Unatoto Akihabara is a small restaurant near Akihabara Station that serves charcoal-grilled eel over rice. The eel is grilled over charcoal to order and served with rice, using a soy sauce that is not sweet and giving the eel a soft texture. Customers buy a meal ticket from a vending machine at the front of the shop and hand it to the staff, then usually receive their food in five to ten minutes. The shop is small, so customers may wait when it is occupied.