Enjoyable unagi rice here. I don't think they get many tourists, but they do have an old English menu that the manager told us had old prices on it. Overall the service was good and ungai was tasty, very fresh. I went for a medium size when I probably could have had the large. Skewers looked good too but I didn't get to try any.

I use this restaurant in Kichijoji for 30 years. Of course the barbecued chicken is delicious, too. Because I can eat the spit-roasting of the part of the eel, here, I want to try it by all means.

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Unatestsu in Kichijoji is an unagi (grilled eel) restaurant. Unagi is, I would have to say, my favorite Japanese food, with sushi running a close 2nd. Here at Unatestsu, where we have been coming for years, the unagi is slowly grilled to perfection as it is brushed with a special sauce. We usually order it over rice (unaju) which comes with a side of pickles and kimosui (clear soup). We usually order extras: unagi kimo (skewered, grilled eel guts) and other small dishes. This is one of the best unagi restaurants in Kichijoji. I highly recommend it.

We were made to wait outside for a good 15 mins when there were two tables available which requires minimal cleaning. There were three waiters and most of the time, they are just standing around trying to look busy. The kitchen is quite busy bcos it takes time to grill unagi which is clearly the bottleneck. Besides the subpar service, the unagi is mushy and thin, not meaty. It makes me wonder if the positive reviews are truly written by customers or just AI generated. Don’t waste your time and money!

I'm not sure if the tsukune we ordered were not tastier than the actual unaju, the eel on rice. I might have been expecting too much or vice versa too inexperienced, but it did not give me the satisfaction I wanted. The cafe itself is your ordinary Japanese eatery.