Dining Dojo Local Eats and Drinks!! Grillman!!

Introducing a new Dining Dojo segment, Dining Dojo Local Eats and Drinks!!  This feature will focused on local restaurants and drinking establishments in and around Nagoya, Japan (where I am currently living).

If you are living in or around Nagoya and are interested in going to new restaurants, bars, and events with like minded individuals, then check the Nagoya Supper Club and the Nagoya Adventure Club!! 

Two days, the Nagoya Supper Club went out for dinner at a relatively new restaurant in Nagoya called Nagoya Craft Beer and Wine Grillman.  The main focus of restaurant is to celebrate local food and beer.  This place has a nice selection of local Japanese beers and wine.  Plus, the food is well thought and is a great partner to the great beverages.  They have a great selection of steaks, salads, and two great hamburgers.

The hamburger that I ate was the Grillman burger.  The Grillman is a thick burger served with cheese and various toppings on a soft brioche bun.  One of my friends had the Nagoya burger.  The Nagoya burger is the Grillman's take on tebasaki, Nagoya's famous chicken wings.  Essentially, this burger is a chicken burger.

As for the beer, they have a great selection of local beers from all over Japan.  I tried the Ginga Kogen African Pale Ale from Nagano.  This a great tasting beer.  It is a variation of the classic India Pale Ale.  The citrus pine tasting hops will hit your nose and tongue with surprise and great pleasure.  It is not an overly hoppy beer.  The other beer that I had tasted was the Hitachino Nest White Ale from Ibaraki, Japan.  Hitachino Nest is a popular microbrewery that can be found in Japan and, also, in America.  Their White Ale is a great tasting white ale that reminds of a Belgium white ale.  If you are fan of Hoegarden, then this beer would be for you.

The design of the restaurant is welcoming and inviting.  On cool summer nights, the front windows are completely open.  The wooden interior really adds character to the restaurant.  Also on one side of restaurant, there is huge bookshelf that runs the length of the restaurant.  It adds a modern cafe edge to the restaurant.

I will be definitely be returning to Nagoya Craft Beer and Wine Grillman.

The restaurant is located between Sakae and Fushimi Stations on the Higashiyama Subway line.  Here is some more info on the restaurant.
http://www.bar-and-restaurant.com/en/grillman.html

Here is the video!!  Enjoy!!