Day 3 – Chinese BBQ
After our visit to Ginza, Mr. Miyama took us to a Chinese BBQ place in a building he owns. He regaled us with a story of having gone to a similar place in the area and their service was terrible, so, because he wanted a good Chinese BBQ place close to his house, he bought a building an courted a local chain to go in. It has been very successful.
The fun part about the Chinese BBQ dinner is the fact that it’s a family affair and Mr Miyama, in addition to his daughter, Brian and I, had his parents join us. This was definitely a meal to be enjoyed family style. My favorite was the shrimp… incredible. The sauce was a sort of spicy mayonnaise mixture that was really rich in flavor. Best thing on the menu. A close second was this omelette thing – wacky, weird and very, very good. Picture and omelette on rice with vegetables and chicken all covered in a ketchup based sauce. Yeah, I know how it sounds but it was really good.
While the meal at the restaurant was incredible, it was made really special when we went back to the Miyama’s and they served us a traditional Japanese dessert. It was a sort of red bean in a sweet soup. I ate every bite. It wasn’t too sweet and it had a really good flavor that topped of the meal perfectly.
