Area: about a 2 min walk southeast of Marunouchi station 丸の内 (Exit 5)
Restaurant: Coat of Arms コートオブアームズ
Website and Map: http://www.coatofarms.jp/otoiawase.aspx
Hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30am-12pm, Fri & Sat 11:30am-1am, Closed Sun
It feels somewhat like being back home stepping into this bar. With its big screen TV showing sports and its non-Japanese staff, I had memories of Kelsey's or Jack Astors.
The menu has a lot of typical pub food, as well as food that the Japanese are used to eating such as curry. I had the smoked salmon salad (about 1000円). I was surprised to see that they smoke it in house, so I thought I'd give it a try. The moist salmon, and the creamy lemony dressing went very well together. The size of the salad was satisfying, but I found that the amount of dressing was a bit too much. Would you like a salad with your dressing? With a bit less dressing, this salad would be perfect.
I'm not sure if the person that makes the menu has ties with Canada or not, but I was happy to see that poutine is on the menu! Fries, topped with cheese curds and gravy, how I do miss you. However, I was feeling a bit on the lighter side today, so poutine will have to wait. I'm curious to see if they use real cheese curds (squeakiness is important; maybe only Canadians would understand this!).
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