“Sunken dining tables, shoeless patrons, and exotic meats (kangaroo, boar, even lion) make this a really wild date spot, but it is kept off the beaten path thanks to its location. ... There really isn’t an experience like it in the Bay,” said one SFGATE staffer. Pictured is the fried chicken skin with ponzu sauce.

Burlingame: Mokutanya

An experiment from an SFGate article by Alix Martichoux.

“Sunken dining tables, shoeless patrons, and exotic meats (kangaroo, boar, even lion) make this a really wild date spot, but it is kept off the beaten path thanks to its location. ... There really isn’t an experience like it in the Bay,” said one SFGATE staffer. Pictured is the fried chicken skin with ponzu sauce.

1155 California Dr., Suite G, Burlingame

Fried chicken skin with ponzu sauce