Ishinomaki is located about an hour north of Sendai and was one of the worst hit by the tsunami.
(If you would like to see some photos of the damage check out our blog entry on tsunami clean up in Ishinomaki.)
The restaurant was beautiful! It had a few tables and a main grill in the middle along with a wooden bar area surrounding it. The wooden bar was actually salvaged from the previous restaurant and restored.
All of the food was delicious and we particularly liked the heart, valves and all!
After the meal we were presented with a gift from the host. Shouldn't it be the other way around we thought? Not only did we get fed but also snagged a gift along the way! But we were told it's given to guests as a good luck symbol for the restaurant on its opening. They were two beautiful glass sake glasses with a Japanese symbol of "Chicken-Dragon" on it, the name of the restaurant. We will cherish those glasses forever! The whole evening felt truly special for so many reasons and it's definitely going to be a memory we will never forget. Thank you to our hosts and the chicken dragon himself for giving us the opportunity to try the world's best chicken!
Arigatou gozaimasu! ありがとうございます