tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697808681216252889.post1669312745862828847..comments2023-08-12T01:45:26.042-04:00Comments on Beef Aficionado: Mr. Jones - Over Priced Yakitori Served by Under Dressed WaitressesNick Solareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01920848785635819392noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697808681216252889.post-68278499961344345752009-08-26T17:41:21.726-04:002009-08-26T17:41:21.726-04:00Yes I did read today that the place is closed, but...Yes I did read today that the place is closed, but unfortunately, you are still wrong. As a former employee for two years of the head chef Bryan Emperor at his restaurant Ten Sushi in Charlottesville, Virginia, and having personally been in the kitchen at Mr. Jones, I can assure you that there was no gas used in cooking any of the yakitori. As is the traditional way in Japan, Bryan used a wood/charcoal grill for all his cooking, with no gas involved. You have every right to your poor opinion, but don't let that get in the way of the facts.Matt Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564734012688710529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697808681216252889.post-19121195217445238262009-08-26T16:23:51.325-04:002009-08-26T16:23:51.325-04:00@ Matt Philips. Actually the yakitori is not cooke...@ Matt Philips. Actually the yakitori is not cooked at all any more. Mr. Jones is closed, and deservedly so. But when it was open there was absolutely no doubt that gas was used. It may have been used to fire the wood (an unfortunately common practice) but it was there none the less. And its flavor was so obvious and insidious that even I could taste it.Nick Solareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920848785635819392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697808681216252889.post-40192428277680914042009-08-26T12:10:08.090-04:002009-08-26T12:10:08.090-04:00Actually all of the yakitori is cooked over a trad...Actually all of the yakitori is cooked over a traditional wood-burning grill, not gas. So much for your astute culinary deduction...Matt Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564734012688710529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697808681216252889.post-74179700204419679512008-11-15T14:51:00.000-05:002008-11-15T14:51:00.000-05:00Your reply, "Not in a place like this" is priceles...Your reply, "Not in a place like this" is priceless!<BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed your post, but for all the <B>wrong</B> reasons.<BR/><BR/>Obviously, my wife and I will never eat at <I>Mr. Jones</I> in NYC, nor will we ever eat "yakitori" . . . although we frequently enjoy grilled skewers of spicy marinated chicken at home.<BR/><BR/>But, inquiring minds want to know . . . how can a waitress be wearing an "impossibly skimpy dress"? <BR/><BR/>Unless the waitress is impossibly unattractive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697808681216252889.post-20496347584947287542008-11-10T10:38:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:38:00.000-05:00oh man, that sucks that it wasn't so good. there a...oh man, that sucks that it wasn't so good. there are some better places in the city for yakitori. <BR/><BR/>there's always places like yakitori taisho on st. marks. and nytimes reviewed soba totto last winter<BR/><BR/>http://events.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/dining/reviews/06under.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com