oimachi

There is an area called Oimachi nearby, if you remember, this is where we had pizza at Pizza Man.

Satoshi passes through here on his daily commute, so he said to meet him after his German class at Oimachi for dinner, so he could show me the Christmas lights that were up.

Dinner was at a Gyutan (beef tongue) restaurant called Iroha.

The place is tiny and they make you sit really close to other tables.

So close, we had to "second hand chain smoke" with the women at the next table...*gag*

We had their grilled gyutan cut thick and we also had calf tongue.

I liked the calf tongue better because it was more tender.

We also had moyashi (bean sprouts) namul and cabbage topped with garlic and konbu.

Their inarizushi wasn't anything too special.

Their shiitake skewers with butter and garlic were good but their beef tongue skewers with raw egg was gross.

We were pretty sure they didn't use tongue for these skewers, the texture was mushy like liver...

Kinda hit or miss at this place, there are so many eateries in this area, so next time we'll try somewhere else.

Iroha
5-3-13 Higashi-Oi
Shinagawa, Tokyo
Phone: 03.6712.8366
Hours: 16:00-24:00

pizzaman

One of Satoshi's friends lives in Oimachi, so after walking around after our monja lunch, we decided to find a place for dinner in Oimachi.

There was a place that he has been wanting to try but there was always a line...Pizzaman.

This shop looks like an old military barrack, round on the top, made of corrugated metal.

Inside it is rather noisy.

The pizza comes out quick from their wood burning oven.

We shared their margherita, daily special pizzas, an order of fries and a bottle of wine...the crust was so good!

The daily special pizza had all sorts of different grilled veggies on it.

And the fries were crispy....mmm.

Make reservations if possible, otherwise you'll need to wait for a table.

They also have salads and pastas.

I'm glad we tried this place and look forward to coming back.

Pizzaman (UPDATE: closed 2022)
1-11-8 Oi
Shinagawa, Tokyo
Phone: 03.3774.0900
Closed Mondays
Hours: 11:30-14:00 (lunch), 18:00-21:00 (dinner)