NODAIWA Ginza

Like this place! On my top 5 Unagi place. It’s in the station and next to the famous sushi place, jiro.
I went here w coworker. It is pricy but worthwhile. So authentic and great taste.

I love Unagi with a passion. I mean not the one that serves in AYCE places in Toronto but a perfectly prepared eel.
During my short stay in Tokyo, I almost want to go the Nodaiwa Original location which has been in business for 5 generation over 200 years and the only thing they serves is Unagi. The natural wild eel I would never have a chance to taste in Toronto or that special soy sauce that they have perfected for 5 generations?
Sadly with my limited time in the area, I ended up going to Nodaiwa Ginza location 五代目 野田岩 銀座 which is right across from the famed Sukiyabashi Jiro. (At least now I know where to find Jiro when I saved enough money!)
It was a hot day. September in Tokyo feels like summer but eating Kabayaki supposed to good for my health according to Wiki?
From Wikipedia:
Kabayaki (蒲焼) is a preparation of fish, deboned, butterflied, cut into square fillets, skewered, dipped in a sweet soy sauce-​base sauce before being broiled on a grill. Kabayaki eel is very popular and a rich source of vitamins A and E, and Omega-​3 fatty acids. A popular custom from the Edo period calls for eating kabayaki during the summer to gain stamina.
Unadon (鰻丼) an abbreviation for unagi + donburi, lit. «eel bowl») is a dish originating in Japan. It consists of a donburi type large bowl filled with steamed white rice, and topped with fillets of eel (unagi) grilled in a style known as kabayaki,
Nice ladies in kimono greeted me and cool me off by a cold towel. I acted like a tourist looking at the photos of menu. What should I eat? Point Point to 野田岩風まぶし御膳 Nodaiwa Style Hitumabushi Gozen (3700 Yen) with photos and instructions of how to enjoy with the dashi broth.
Matcha Green Tea here was so good. I now know I have to get the higher grade tea to bring home. The meal ended with a roasted tea which was just as good.
The unagi here probably the best I have to date: texture, mouth feel, balanced soy sauce and I even enjoyed eating the skin! (FYI: I have not have any unagi since I came home)
Top notch service and memorable experience. I will be back to Nodaiwa for more next time.