Comments on: Nonotori, Osaka (Japan)

By: djd421

djd421 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:46:36 +0000

I came accross your blog and descriptive prose and pictures after Googling Japanese raw chicken restaurants. My husband, who has been to Japan many times, was taken to a similar restaurant in Tokyo, for his last night in town.

It was literally his last supper for over a week… He has been in a Seattle hospital with sever diarrhea and vomiting and fever from a campylbactor stomaach infection.

I would caution anyone from eating in this type of restaurant. The US Center for Disease control states this is a nasty virus. He was lucky and got to the hospital before his kidneys failed. But most would agree that a 5 day hospital stay is not normal for an otherwise healthy man.

By: Y

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:57:54 +0000

Love that photo highlighting the chicken sashimi. Barry well and truly believes in the sanitizing qualities of beer too.. hehe Y’s last blog post..Daring Bakers Challenge : Chocolate Valentino Cake

By: Howard

Howard — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:11:32 +0000

Christie : Thanks, someone has to do it

Arwen : It’s daunting at first, but you tend to forget about it.

FFichiban : lol there is a chinese saying for everything. Tonight my mum made me drink a soup which is supposed to make my eye sight better.

Karen : Indeed, beer solves everything! (including a bad day at work)

Chuck : Cheers! Like you said, I try anything once. Stay tuned for my post where I try horse meat.

Reemski : Some people call me brave, others call me stupid!

Emma : Thanks for the tips Emma! I wish we spent more time in Osaka, we only had 1 1/2 days there. But I must say the Takoyaki there was awesome, especially in the cold weather.

Shez : The japs love their raw stuff. I wish I could have spoken Japanese to ask them your question!

Chris : When you think about it, there is perhaps more risk in eating fugu than there is with raw chicken

Billy : I’m alive! Teresa had a pretty average night. This place was definately not one of her highlights.

Simon : Totally agree! Ever since I had Omakase at Azuma, I often request for it so I can be surprised.

smileona : Give it a try one day, perhaps only in Japan. I don’t mind chicken bum, it’s something my parents always fight over as well … strange people they are.

By: smileona

smileona — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:03:08 +0000

i love the composition of your photos! its awesome!

OOoo RAW chicken?? medium cooked chicken???? i don’t know if its just me but i could never eat raw chicken same goes for medium cooked mince. Then again i’m willing to try anything ^_^.

GRILLED chicken bum???? That is one piece of a chicken i could never eat.. yet alone digest. I have issues swallowing fatty / giggly and even chicken skin (when its not fried).

Chicken butt is a piece my grandma or elders would eat but definitely not me …

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By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:17:08 +0000

Raw chicken isn’t something I would look to order but with an omakase style arrangement, or locals ordering on your behalf, I’m quite often surprised with not only what is served up but also how good it can be.

If there’s something that ends up being too exotic for your liking, it usually ends up being a talking point. Win-win in my eyes

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By: teresa

teresa — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:29:42 +0000

Worst restaurant! (for me that is…) I ate like nothing. Luckily the meal we had 2 hours later made up for it! nomnomnom!

I think after this meal, we didn’t eat anymore chicken whatsoever.

By: billy@ATFT

billy@ATFT — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:57:54 +0000

you r still here and kicking, so i assume the raw chicken is safe. So teresa had the cucumber and potato and you had the rest?

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By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:33:01 +0000

Wow, so brave! I think I would take my chances, simply because I think that I’d have picked up something already with raw beef and sashimi, prepared in much less rigid conditions…It might have to be after a few drinks though

By: shez

shez — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:27:19 +0000

ahhh! the chefs look like such a lovely bunch

i don’t think i could do raw chicken. so i’m really impressed that you did. i wonder how they managed to get their chicken freshly enough to serve it that way…

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By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:20:38 +0000

Here’s a hint for you; tori means chicken so any izakaya with that in the name is probably a yakitori-ya, a chicken izakaya! If you’re in Osaka for much longer you have to go Naked Fish, a sushi bar that’s innovative, cheap and good. They have an English menu and the chef/owner spent 14 years in Vegas so speaks English. It’s in on the main road in Nihonbashi on the Sakai-suji subway line. Nihonbashi is also the place to go for electronics in Osaka (besides Yodabashi Camera in Umeda)
Address (which dooesn’t help much in Japan) = Hotel Hillarys 1F, 3-4-10 nipponbashi tel: 06 6633 2323
Do you know the Japanese “watashi wa niku o tabenai” I don’t eat meat.
“niku ga haite inai no wa nani ga arimasu ka” what do you have that doesn’t have meat in it?

Oh, and you have to do the visitor to Osaka thing and go to Ame-mura and eat takoyaki! Have fun

By: Reemski

Reemski — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:50:25 +0000

Hahhahahah Nice one Howie! You're very brave! Reemski’s last blog post..Balthazar Restaurant + Bar, Perth

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:02:37 +0000

The photos are stunning once again. But, what were you thinking eating raw chicken. I mean I will try just about anything, but I don't think I would try raw chicken. I'll watch for your next post and see if you are still around lol Chuck’s last blog post..Danish with Lime Curd and Mascarpone Cheese

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:08:10 +0000

You're a brave man Howard! But then again you can do anything when you're sanitised with beer lol! Karen’s last blog post..Löwenbräu Keller

By: FFichiban

FFichiban — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:56:08 +0000

Oohh all of the dishes look yummmm!! And of course try raw chicken if they have it! but I guess it is first day haha. Hmm the chicken bum looks different but I am used to the Tw style of the whole chicken bum haha. They sure are tasty and fatty and the Chinese say that eating them makes you pretty haha -__- FFichiban’s last blog post..St George Open Air Cinema - Mrs Macquarie Point, Sydney

By: Arwen from Hoglet K

Arwen from Hoglet K — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:36:34 +0000

Raw chicken -argh. I think I’m with Teresa and the buttery potato on this one

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By: Christie @ fig&cherry

Christie @ fig&cherry — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:14:02 +0000

LOL, sanitised your mouth with beer. Well done you for being so masculine and checking the food for poisonous affects!