Tips for eating out in japan

stream of time in an izakaya(japanese style restaurant and bar)

1. open the door
2. you will hear 「irasshai mase」which means "welcome" but you need nothing to reply.just wait at the entrance until a waiter comes to you
3. most of the time,a waiter would ask you how many people you guys are                   「nanme sama desuka??」                                           1,2,3,4,5......ichi,ni,san,yon,go......in japanese                                                            or you just show the number by your hands to a waiter
4. maybe you will asked if you smoke or not.                                                          「tabacco OK??」is the easiest way to ask  if you smoke 
5. then you will be taken to your table 
6. at first you order drinks.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　「beer→biiru/wisky soda→hai boru/japanese sake→nihonn syu/water→mizu」
7. then a waiter will leave at once.while you wait drinks you ordered,think waht food you  will eat.

8. how to say "can I have ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"                                                  「.............kudasai」                                                    ex) can I have fried chichen→「karaage kudasai」

9. enjoy your time
10.  when you check, you say 「okai kei onegai shimasu」                                             bacically local palce does not accept credit cards,better to have enough cash.