There’s a restaurant called “チキンバル” in the Koshienguchi Shopping Street.
It’s a place where you can enjoy chicken dishes made with Nara’s local jidori chicken, “Yamato Nikudori,” along with drinks carefully selected by the manager.
They’re also planning to take part in the “Koshienguchi Bar & Marché” event on November 10.
For this izakaya feature, we visited Sumiyaki Sakaba “チキンバル.”
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First up, of course, we started with this.
“Asahi Super Dry” (270 yen).
That’s cheap…
We ordered this item, which the restaurant really recommends.
“Kimo Aburi” (lightly seared liver) (490 yen).
It’s almost like raw liver, but since it’s lightly seared, it has a nice fragrant aroma.
The generous amount of green onion and sesame oil also works really well.
For the second drink, we went with sake.
They have all kinds of labels, but every glass is 390 yen. (This is cheap too…)
First, we had “Dassai.”
Here’s another dish the restaurant recommends.
“Yamato Nikudori Tataki” (690 yen).
It’s hard to describe, but it tastes like the savory flavor you imagine chicken should have, only even richer…
In any case, Yamato Nikudori is delicious, so this is a flavor you should definitely try at least once!
At 690 yen, I think this is an incredible deal.
For the next sake, we tried the manager’s carefully selected “special slot.”
On this day, the “special slot” was a label called “Porcini” from the Fukuoka brewery “Miinokotobuki.”
I’d never heard of this sake before…
“Porcini,” huh…
I wondered if it had something to do with porcini mushrooms, but apparently not. The name is meant to suggest that it has an aroma as rich as porcini mushrooms.
I don’t know whether it was really porcini-like, but it was a clean, easy-drinking sake.
At this point it was time for last orders, so we ordered this to finish.
“Tori-don” chicken rice bowl (470 yen).
It comes with soup and pickles.
It’s just right as a finishing dish after a meal of chicken.
From start to finish, it was chicken all the way.
So, how much did the bill come to?
Here’s the total!
3,130 yen!
Huh? We went over budget.
From past experience, when I panic at last orders and order one final dish, I usually end up going over.
It’s definitely better to visit with plenty of time to spare.
This time we ordered Asahi Super Dry, Kimo Aburi, sake (Dassai), Yamato Nikudori Tataki, sake (Porcini), and Tori-don.
That was everything!
Sumiyaki Sakaba “チキンバル” Menu
Here’s the menu.
In addition to the “Kimo Aburi” and “Yamato Nikudori Tataki” from earlier, they also seem to recommend the “Nama Ham.”
They also have banquet courses.
Inside Sumiyaki Sakaba “チキンバル”
Inside, there are counter seats and table seats.
This is what the interior looks like.
The counter seats are on the left, and the table seats are on the right.
There are more table seats further back.
Like this.
It isn’t a very large restaurant, so if you’re going with a larger group, it’s probably best to make a reservation.
Exterior of Sumiyaki Sakaba “チキンバル”
The restaurant is located in the Koshienguchi Shopping Street, relatively close to the station.
This is the exterior.
There are also various signs showing recommended menu items.
Sumiyaki Sakaba “チキンバル” Restaurant Information
★Business Hours 17:00～3:00（L.O.2:00）
★Closed Monday
★Phone Number 0798-66-1553
★Address Hyogo PrefectureNishinomiya CityKoshienguchi3-9-14
★Seats 50 seats
★Smoking Allowed
★Card Payment Accepted
★Related Link
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(*Prices, menu items, business hours, etc. are as of the time of coverage. Please check directly with the restaurant for the latest information.)
