When
you enter, you’ll notice that the open grill is the centerpiece of the warm
dining room. For your first visit, pick
a seat by the bar to observe the chefs masterfully create the many grilled
skewers of joy, ranging from asparagus with bacon to skirt steak and scallops,
available on the menu.
We
were there for lunch and stared at the variety of options for a few minutes. The appetizing pictures made our decisions
that much more difficult. After a back
and forth exchange of, “Shall we get this, or maybe this … or actually …,” we
finally decided on the Totto Don (chicken) and the Karubi Don
(short rib).
To
start off, the waitress brought us mixed green salads and miso soups with tofu. It sounds standard, but both were delicious
and a sign of what we were about to taste. In addition to the visuals and the
sounds of the grill, the smell from it made the wait for our main courses that
much more exciting.
Take
a look at what we had:
Before:
Chicken on the left and short rib on the right
After:
Voilà
– magic trick
As
you can see, we devoured both dishes.
The meats were juicy and tender, served over a soft bed of rice with Japanese
pickles and finely chopped scallion heads.
On the side, we had two perfectly steamed eggs. Lunch was a complete sensory experience.
Service: Courteous and
friendly, but attentiveness to the iced-water level in guests’ glasses could be
increased.
Ambience: Bring a date
or bring friends, it’ll be fun. You’ll
be craving yakitori soon after as we are right now.
Score: 4 out of 5
piggies. While lunch is affordable, the
schedule is definitely a drawback – M-F (11:30am – 2pm). Yet, we highly recommended Yakitori Totto as
a lunch spot to anyone in Hell’s Kitchen, Midtown West, or New York City! The empty bowls and smiles on our faces
captured how delicious Yakitori Totto is.
Yakitori
Totto
251
West 55th Street 2nd Floor
New
York, NY 10019
(212)
245-4555
1 comments:
been here and absolutely love love loveee it!
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