Kushibar opens to a crowd

Kushibar, a Japanese street food restaurant, had a very busy opening day today.

The place was packed at about 6 p.m. The kitchen staff was juggling a TON of orders, including the tasty seafood flight of grilled tuna, salmon, whitefish, shrimp and eel:

Here's a tip: There are two bars - the traditional drinking kind and the grill bar, where you get a front row seat to watch chef Billy Beach, fresh from Umi Sake house, and his crew churn out dish after dish, like the ika teppo: Delectable squid stuffed with salmon and asparagus that's grilled and finished over oak coals.

The photos don't do the food justice, but what do you expect from a cell phone cam?
There are a number of bites sure to intrigue the more adventurous eaters, including the beef heart (it tastes like rich, chewy beef. Yum.) and various chicken parts including gizzards, skin and hearts.
They've got a way to go to smoothly juggle the press of orders, but if you're not in a hurry, it's a worth checking out for a toothsome spin on Asian food in Belltown.