Japan has a rich culture especially in the way they cook. Yesterday, me and Mustafa had a chance to go out on a Friday night to have that quintessential Japanese Friday night experience. We were accompanied by our boss here - Imoto san, and he did not disappoint us at all. Mustafa was raving about a Japanese BBQ restaurant which serves you very thinly sliced raw meats and you yourself grill and eat it, but, Imoto san promised us something better. And I was a bit surprised...what could be better than raw meat on a smoky grill and beer!!? - But anyways, we reached Kawasaki station and headed towards the restaurant floor. I had never been there all this time and was surprised seeing the plethora of choices that we had!! We went into this restaurant called Pasutakon (I hope that's how they spell it in English) which was a Teppanyaki restaurant. They served Okonomiyaki - my favourite Japanese dish. I had a feeling that Imoto san would make us try those. That's something that every Japanese would like to show off to a person from another country! I had it waay back in 2009, and absolutely loved it. In a Teppanyanki restaurant, every table has this hot steel plate in the middle where the waiter/chef actually cooks your meal in front of you. Of course its only possible in Japanese cuisine where 10 mins of heat is enough to cook meat!. Anyways, so, we placed the order for the food and the drinks and were soon engrossed with the way the waitress (very pretty mind you) was mixing all the ingredients and putting it on the hot plate with her oh-so-pretty hands. We started off with 2 okonomiyakis and 1 cheese yaki soba with beef. And I swear, the awesome smell emanating from the grill was mouth watering. Plus the shochu and the beers also kicked in making the evening worthwhile! We talked, laughed, shared experiences and soaked up the awesome atmosphere. The way the grill smokes, the awesome smell of the food sizzling away and the heat around the table (and *ahem* *ahem* beer)...makes it fun! We had a pretty good time and promised ourselves to be back soon...pretty soon.
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