Schnitzel
This is a review of a high-end yakiniku bento sold at the Daimaru underground food market in Tokyo Station, Hoppe Town. During the four-day weekend, I stopped by to buy dinner bento on my way back from a trip to Tokyo. Among the bento boxes available at this market, the thinly sliced beef bento for 2,100 yen and the kalbi bento for 2,900 yen are pre-made, while the premium sirloin and fillet bento boxes in the 4,000 yen range are made to order and take about 15 minutes to prepare. Normally, I would opt for the cheapest thinly sliced beef bento, but since I didn't go on a trip during this long weekend and ended up not spending much money, I decided to splurge and ordered two "premium sirloin bento" for 4,100 yen each. After paying in advance, I was given a red chip with a number written on it. I wandered around for about 10 minutes and when I returned, my order was already prepared. It was a good decision to return early. I hurried back home and opened the bento right away, and it was still slightly warm. On the right side, there were 5 slices of what looked like delicious beef, totaling about 120g, laid on top of the rice. The kimchi and other sides on the left side were the same as the ones in the cheaper thinly sliced beef bento. When I tried it, the large piece of Japanese beef was undeniably delicious. The quality of the meat itself was carefully selected, and the sauce was also tasty. It was a taste that made both beer and rice go down smoothly. However, as a frugal person, I couldn't just be happy without reservation. When I thought about it calmly, with 8,000 yen, I could buy around 400-500g of Kobe beef, Matsusaka beef, or Miyazaki beef. If you don't mind the extra effort, it might be better to go for those options. The honest impression is that while it is delicious, it is expensive, leaning more towards "delicious but expensive" rather than "expensive but delicious".