You go to bars. I prefer to go to Sushi bars. I can get soup and tea and much lighter fare. Plus, people tend to socialize at sushi bars. Often there's more than one lone traveler looking for a little dinner-time companionship.
Squid guts is, well, squid guts.
I tried this only because I used to go to Kyoto's in Fayetteville, NY, every Wednesday night. Well, that opened up the chef to start pushing the envelope. They started with innocent things like fried shrimp heads and moved on through everything not nailed down and reaching the limit at squid guts. I've been diving all over since then. George, Skaneateles, Sacandaga, Green Lake.