Kushiya Monogatari is an all-you-can-eat restaurant that lets you make your own kushikatsu (deep-fried skewers) for less than 2000 yen!
Batter, Crumbs, & Condiments
A buffet-style restaurant in the TOHO building of Tokyo’s bustling city Shinjuku, Kushiya Monogatari is serving up a Japanese cuisine classic!
Kushikatsu is a concept of battering and frying skewers of all types of food including meat, vegetables, and seafood!
In this “do-it-yourself” restaurant, you have 70 minutes to enjoy unlimited kushikatsu skewers from the buffet area and deep fry them right at your table!
Before you start cooking, make sure to grab some batter, crumbs, and condiments so you have everything you need!
Frying Guide
On each table is a frying guide provided to give you all the safety information and cooking instructions to get started.
Cooking time varies based on the type of food, for instance, eggplant takes about 1 minute to cook while beef and chicken take up to 3 minutes to complete.
The guide also shows you how to batter your ingredients and add the breadcrumbs so that your skewers are ready for deep-frying!
Easy as 1, 2, 3!
It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! Simply cover your skewer in batter and panko breadcrumbs and give it a dip in the hot oil in the center of the table.
Listen to the sizzling sound of your kushikatsu coming to life as the batter hardens and the crumbs turn crunchy!
If you consider yourself an expert cook, you can try frying multiple skewers at once to make the most of the time limit!
Delicious Kushikatsu Ready to Eat!
Upon completion, you may rest your kushikatsu skewers on the drainage holes surrounding the cooking pot.
This will allow excess oil to drip off your food and also gives them a chance to cool down, because they come out piping hot!
One bite will blow you away! Items that you never thought would work deep-fried are all a reality here at Kushiya Monogatari.
That’s not all, but there are plenty of drinks and sweets to enjoy as part of the all-you-can-eat package, so save room for dessert!
In the Heart of Shinjuku!
There’s no better place to enjoy a hearty feed in Japan than in the bustling city of Shinjuku!
Just a short walk from the train station and around the corner from Shinjuku’s nightlife entertainment district Kabuchiko, Kushiya Monogatari is super easy to find!
Despite its location in such a busy town, Kushiya Monogatari is out of the spotlight and typically doesn’t get too crowded, so customers just walk in without a booking!
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