I was pretty impressed to find a decent yakitori place so close to Kabukicho's main drag that wasn't overrrun by tourists. The guy seated next to me had been coming to the same bar for 40 years.

Tabelog page (my review)

Despite being known for their seafood, Boathouse's burger is exceptional considering how large their menu is and how many covers they turn a night. Most dedicated craft burger joints aren't half this good.

When the bartenders remember it, I like to order the long-since-removed cocktail S.S. Politician, which is a simple (and extremely whiskey-forward) manhattan made with:

• Jack Daniels Single Barrel
• Montenegro
• Cherry bitters
• Luxardo cherry

… and served to the brim of a martini glass that's tall enough to ride most roller coasters.

A local friend is taking his first trip to Japan this week, so we took him to one of the two(!) local Gyu-kaku locations here in Orlando.

A ton of these have sprung up throughout the US in the last few years, and if your town has one, I'd strongly encourage you to check it out. It's a cook-your-own-food restaurant chain in Japan and the American renditions (mostly) do their Japanese counterparts justice.

If you want to know what to order, go for the top-of-the-line ("Supreme"?) all-you-can-eat menu and just keep ordering harami skirt steak (salted, not sauced) until your stomach explodes.

I visited this restaurant on May 23, 2023, and gave it a 3.3 on Tabelog.

Name: 人間関係 cafe de copain
Description: 渋谷、神泉、明治神宮前/カフェ、パン、バー

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Human Relations Cafe De Copain
Description: Shibuya, Shinsen, Meiji Jingumae/Cafe, bread, bar

I visited this restaurant on May 22, 2023, and gave it a 3.4 on Tabelog.

Name: やきとりスタンド 京急川崎店
Description: 京急川崎、川崎/居酒屋、焼き鳥、ラーメン

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Yakitori Stand Keikyu Kawasaki Store
Description: Keikyu Kawasaki, Kawasaki/Izakaya, Yakitori, Ramen

I visited this restaurant on May 21, 2023, and gave it a 3.2 on Tabelog.

Name: ザオイスターバー コウベ
Description: ハーバーランド、神戸、西元町/イタリアン、ダイニングバー、ワインバー

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: The Oyster Bar Kobe
Description: Harborland, Kobe, Nishimotomachi/Italian, Dining Bar, Wine Bar

I visited this restaurant on May 20, 2023, and gave it a 3.5 on Tabelog.

Name: ニクスペシャリテ・マクラ
Description: 神戸三宮（阪急）、三宮（神戸市営）、旧居留地・大丸前/肉料理、ステーキ、ワインバー

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Nix Specialty Macra
Description: Kobe Sannomiya (Hankyu), Sannomiya (Kobe Municipal), Former Settlement/Daimaru-mae/Meat dishes, steak, wine bar

I visited this restaurant on May 20, 2023, and gave it a 3.7 on Tabelog.

Name: 七福神
Description: 三宮（神戸市営）、神戸三宮（阪急）、三ノ宮（ＪＲ）/串揚げ、居酒屋

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Seven Lucky Gods
Description: Sannomiya (Kobe Municipal), Kobe Sannomiya (Hankyu), Sannomiya (JR)/Kushiage, Izakaya

I visited this restaurant on May 18, 2023, and gave it a 3.5 on Tabelog.

Name: いろり家
Description: 小国町その他/居酒屋

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Irori Family
Description: Oguni Town Others/Izakaya

I visited this restaurant on May 17, 2023, and gave it a 3.5 on Tabelog.

Name: Kitchen HUB Dining
Description: 屋久島町その他/カフェ、ピザ、カレー

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Kitchen Hub Dining
Description: Yakushima Town Others/Cafe, Pizza, Curry

I visited this restaurant on May 17, 2023, and gave it a 3.8 on Tabelog.

Name: とんかつと、しゃぶしゃぶ。黒豚ふくや
Description: 天文館通、いづろ通、朝日通/とんかつ、しゃぶしゃぶ、鍋

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Tonkatsu And Shabu-shabu. Kurobuta Fukuya
Description: Tenmonkan-dori, Izuro-dori, Asahi-dori/Tonkatsu, Shabu-shabu, Hotpot

I visited this restaurant on May 16, 2023, and gave it a 3.6 on Tabelog.

Name: 漁火
Description: 屋久島町その他/海鮮

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Fishing Fire
Description: Yakushima Town Others/Seafood

I visited this restaurant on May 15, 2023, and gave it a 3.4 on Tabelog.

Name: オールデイダイニング カザ
Description: 京都、東寺、梅小路京都西/ビュッフェ、カフェ、ヨーロッパ料理

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: All Day Dining Kaza
Description: Kyoto, Toji Temple, Umekoji Kyoto West/Buffet, Cafe, European Cuisine

I visited this restaurant on May 15, 2023, and gave it a 3.6 on Tabelog.

Name: 鹿児島ラーメン 豚とろ 鹿児島中央駅前店
Description: 高見橋、鹿児島中央駅前、鹿児島中央/ラーメン

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Kagoshima Ramen Pork Toro Kagoshima Chuo Station Store
Description: Takamibashi, Kagoshima Chuo Station, Kagoshima Chuo/Ramen

I visited this restaurant on May 15, 2023, and gave it a 3.6 on Tabelog.

Name: 広東料理　翡翠廳
Description: 高見馬場、天文館通、加治屋町/中華料理

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Cantonese Cuisine Hisui Hall
Description: Takamibaba, Tenmonkan-dori, Kajiyamachi/Chinese restaurant

I visited this restaurant on May 13, 2023, and gave it a 3.5 on Tabelog.

Name: 草庵・中町井ｓay
Description: 松本、西松本、北松本/そば、郷土料理、居酒屋

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Soan/nakamachii Say
Description: Matsumoto, Nishimatsumoto, Kitamatsumoto/Soba, local cuisine, izakaya

I visited this restaurant on May 12, 2023, and gave it a 3.2 on Tabelog.

Name: 中華そばマルキ商店
Description: 松本、西松本、北松本/ラーメン

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Chinese Soba Maruki Shoten
Description: Matsumoto, Nishimatsumoto, Kitamatsumoto/Ramen

I visited this restaurant on May 11, 2023, and gave it a 3.5 on Tabelog.

Name: かつ玄 本店
Description: 松本、北松本/とんかつ、かつ丼

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Katsugen Main Store
Description: Matsumoto, Kitamatsumoto/Pork cutlet, Katsudon

I visited this restaurant on May 11, 2023, and gave it a 3.8 on Tabelog.

Name: 風林火山
Description: 松本、西松本、北松本/居酒屋

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Furin Volcano
Description: Matsumoto, Nishimatsumoto, Kitamatsumoto/Izakaya

I visited this restaurant on May 10, 2023, and gave it a 3.3 on Tabelog.

Name: 大人のてっぺん
Description: 松本、西松本、北松本/居酒屋

Which Google translates into English as:

Name: Top Of Adult
Description: Matsumoto, Nishimatsumoto, Kitamatsumoto/Izakaya