Steak specialty restaurant operated by Matsuya, serving a 200g cut steak. Free rice refill, and unlimited salad bar with soup. The meat is cooked on a hot lava plate. Season with salt and pepper, and three types of steak sauce available. Salad bar includes potato salad, cabbage mix, seaweed, beans, corn, and carrot salad. Also, they have coffee jelly and almond tofu for dessert. The coffee jelly and almond tofu are delicious! You can customize your soup with seaweed, sesame oil, and sesame. The carrot dressing for the salad is amazing. The rice is also very tasty! Matsuya is really serious about their food. A great restaurant that will make you want to come back for more.

Revisited on: 09/08/2023 Order: Pine Steak with Salad Bar and Soup Bar for 1,000 yen [Comment] A return visit after about 10 days. Happy to enjoy the classic steak for 1,000 yen. Will definitely come back. Thank you for the meal.

When you think of a steakhouse, you might feel hesitant to go alone, but there are plenty of single seats available and it's enjoyable on your own. The salad bar has about 7 types of salads, all fresh vegetables. The all-you-can-eat rice is a nice touch. I ordered the side muscle, which is like filet steak, and it had a rich flavor and was delicious.

Revisited on: 07/10/2023 Order: Lunch set with hamburger, salad bar, and soup bar for 950 yen [Comments] It's been about a month since my last visit. I chose the hamburger this time. It's a hearty set meal that you can enjoy for under 1000 yen. It's appreciated in Shimo-Kitazawa. The speed of serving was also good. (Depending on the congestion) I enjoyed using various condiments. The salad bar and soup bar were also nice. Thank you for the meal.

After a long time in Shimo-Kitazawa. There are many famous restaurants near the station, but I chose the same store because I wanted to bite into some hearty meat. The combo of loin and skirt steak comes with rice, salad, soup, and even dessert all-you-can-eat for 1,700 yen. The cost performance is the best. The steak on the lava stone plate is piping hot. The sauces are truly from the Matsuya group, with 4 types of sauces, salt, pepper, garlic, wasabi, yuzu pepper, providing a wide variety of flavors and keeping you interested until the end. Finally, all-you-can-eat almond jelly and yogurt. For under 2,000 yen, this fullness is great!

When I went to Okinawa, I ate a lot of delicious steaks that were similar to this place. It's a self-service steak restaurant with a salad bar where you can eat as much salad and rice as you want. The meat is served on a hot lava stone and it's so tasty. This steak restaurant is run by Matsuya, a chain restaurant. It's rare and there are only four locations in Shimokitazawa, Kokubunji, Kichijoji, and Mitaka. It's affordable, casual, and the portions are generous, so I felt very satisfied. They also provide paper aprons and hand wipes at each table. The 300g ribeye steak with salad costs 1900 yen. It's great!

Revisit date: 06/08/2023 Order: Lunch set with hamburger, salad bar, and soup bar for 950 yen [Comments] Visited again after about 14 days. I arrived past lunchtime, but the place was just right in terms of busyness. I chose a solo seat at the counter. I loaded up on soup and salad, then waited for my order. But the wait was almost non-existent, so I could imagine being served promptly once everything was ready. This quick pace was much appreciated. I enjoyed the hamburger with various sauces available on the table, savoring the different flavors. Each taste was exquisite, and the rice was a perfect complement. Before I knew it, I had finished every last bite. Thank you for the meal.

Revisited on: 2023/05/24 Order: Lunch hamburger with salad bar and soup bar for 950 yen [Comment] Revisited after about 12 days. Visited just before lunchtime, moderately crowded. Chose a counter seat this time. Had the usual lunch hamburger. Prepared the soup, adding wakame and things like sesame oil and black pepper from the table. Enjoyable. Prepared the salad. The form of the dressing seemed slightly different. Food was served shortly after. I think some of the sauces were revised. Cooked the hamburger well on the lava stone and enjoyed it with various flavors. The rice was good too. A stable lunch, personally. It's nice to get change back from 1000 yen these days. Thank you for the meal.

Revisit Date: 2023/05/12 Order: Lunch set with hamburger, salad bar, and soup bar for 950 yen [Comments] I revisited this place after about a month. I arrived a bit early, so there were few customers, creating a comfortable and spacious atmosphere. This restaurant is clean and allows for a relaxing experience. I ordered my usual lunch set. I prepared my soup and salad, and almost simultaneously, my meal was served. It was efficient and perfect. It's like sitting down, preparing your soup and salad from the bar, and then your meal is served. Today's hamburger was slightly rare, but I cooked it well on the hot plate. I enjoyed customizing the flavor with the various sauces and seasonings provided. All this for 1,000 yen with change to spare, so no complaints. It was delicious. Thank you for the meal.

I wanted to compare it to other chain steak restaurants, so I ordered the same sirloin steak and a slightly more expensive Japanese Black beef. The sirloin was tough, and the Japanese Black beef had a lot of fat. There was a lot of smoke coming from the hot plate, which was disappointing as it was not a smokeless roaster. It felt like going to a yakiniku restaurant with the smell sticking to my clothes. The only good things were the salad bar and the option to order online. Keep it up, Matsuya!

From 11:00 am on 4/2023, they are offering a "Mega Steak 450g for ¥2,500" with soup and rice included (all-you-can-eat). Electronic money is accepted. This week's Mega Steak 450g with rice was great for muscle charging! There was less fat and gristle compared to last time, but the quality can vary depending on the day. The special grated onion sauce was delicious. Thank you for the meal! Still deciding on next week's meal (lol).

Revisit date: 04/17/2023 Order: Lunch set - Hamburger with salad bar and soup bar for 950 yen [Comment] It's been about 7 days since my last visit. I've been really into this place lately, yes. It's my top choice when I want something substantial but not too heavy. If you visit before lunchtime, you can enjoy your meal at a relaxed pace. By the afternoon, it tends to get crowded and you might have to wait in line. That's why I usually visit either early or late. The food is served in just a few minutes, so there's really nothing to complain about. It feels like you sit down, serve yourself from the soup and salad bar, and then your meal arrives. The sizzling sound as it cooks on the lava plate is quite satisfying. You can also have fun customizing your meal with a variety of sauces and seasonings. And all of this for 1,000 yen with change to spare, so it's a great deal. Thank you so much. It was delicious. Thank you for the meal.

At 11:00 AM on 4/23, I pre-paid for the "Mega Steak ¥2,500" with soup and rice included (all-you-can-eat) using the outdoor touch panel menu. This week, I went to my favorite steak restaurant, Matsusan, as usual. I ordered my usual steak at my usual table. It's almost become a routine (laughs). I love that I can choose the cut of meat based on the visible components and it's affordable. For breakfast and lunch, I eat a moderate amount of rice to get carbohydrates. This time, I was a bit disappointed as there was more fat and gristle, but the protein content of 95.4g was amazing! Of course, I'll do some weight training when I get home. Thank you for the delicious meal!

Revisit Date: 2023/04/10 Order: Lunch Hamburg with Salad Bar and Soup Bar for 950 yen [Comments] Visited again after about 11 days. I chose the usual Hamburg lunch. It was delicious. I loaded up on my favorite items from the salad bar with my choice of dressing. I customized the soup with sesame oil, seaweed, and other ingredients, finishing it off with black pepper. There's definitely an entertainment factor here. The sizzling Hamburg appeared. It's like raising it on a lava plate. Fun and enjoyable. With a great lineup of sauces and seasonings, it's fun to customize the taste to your liking. Always very satisfied. It was delicious. Thank you for the meal.

Since the beginning of 2023, I have been eating six meals a day and gained 10kg in two months to reach a weight of 82kg in order to achieve my goal of bench pressing 100kg. This achievement took me three years, during which my muscle mass increased along with some fat. I shifted my diet from protein and carbohydrate-centered to protein-centered to maintain my muscle mass while reducing fat. Today, I visited my favorite steakhouse, Matsuya, at 11:00 AM and ordered the Mega Steak for ¥2,500, which comes with soup and rice (with free refills). The dish is low in fat and carbohydrates, allowing me to enjoy it guilt-free. I plan to reduce my carbohydrate intake by only eating rice in the morning and afternoon, avoiding it at night as part of my weight loss plan. Thank you for the delicious meal. I will be focusing on protein reviews for a while. I just realized that if you read it backward, it spells "Matsuya"!

Revisited on: 03/31/2023 Order: Lunch set with hamburger, salad bar, and soup bar for 950 yen [Comment] Revisited after about 25 days. I chose the usual hamburger lunch. I feel like the cost performance and satisfaction are the best. I enjoyed loading up on vegetables at the salad bar, drinking the soup, and even putting corn on the hot plate, making it a lot of fun. And the taste was solid. It was delicious. Thank you for the meal.

I was intrigued by the sign for grilled shabu-shabu, so I decided to check it out. It was cheap and fun. The meat had a bit too much fat, but it was enjoyable to cook it on the hot plate yourself. There are many places where customers cook their own hamburgers or steaks on a hot plate, but I was surprised to see that we were grilling the meat on the hot plate ourselves. Of course, the temperature of the hot plate dropped after cooking about the third piece of meat, so we asked for a new hot plate. It was a fun experience.

Revisit date: 2023/03/06 Order: Lunch set with hamburger, salad bar, and soup bar for 950 yen [Comments] Visited again after about 2 months. This place is always my go-to choice when I want something substantial but not too heavy. Maybe the salad bar and soup bar are what make it so appealing. After some deliberation, I chose the hamburger over the pork options. Before the dish arrived, I helped myself to the soup and salad bar. The salad bar is surprisingly well-stocked with items I like, which I appreciate. The dish arrived promptly, sizzling on a lava plate, ready to be finished. The variety of sauces available is still impressive. I enjoyed changing up the flavors with each bite and finished it all in no time. The restaurant maintains a clean and pleasant atmosphere. It's still a great place. Thank you for the meal.

I had Matsuya's sirloin steak. It is a steak restaurant located down the shopping street from Shimo-Kitazawa station, with four stores in Tokyo. I've been excited about it since I read about it online a few years ago. In short, it's worth it - affordable and delicious. The teppanyaki plate is also excellent. It's a great place for a Shimo-Kitazawa lunch, and I don't regret trying it. I know there are cheap and mediocre steaks out there, but I want to give credit to Matsuya for offering high quality at an affordable price.

Shimokitazawa's Minami-guchi Shotengai. Many places are currently undergoing renovation, adding to the chaotic atmosphere. The building has apparel shops on the first floor, a live house in the basement, and a spiral staircase leading to "Steak-ya Matsuya," a second brand of Gyudon (beef bowl) restaurant Matsuya, on the second floor. Despite the flashy sign, it doesn't stand out much in the Shimokitazawa streets. However, it is a popular restaurant that can get crowded depending on the time. The steak is affordable and satisfying, making it quite enticing. There is a ticket machine outside the shop with a clear menu in color photos, but it may be difficult to decide on a combination on the spot. There is a menu chart on the staircase, so it's best to narrow down your choices before ordering. I chose the set of two steaks, "Roast & Megane (1,700 yen)." Each portion is 150g, and overall, it's quite generous. The price of 1,700 yen includes a salad, with an additional 100 yen. It's best to order something to refresh your palate as having just meat may be unbalanced. The Roast is from Mexico, and the Megane, said to be a rare cut, is from the USA. Both have a satisfying chewiness that makes you feel like you're really eating meat. This is what American-style steak is all about! Rice is refillable, and you need to order it from the staff. You can try various ways of eating, such as with sauce, salt, pepper, wasabi, soy sauce, etc. It's great that you can experiment with different flavors. Despite saying I prefer American-style, I found that wasabi soy sauce tasted the best with the steak (laughs). The 60s American music playing in the background and the friendly staff add to the experience. Next time, I might try the hamburger.