
We're leaving work early.Photo: Daniel Maurer
We usually flee
Momofuku when there’s a line, but
Yakitori Taisho is a different story: When you wait there you’re treated to a spectacle of boisterous grillmasters blasting flamethrowers, sending fireballs up to the ceiling, and feeling no pain as they turn over sizzling chicken-gizzard skewers (trust us, it’s much better than blowing $70 on
Fuerzabruta tickets). Next month Taisho will start serving its “Japanese soul food” an hour earlier, at 5 p.m., and while that may not seem like big news to those who aren’t members of the cult, an extra hour of fish balls fried in cheese fish balls fried in cheese is about as good a holiday gift as we could hope for. Sixty-ounce Kirin drafts all around!
Yakitori Taisho menu