Korean BBQ @ Toraji

It is hard to ignore the presence of BBQ in our lives right now - on the common grounds of our apartment, we can see and smell groups of people bbqing meat almost every single night, and there is a pretty yummy Japanese BBQ restaurant just across the street from us (the same Gyukaku that was in my neighborhood when I lived in Japan!) So last night, after the delicious smells of grilled meat wafted up to our apartment from the common grounds, we tried to get into Gyukaku but were told that the wait would be an hour, so we ventured a little farther and tried out a BBQ place called Toraji, which is also a chain from Japan. We ordered a set menu, so we got little veggie/side dishes and also a generous portion of meat. The meat was very yummy and we were pretty stuffed at the end. The only thing we missed was the super sweet and yummy Gyukaku ice cream: scoops of ice cream drizzled with black sugar syrup and powdered with kinako soy bean flour. Maybe we'll make that at home next time.