Today is our 4-year anniversary! We went out for a nice dinner at Robataya, and had one of the most entertaining dining experiences we have had. Robatayaki is Japanese-style grilling over hot coals, with the freshest ingredients prepared and served very simply in front of the diners. The raw ingredients are all laid out in front of the grills - just point and it is grilled and on your plate in no time.
Our first course was four different types of sashimi: tuna, salmon, flounder, and a mystery fish we couldn't understand when they told us. Vegetables came throughout dinner: potatoes, asparagus, eggplant, mushrooms, and peppers. Then came the kobe beef...OMG a love child of beef and butter as far as I could tell...served with freshly ground wasabi and garlic. Last was the whole fish that had been grilling the entire time - delicious, but hard work to get the meat off the bones.
The cooks and waiters put on quite a show for us (as I'm sure they do for any tourists venturing in), shouting out orders with unnecessary volume in the tiny restaurant. Apparently it's quite the celebrity destination - the owner showed us a photo album of him posing with famous movie stars, singers, and athletes. Sting had been in there four days prior! We didn't make the cut in his album.
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