeded my expectation. We quite enjoyed watching the chef cooking everything in front of us. The dishes served to us include:
Taro and fried ginko nut
Breast
Neck
Makamo – Japanese wild vegetable
Esophagus
Chicken stock chawanmushi
Chicken wing
Gizzard
Smoked chicken with blue cheese
Harami
Chicken thigh with Negi
Cabbage roll and winter vegetables
Liver
Chochin (chicken ovary)- add-on
Tsukune (Meatball)
A choice of main – Oyakodon
Apple sherbet and honey
Some of my favorites were the chicken thigh, wing, and gizzard. Some of the dishes sound extreme, but everything was well-cooked and delicious. As expected in Japan, the service was impeccable. Everyone was warm and was kind to translate the dishes to English for us. At the end, the whole team came out to send us off.
What a great start to our trip. I recommended Torisho Ishii Hina for anyone who is looking for a meal that is not the usual sushi, kaiseki etc. We have a few restaurants booked for this trip and will be sharing our meal with everyone!