夜焼き

2026.01.04

お通し

Snacks to nibble on as you wait for skewers to come off the grill.

枝豆

boiled young soybeans, salt

おにぎり

rice ball, furikake

浅漬け

cucumber, salt

ポテトサラダ

potato, carrot, onion, cucumber, corn, mayo

串焼き

The main event. These skewers are one per person and will come out starting from lightest to heaviest. Eat them while they are hot. Shichimi, yuzu kosho, and lemon are available as toppings.

ささみ

tender, sake, salt, wasabi

胸

breast, yuzu kosho

エリンギ

king oyster mushroom, miso dengaku

ねぎま

thigh, scallion, tare

つくね

meatball, tare

しし唐

shishitou pepper, tare

バックリブ

pork rib, dry rub, sauce

汁

Take a break from the skewers with a hot bowl of congee. Long simmered chicken stock house made from chicken bones and a bonito/kelp dashi is used to boil the rice. Comes with chicken breast and your choice of toppings

粥

chicken dashi, rice, breast, skin, garlic, shiitake, scallion

追加

Skewers for the more adventurous. Cuts of chicken that you don't typically see in the west along with organs. Limited amounts.

なす

eggplant, tare, ginger

手羽元レッグ

drumette, leg, tare

手羽中

wing, tare

おびそり

inner thigh, oyster, sake, salt

ふりそで

shoulder, sake, salt

ハラミ

belly, sake, salt

皮

skin, sake, salt

ぼんじり

tail, sake, salt

せせり

neck, tare

軟骨

cartilage, tare

砂肝

gizzard, sake, salt

ハツ

heart, sake, salt

レバー

liver, tare
Person grilling skewers in front of a wall will whiskey bottles on it Ramen shop diorama next to a jar of umeshu A man smiling standing behind a grill with skewers on it Breast and tender skewers along with onigiri, edamame, pickles and potato salad on a plate King oyster mushroom skewers with dengaku sauce on top Grilled chicken thigh and scallion skewer Grilled shishito pepper skewer A bowl of chicken congee with chicken breast, skin, garlic and shiitake on top A variety of skewers grilling on a japanese style charcoal grill A wooden board with paper menu items attached to it A hand holding three chicken offal skewers A man rotating skewers on a japanese style charcoal grill Three people smiling and holding up the peace sign A japanese curtain hanging in a doorway A sign with a dog illustration and japanese text Grilled eggplant skewer Grilled chicken heart skewer Grilled chicken thigh and scallion skewer Grilled chicken belly skewer Grilled chicken meatball skewer

Notes

We had 12 guests this time and made 213 skewers along with 20 pork back ribs (baby back). There ended up being a decent amount of leftovers likely due to the pork rib and the double helping of rice. While the kayu was good it was too much rice overall having that along with the onigiri. Going forward I'll probably switch to doing a chicken broth served with the onigiri, edamame, potato salad, pickles and initial skewers.

I added eggplant skewers to the menu this time as I was inspired after a meal at Afuri Izakaya. I used my regular tare and then did a bit of microplaned ginger on top before serving. While not many were ordered I quite enjoyed it. I'll probably keep this as a staple for at least the next few parties.