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Ebisu Imaiya So-Honten

Chicken is the be-all and end-all at Imaiya -- not any old poultry, of course, but top quality Hinai jidori. Small fowl with handsome orange plumage, these birds are raised in happy, healthy, free-range conditions in Akita Prefecture, and you can certainly taste the difference.

Review	Ebisu Imaiya So-Honten: Skewered or simmered, rare birds
Name (J)	今井屋本店えびす総本店
Dinner price range	¥5,000 or more
What works	Excellent yakitori, from top quality fowl.
Cuisine	Japanese
Keywords	yakitori
Drinks	Beer from 680 yen; sake from 1,000 yen; shochu from 600 yen; sours from 500 yen; wine from 600 yen/glass, 3,800 yen/ bottle.
Number of seats	58 (plus rooms for 30 on the second floor)
BGM	Relentlessly upbeat jazz.
Smoking	No smoking
Reservations	Not accepted
Area	Ebisu
Address	1-7-11 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Address (J)	東京都渋谷区恵比寿西1-7-11
Stations	Ebisu Station
Telephone	(03) 5456-0255 (03) 5456-0255
Hours	5 p.m.-1 a.m. (Friday and the day before a national holiday 5 p.m.-3 a.m.)
Payment information	Cash, Credit Card
Transport	From the rotary outside Ebisu Station's north exit, cross Komazawa-dori and take the side street next to the UFJ Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank. You will see Imaiya on the right after about 50 meters.
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