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About this place
Yakitori is the focus at Fuga, but choosing a dish to go with your skewers can give the meal a different character. One dish particularly recommended by diners is the beef tongue steak: a fist-sized piece is said to be grilled over charcoal to medium rare, then cut into fairly thick slices. At 1,800 yen, it stands apart from the skewers and makes a substantial centrepiece for the meal.
Yakitori skewers, including chicken hearts, chicken gizzards, white onion and green peppers, start at 1 yen for 100 skewers. The selection ranges from meat skewers such as pork belly, chicken thigh and chicken wings to vegetable rolls filled with tomato or asparagus, making it easy to sample a few different kinds. Some diners have singled out the doneness and the sweet-salty seasoning, too.
For a shared meal beyond the skewers, there is motsunabe, a hot pot featuring offal. Diners describe springy pieces of offal in a light broth. Although the listed price is 1,800 yen per person, the minimum order is two servings; champon noodles can be added at the end. It is a good option for a meal around the pot with at least one other person.
Vinegared offal and potato salad are among the choices for a light bite, while grilled rice balls and mentaiko ochazuke—rice with seasoned cod roe and tea—offer ways to finish the meal. Drinks range from beer and highballs to red or white wine by the glass, sake and shochu, so there are plenty of options to pair with the food.
One diner reports having a drink alone at the counter. Seating and reservations are also available.
