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Beef Chiritori Hot Pan, Hiyashi Ame Sour, $6.50
$18 for two pax; $34 for four pax Unless you’re a teetotaller, all this
‘Chiritori’ means dustpan in Japanese, fried nosh goes best with alcohol. Like
but take heart that the pan this is this refreshing cocktail, which is an
served on is not that cleaning tool (it alcoholic version of Hiyashi Ame, the
just looks like a dustpan). Spicy miso popular Kansai summertime drink
soup is poured into the pan before a made with ginger and malt barley
mountain of bean sprouts, Australian syrup. It’s spiked with a liberal dose of
beef slices and spicy cooked beef offal Jim Beam bourbon whisky, and lemon
like lungs and liver are added. You get juice. Refreshing.
to cook the dish yourself on a portable
stove, like Korean budae jjigae (army
stew). It’s a matter of waiting for all
the raw ingredients to cook into a
fragrant, decadent stew. For a small
fee, you can get additional toppings
like an onsen egg ($2). We say go for BOTTOM LINE: We foresee this becoming one of our go-to late night
the Cheese Risotto Set ($7) — you supper joints. While not all perfect, the kushikatsu here is mostly fresh, not
get small bowls of cheddar cheese, too oily (at least during our visit) and well-priced. The tipples are equally
chopped chives and rice to make your affordable. We will try more of their side dishes, like sashimi, oden and DIY
own risotto with the leftover stew. takoyaki next.
Good way to carb up the meal.

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