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| sunset before heading off to
oyaji, a san francisco
izakaya.
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| and here we are. |
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| this large table is prime
real estate in this establishment and, with 8 out of 12 people running
late, there was some concern about losing it. here, alec guards the
opposite end of the table like a north korean guard in the
dmz. |
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| 3600 ml of sake later,
it's hard for me to look at this menu without feeling at least
somewhat nauseous. =P |
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| sandy and alec inspecting the menu and
anxiously awaiting to feast on various grilled/fried/braised/raw/etc
creatures of land and sea. |
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| alec, putting his full
range of japanese reading skills into practice. "( any statement in japanese )" -- x. "so desu ne" -- alec |
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| 1800 ml bottle of yoshinogawa. this silky smooth sake was probably the leading factor in my late-night demise from 1am-4am later that night. |
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| sandy munching on some edamame. |
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| phil loading up. luckily,
gwahmay wasn't in the house tonight. |
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| canon ultra-compact
digital camera that rivals my
dmc-fx07.
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| the beginning of the end for me. |
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| one end. |
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| the other. |
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| ankimo (i.e., monkfish liver). |
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| shiokara. note to reader: shio
means salt, so unless you are a fan of pushing the boundaries of
electrolyte imbalance, you may want to take this into consideration
when ordering this dish. |
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| agedashi dofu. |
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| err, i can't seem to make out
what's in this roll. |
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| it begins. |
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| spider rolls. |
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| more. |
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| asari no sakamushi (steamed clams in
sake). |
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| teba shio (grilled chicken wings seasoned with salt). |
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| various nigiri sushi. |
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| oyaji beef. |
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| monster bottle of sake + people. |
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| karei karaage (deep-fried
flounder in crispy batter). |
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| chawan mushi. |
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| again. |
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| me and sandy. |
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| sandy and a plate of yaki onigiri. |
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| er ... |
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| and it continues. |
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| my secret cache of sauces. |
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| wiping more plates clean. |
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| oyaji ramen, emptied. |
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| gil observing phil in his
post 1-2 drink state. |
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| monster bottle of sake + gil and phil. |
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| in summary . . . |
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| another table shot. |
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| crunch. |
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| me, rambling incoherently. |
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| gil, diane, and linda in deep
conversation. |
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| alec and ernest. |
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| jonathan and crystal. |
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| nearing the end. |
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| monster bottle of sake +
sandy, alec, ernest, ... |
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| done. |
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