yakitori.

This is my friend Yuji (on the right) and a few of his co-workers from starbucks. They took me out Tuesday night to this fabulous yakitori restraunt. People are yelling, throwing things and the servers treat you like you are some kind of royalty. There is so much food here its overwhelming. And drink as well. It was a whole lot of fun.

Some facts about Yakitori for you...

Yakitori, lit. grilled bird, is a Japanese type of skeward chicken.
It is made from several bite-sized pieces of chicken meat, skewered on a bamboo skewer and barbecued, usually over charcoal.
Diners ordering yakitori usually have a choice of having it served with simply salt (and sometimes lemon juice) or with tare sauce, which is basically made up of mirin, sweet sake, soy sauce and sugar. The sauce is applied on the skewered meat and is grilled until delicately cooked and is served with the tare sauce as a dip.
Yakitori is a very popular dish in Japan. Many working people grab a yakitori and a beer from yakitori stalls on the way home from work. Yakitori is also a common, cheap accompaniment to beer in izakayas.
Strictly speaking, the term "yakitori" refers to those consisting only of various chicken parts and vegetables. Similarly skewered grilled food made with other ingredients such as beef, pork, fish or seafood is usually available at yakitori establishments and are known as kushiyaki, lit. skewer grill, in Japan. However, outside of Japan, and even in some areas of Japan (in particular Kyushu, Higashimatsuyama city and parts of Hokkaidō) these would also be referred to as yakitori.

Common yakitori dishes include...
shou niku (lit. "proper meat"), chicken thigh pieces - "standard yakitori", usually with skin
sasami skinless chicken breast pieces
negima alternating pieces of chicken thigh and scallion
nankotsu chicken cartilage
hatsu chicken heart
rebā liver
sunagimo chicken gizzard
tsukune chicken meatballs
torikawa chicken skin, grilled until crispy
tebasaki chicken wing
ikada Japanese scallion, with two skewers to prevent rotation

The food at these places is truly overwhelming. Its fantastic! Feel free to check out some pics and videos from the restraunt. And yes, I do mention Yuji's name more than once. Love the guy! Wish you all could meet him!