Japanese Bar Restaurant TORIKIZOKU 居酒屋鳥貴族 - 焼き鳥 Grilled chicken on a skewer

A 298-yen bar restaurant chain TORIKIZOKU 鳥貴族 offers all food items and beverages for 298 yen (327 yen including 10% tax). They use domestically produced chicken, vegetables and so on.
This chain has more than 600 branches in Japan. There are many branches in and around Tokyo 東京 and Osaka 大阪.

I will rank my favorite food. (Best 10 dishes)

1st Momo Kizoku Yaki (Tare) もも貴族焼（たれ）

Grilled Chicken Thigh and White Leek (Barbecue Sauce)

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 MOMO KIZOKUYAKI Spice もも貴族焼スパイス

Momo Kizoku Yaki-Spice もも貴族焼（スパイス）
I prefer sauce than spice.

Grilled Chicken Thigh Sprinkled Spice

2nd Yakitori Don 焼とり丼

Chicken Bowl

Grilled Chicken Thigh on Rice

Rice Types Dishes

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Rice and Miso Soup 白ごはん味噌汁付

Torikizoku offers 4 types of rice dishes at the same price, such as grilled chicken bowl, simple white rice, seasoned rice and porridge of rice.

The simple white rice dish is a small amount, so I recommend the other rice dishes, which also have small amounts of rice, but contain many other ingredients, and cost effective!

3rd Mi-tare (Momo) みたれ（もも肉）

Grilled Chicken Thigh - Barbecue Sauce
* If you don't need the white leek, this one is better.
This is also my favorite one.

4th Tori Ten Served with Plum Sauce とり天梅肉ソース添え

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Chicken Tempura Served with Plum Sauce とり天梅肉ソース添え

Chicken Tempura Served with Sweet Plum Sauce

I sometimes order this. I like it.

This tempura is different from typical tempura offered by other restaurants, in terms of texture. The batter of this one is crispier than most tempura.

Another unique feature of this food is that they use plum paste sauce instead of normal tempura sauce. This sauce is sour and tastes fruity, but it matches the crispy tempura very well.

5th Seseri (Shio) せせり (塩)

Grilled Chicken Neck (Salt)
Neck meat is a bit chewier than thigh, but richer taste. It is seasoned with garlic and salt.

6th Chicken Heart ハートたれ

The texture is a little bit tougher than chicken breast. I think that It is similar to mini beef steak in texture.

7th Chicken Meatballs with Cheese つくねチーズ焼

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Chicken Meatballs with Cheese つくねチーズ焼

It is like mini cheese hamburgers. Taste good!

8th Chicken Namban チキン南蛮

I think this is not typical chicken namban.
Actually, this is deep-fried breaded chicken cutlet topped with tartar sauce, and it is put sweet vinegar sauce on it only a little bit, so the batter stays crispy.

This restaurant has a new chicken namban recipe from October 2019. Instead of being crispy, the outside texture is softer like tempura. Some vegetables are added in the topping sauce.
Next time, I will take the photo of new one.

I took photos of new chicken namban.
Before, it was chicken cutlet, but now, it is chicken thigh tempura topped with tartar sauce, sliced onion, chopped leek and sweet vinegar sauce.

I think tasty chicken namban should be soaked in vinegar sauce for several seconds, but this one is put a bit of vinegar sauce. However, it tastes much better than before.

About typical chicken namban:

Do you know Chicken Namban? チキン南蛮・チキンナンバン - Torishin 鳥心（高知）、Torisyo 鶏笑、Yayoiken やよい軒

Chicken Namban is deep-fried chicken that is then soaked for several seconds (or slightly boiled) in a special sauce after frying, made with sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and so on. It is usually served with tartar sauce or, in some restaurants, with ketchup m...

9th Oyadori Aburi Yaki (Shio Ponzu Taste) 親鶏炙り焼（塩ポン酢味）

Grilled and Sliced Adult Chicken (Salt and Citrus-flavored Soy Sauce)
Adult chickens usually have tough meat, but it has a stronger / better taste than younger chicken meat.
This restaurant grills and thinly slices the meat to soften it, and then adds salt and citrus-flavored soy sauce instead of strong-tasting barbecue sauce. Good!

10th Tori Kamameshi とり釜飯

This dish has rice, a bit of chicken and other things. It is cooked in a small traditional pot. It will be served with a portable stove with a piece of solid fuel, while it's still boiling.
Looking at the flame of the solid fuel and steam from the pod on my table is fun!

It will take 30 minutes, do not open the lid during this process.
After the solid fuel runs out, then steam it for a few minutes and finally you can eat it.

Since it takes a long time (30 min), I recommend you to order this first before other dishes.
Hot and fresh rice is tasty!

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Chicken Kamameshi Rice とり釜飯

When I went to a branch of Torikizoku in Tokyo in June 2021, unfortunately they didn't use the solid fuel.
The rice was cooked in the kitchen and it was served with no solid fuel.

I want them to serve the rice with the portable stove at the table like before.

Others

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Boneless Chiken Drum ちからこぶたれ

Chikara Kobu-Tare ちからこぶたれ
Boneless Chicken Drum - Barbecue Sauce and Spicy Miso

Chikara Kobu-Shio ちからこぶ塩

Boneless Chicken Drum - Salt and Yuzu Citron Pepper (paste)

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Chicken Wing with Salt 手羽先塩

Tebasaki-Shio 手羽先
Chicken Wing with Salt

These were larger size than I expected. Good taste!

Piman Nikuzume Green Pepper (Ponzu Taste) ピーマン肉詰ポン酢味
Bell Pepper Stuffed with Chicken (Ponzu Sauce)

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Stuffed Bell Pepper ピーマン肉詰

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Porridge of Rice, Chicken Soup and Meat とり雑炊

Tori Zosui とり雑炊
Porridge of Rice, Chicken Soup, Meat, Beaten Egg

This meat is the sliced adult chicken as mentioned above.
This meat makes the soup scrumptious!

Mune Kizoku Yaki (Tare) むね貴族焼（たれ）
Grilled Chicken Breast and White Leek (Barbecue Sauce)
* I prefer chicken thigh to breast.

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Chicken Cartilage and Breast やげんなんこつ

Yagen Nankotsu-Shio やげんなんこつ (塩)
Chicken Cartilage and Breast (Salt)
It is around sternum.

It is very popular with Japanese but not always with foreigners!
It is soft chicken bone and edible. The texture of the cartilage is crispy and interesting.
Just try! You might like it!

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Chicken Knee Cartilage ひざなんこつ

Hiza Nankotsu-Shio ひざなんこつ
Chicken Knee Cartilage

If you want to try the cartilage skewers for the first time, I recommend Yagen Nankotsu やげんなんこつ, because Hiza Nankotsu ひざなんこつ is much more crispy and fatty than the other cartilage skewer Yagen Nankotsu やげんなんこつ.

Yodare Dori よだれどり
Chicken with Spicy Sauce, Green Leak and Roasted Peanuts
I guess it is steamed or boiled chicken.

Toriki no Karaage トリキの唐揚
Deep Fried Chicken
I guess it is chicken breast.

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Deep Fried Chicken Knee Cartilage with Salt ひざなんこつ

Hiza Nankotsu Karaage ひざなんこつ
Deep Fried Chicken Knee Cartilage with Salt

This is very crispy, fatty and salty.

Gyu Kushi Yaki 牛串焼
Processed beef product (Deliciousness of Fruit and Garlic)

Horumon Negimori Ponzu ホルモンねぎ盛ポン酢
Chicken Organ Meat with Ponzu Sauce (ポン酢 Citrus-flavored soy sauce)

Funwari Yamaimo no Teppan Yaki ふんわり山芋の鉄板焼
Grated Japanese Yam Served with Hot Iron Plate

Butabara Kushi Yaki 豚バラ串焼
Pork

Kawa-tare かわたれ
Juicy Chicken Skin (Barbecue Sauce)

Kimo-tare きも（レバー）
Chicken Liver - Barbecue Sauce

Sankaku-shio (Bonjiri) 三角（ぼんじり）
Chicken Tail with Salt
This is fatty meat.

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 - Chicken Gizzard (Salt) 砂ずり・砂肝 (塩)

Sunazuri-shio (Sunagimo) 砂ずり (砂肝)
Chicken Gizzard with Salt
This chewiness is good. it is firm but has rich taste.

Diaphragm with Plum Pulp 鶏ハラミ梅肉添え

Green shiso leaf (Japanese basil) and ume plum are really refreshing taste, however this meat it is little chewy.

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 - Chicken Breast Fillet (Salt) ささみ(塩)

Sasami-shio ささみ塩
Chicken Breast Fillet with Salt
This tender meat has a simple taste with salt.

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 - Chicken Breast with Cod Row Mayonnaise and Nori むね肉明太マヨネーズ風焼

Mune Mentai Mayofu Yaki むね肉明太マヨネーズ風焼
Chicken Breast with Cod Row Mayonnaise and Nori

Nori is dried sea vegetable (seaweed) which has a good flavor.

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Chicken Breast Fillet with Wasabi ささみわさび焼

Sasami Wasabi Yaki ささみわさび焼
Chicken Breast Fillet with Wasabi (horseradish paste) and Nori

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 - Sticky Rice Cake MOCHI with Cheese and Nori もちもちチーズ焼

Mochi Cheese Yaki もちもちチーズ焼
Sticky Rice Cake MOCHI with Cheese and Nori

Camembert Croquette カマンベールコロッケ
Potato mixed with a few kinds of cheese such as Camembert and so on

Kyabetsu キャベツ
Cabbage

Cabbage is also 298 yen and includes free refills. Even if you are a group only 298 yen is charged the bill of the group for the cabbage.

For example, there are 4 persons in your group. All people can eat a cabbage and get refills for the 298 yen. You don't need to pay 1192 yen.
However, only 1 dish of cabbage is served to the group at each refill.

M or L size

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Potato Salad with Soy Sauce 北海道産和風ポテトさらだ

Wafu Potato Salad 北海道産和風ポテトさらだ
Potato Salad with Soy Sauce

I don't recommend this. It is brackish because there is too much soy sauce on the bottom of the cup.

Rice and Miso Soup 白ごはん味噌汁付
Only small amount of rice!

My Favorite Drinks

1st Kinmugi (Large) 金麦（大）

This jug is very large. Taste good with smooth and light flavor!
Kinmugi is alcoholic beverage tastes like beer.
(I am not sure if it is low-molt or molt-free beer.)

2nd PREMIUM MALT'S - Suntory Beer サントリービール

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 PREMIUM MALT'S - Suntory Beer サントリー　ビール

Premium Malt's is smaller than Kinmugi 金麦 beer at this bar, but much better flavor.

3rd MEGA Highball メガハイボール

Whisky (Jim Beam) mixed with soda
There is a lot of ice in the glass, but enough alcohol in it.

Other

ZIMA

All-You-Can-Eat and Drink

Are you guys big drinkers?

2980 yen for 2 hours (3278 yen including 10% tax)

It requires at least 4 people.
Reservations must be made one day beforehand by phone.
Almost all the foods and drinks on the main menu are available.
The allocated time per session is 2 hours. Please kindly leave if your time is up so the restaurant can accommodate the other customers.
Some selected dishes by the restaurant will be served upon your arrival. After enjoying these, you may order what you wish. The number and type of starting dishes depends on the number of your group members and the restaurant's choice.
The last order for all food and drinks is 20 minutes before the 2 hour session ends. (60 minutes before: Tori Kamameshi とり釜飯)
There will be additional charges for any leftover food.
No Outside Food and Beverage Allowed
Taking out the leftover food is not allowed.
If you are late for 15 minutes, your reservation will be canceled.
If you cancel on the day of the scheduled service, there will be a cancellation fee. (50%)

Memo

English picture menu is available. Some restaurants use menu book instead of tablet device.
焼鳥は1皿2本 One dish (298 yen) at this restaurant has 2 chicken skewers which are quite large when compared to what is served at other restaurants.

The names for the dishes pictured on tablet are not actual English or they are poorly translated to English. You probably won't understand the meaning, but don't worry!

Touch the " i " (information) button on the left bottom corner of each picture so you can get more details and a better translation.

Examples are below.

I often put Japanese pepper (山椒 Sansho) and cayenne pepper (一味 Ichimi) on the meat.
I recommend Japanese pepper that has unique flavor.

爪楊枝 Tumayoji
Toothpick
塩 Shio
Salt
山椒 Sansho
Japanese Pepper
一味 Ichimi
Cayenne Pepper
醤油 Shoyu
Soy Sauce

These are not prepared on the table. Please order if you want. They are free of charge.

Iced water, mayonnaise, ketchup, sesame oil. ponzu soy sauce and chicken barbecue sauce are free of charge.

You can ask the staff because these are not on the menu and tables.

お冷 Ohiya
Iced Water
マヨネーズ
Mayonnaise
ケチャップ
Ketchup
ごま油 Goma-abura
Sesame oil
ポン酢 Ponzu
Ponzu Soy Sauce
焼き鳥のたれ Yakitori-no-tare
Chicken Barbecue Sauce

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Mayonnaise Ketchup マヨネーズケチャップ

Ponzu Soy Sauce ポン酢 (ポン酢醤油)

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Chicken Barbecue Sauce 焼鳥のたれ

Chicken Barbecue Sauce
焼鳥のたれ Yakitori-no-tare

Many of the skewer items have choice from barbecue sauce or salt for seasoning.
Although, some kinds of them are offered with only salt taste as their official menu.
If you prefer barbecue sauce to salt, you can ask the staff for a cup of the sauce for free.

When you finish the meal you can get a cup of hot Japanese tea for free, if you ask the staff. It is not on the menu.

You can put the skewers in this cup.

If chopsticks are not prepared on your table, open the drawer in the picture above.

Discontinued Dishes

Unfortunately, these items below have been discontinued at this time.

These 3 dishes cost 981 yen in total (including 10% tax).

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Tatsuta Style Deep Fried Chicken 松本山賊焼

Matsumoto Sanzokuyaki 松本山賊焼
Tatsuta Style Deep Fried Chicken
It is deep-fried marinated chicken thigh.

Saga Sicilian Rice 佐賀シシリアンライス
This is topped with salad, ground meat over rice. It is served with salsa and mayonnaise. Mix them before eating.

Miyazaki Karamen 宮崎辛麺
A little Spicy Ramen
It is used chicken broth, garlic, chili pepper and beaten egg.

Kimo Yaki Served with Salty Sesame Oil きも焼塩ごま油添え
Chicken Liver (Instead of the barbecue sauce, it is served with salty sesame oil, green leak and garlic.)
* It is seasonal food in spring and summer, 2019.
To be honest, I don't recommend this. Bad taste!

Cheese Dakkarubi Kushi むね肉チーズダッカルビ風串焼
Chicken breast skewer with dakkarubi sauce and cheese sauce
I think this is too much sauce. Taste so-so.

Chicken Tare Katsudon チキンタレかつ丼
Deep-fried chicken cutlet and half boiled egg on rice
I prefer chicken thigh to breast. It might be used chicken breast but this rice bowl is yummy!

Shijimi Ramen しじみラーメン
Domestically produced freshwater clams Ramen
It has a slight taste of fresh water clams, but I like a stronger tasting freshwater clam soup.

Another shop's shijimi ramen

Shijimi Freshwater Clam Ramen in Kochi 高知 Shikoku 四国 - 呑兵衛屋台しじみラーメン

When you are drunk, a bowl of fresh water clam ramen will sober you up.

Torikizoku 鳥貴族 Chicken Collarbone Meat 骨付まつばのスパイス焼き

Matsuba no Spice Yaki 骨付まつばのスパイス焼き
Chicken Wishbone
It is grilled with their original spice.

It's hard for me to eat this small part of chicken since the meat and bone are stuck together well. I took a few more minutes to chew the meat off of the bone.

If you are on a date, I don't recommend this food because your fingers and mouth get oily and your face, while eating is not so cool. 😁

Information

Bar restaurant name
TORIKIZOKU 鳥貴族

Website (in Japanese)

鳥貴族 | 全品均一価格の焼鳥屋

鳥貴族は、北海道から沖縄まで日本全国に店舗展開している焼鳥屋（居酒屋）です。国産食材にこだわり、１本１本丁寧に串打ちした焼鳥を、手作りのタレで焼き上げてご提供いたします。

10% consumption tax is not included in the prices.
No cover charge / No service fee
Open from evening through mid-night (No lunch)
Most of the branches accept smoking.
English picture menu is available.

TORIKIZOKU 鳥貴族 has two types of places. One of them uses tablet devices instead of laminated menu books, and a well English translated menu.

At the other place, there is no tablet devices and the menus are poorly translated English menu books. I wonder why they didn't redesign the menus books to have a better translated English version, which is already available on the tablet devices.

~~Non-smoking branches in downtown Tokyo area are below.~~

All of TORIKIZOKU restaurants in Tokyo are now NO SMOKING because of a local ordinance that became effective on April 1st, 2020.

Near Ikebukuro 池袋 Station
池袋グリーン大通り店
 南池袋公園前店

Near Shibuya 渋谷 Station
渋谷宇田川町店
 渋谷西口店

About all of the non-smoking branches (in Japanese)

I introduce some restaurants around popular sightseeing places in downtown Tokyo.
Check out Google Maps below!

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