“Jūnin toiro.” – Japanese proverb
When my ladyfriend asked where I would like to go for my long-awaited birthday dinner, this year I had only one place in mind: Mr. Tacos in Tulsa.
However, when that idea was ruefully shot down, I told her my second choice: Shogun Steak House of Japan, 11900 N. May Ave., in Northpark Mall. It’s a restaurant that I feel is a lot of people’s second choice in the OKC Japanese steak house scene, which made it all the more appealing to me and my tastebuds.
I haven’t set foot in Shogun for well over twenty years, the last time was for a failed date back when I was a sullen teen in high school. Walking into the Japanese restaurant now, I kind of felt like that kid once again, mostly due to the ageless décor of an era long past—the nineteen-nineties.