kenleewrites in 日本

Met another friend for dinner today. We went for Thai food at Jiyuugaoka (自由が丘).

I arrived early. So while waiting for me to arrive, I went around the station. Literally took one round around the station ^^. I wanted to have my fortunes told. But the shop was closed…And I reckon this is integrated ash tray is a pretty good idea. Integrated into a lamp post. No use for countries where smoking in public is banned.You know the Thai name of this dish? In English, it’s something like “morning glory salad”. I love Thai food. It’s one of my favourites (steak is also one my mine). Just love the rich flavour. When I was in Singapore, I used to frequent a little Thai shop called “lemongrass”. Don’t know if it’s still there. In Sydney, there were much more Thai restaurants around. I ate at quite a few. But my usuals were “ben’s thai takeaway” and the other name I don’t quite remember… “pattaya” was it? It was along Kingsford. Anyway, even in Japan I still eat Thai frequently (usually at Bangkok Kitchen in Jiyuugaoka. Wednesday’s the best. Bring a lady friend and you’ll get 20% off the bill! Yeah!). I even have a bag of chillis give to me from a Thai friend! Sorry… got carried away with eating and chatting I forgot to take photos of the other dishes!Next we headed to an izakaya (居酒屋、いざかや) for some after dinner snacks and a drink (yes, we eat alot here ^^). I found some interesting things in the menu. “Skewer of Squid Legs 183″ and “Skewer of Squid Mouth 183″. What’s 183? It’s the price of one skewer.Check out the squid legs and squid mouth. The funny thing was we asked the both the waiter who took our order and the waitress who brought our order what “tonnbi” (とんび) is. The one at the top. Both of them had no idea… It’s the round thing on the right. It tastes pretty good!This one I didn’t try. My friend didn’t seem up to it. “Squid Mouth with Guts”! I want some squid mouth with GUTS! Next time perhaps ^^.You have any favourite food besides mum’s cooking? Or maybe a favourite restaurants where you bring dates to ^^?