akari (kumamoto city)

お久しぶりです！　Long time no see. It has been nearly 2 and a half months since my last entry, and there has definitely been a ton of eating since then. To start off this near year, here is a review of Akari (http://www.akari-c.com/index.html) restaurant/izakaya in Kumamoto City. I attended a party there a few nights ago, and was impressed by the atmosphere and quality of the food. Each guest paid ¥4,000 for a two hour all-you-can-eat and drink feast. With a set menu for occassions like this, the food can be either really hit, or really miss. Fortunately, I enjoyed the night's menu: shrimp tempura wrapped in nori, yakiniku (bbq beef/chicken at your table), seared tuna sashimi, salad, special peanut tofu (absolutely delish), and a pureed pumpkin ball filled with ground beef...i believe i got my money's worth.. especially with the two beers, cocktails, and excellent company.





akari is located just off shimotori, near the ginza-dori intersection, on the first floor of the ポブラビル. it is open 17:30 to 5:00 from monday to saturday, and 17:30 to 1:00 on sundays.

kumamoto is just packed with great restaurants like this... i got a few more months to try as many of them as i can.