ランチ向上委員会
Kinshicho Station South Exit, located just across the Keiyo Highway, is a yakiniku restaurant. Sanchiri is a yakiniku chain with several locations around Kinshicho Station, making it a staple for yakiniku in the area. The restaurant has a versatile atmosphere with table and sofa seating available. Although not very large, it seems to have a second floor as well. The roasters embedded in the tables are gas-powered and smokeless. The lunch menu includes a standard yakiniku lunch with harami as the main dish (880 yen). For a more luxurious option, there is the Five Star Lunch (1,330 yen) which includes a five-item platter of kalbi, loin, harami, tongue salt, and pork belly. There are also other Korean dishes available such as Stone Bibimbap Lunch (980 yen), Kalbi Kuppa Lunch (820 yen), and Chige Lunch (880 yen). I had the following: Full Stomach Lunch (1,050 yen) - A lunch set with harami as the main dish, supplemented by two other types of meat depending on the day's supply. The meats included pork belly and chicken, which were not particularly exciting. The set also came with salad, bean sprout namul, regular bean sprout namul, cabbage namul, and kimchi. The lunch was quite vegetable-heavy for yakiniku, which made it a healthy option. The namuls had the same seasoning but the bean sprouts had a nice texture due to the large beans. The kimchi had a hint of sweetness. The harami, being the main dish, was flavorful, moderately thick, tender, and of high quality. The frozen pork belly was thinly sliced and cooked quickly on the grill, releasing its delicious fat. Although I was surprised by the presence of chicken in a yakiniku meal, it turned out to be tasty when cooked on the roaster, giving it a nice smoky flavor. The sauce provided was a thin, sweet soy-based sauce. There was also gochujang and yangnyeom available. The combination of meat umami, fat, sauce saltiness, sweetness, and spiciness made for a delicious yakiniku that goes well with rice. The rice portion was generous, allowing for a hearty meal with the meat. The soup was a light seaweed, leek, and sesame soup. A choice of hot or iced coffee was offered after the meal, which was a nice touch. I was surprised by the low ratio of beef in a yakiniku meal, but the variety of meats provided different flavor profiles, and the abundance of vegetables, along with the post-meal coffee, made it a well-balanced and enjoyable lunch option.