I also want to eat a lot, so I ordered the meat suki set meal here. The dashimaki and meat-filled meat suki are very tasty. The meat suki also contains eggs, and it has more volume than it looks, making it a great match with rice. This is a place where you can easily go alone.

Kintetsu Osaka Abenobashi Station, just south of the station, a little east of the road between Abeno Harukas and Abeno Hoop that opened just last month (August 25, 2023). I revisited the newly opened hormone restaurant. "Hormone Shokudo" is a new format of Fujio Food System, with only the first store in Ogimachi and the second store here so far. Last time I visited, it was not listed on the Fujio Food System website, but now it is. The interior of the restaurant has about 10 counter seats facing the kitchen and 8 table seats at the back, a total of 18 seats. However, at this time, the chairs near the teppanyaki are removed. The restaurant operates on a food ticket system, with a ticket machine right after entering. The menu includes "Hormone Yaki Teishoku" (990 yen) as the flagship, "Niku Sui Teishoku" (900 yen), "Thinly Sliced Beef Kalbi Teishoku" (900 yen), "Middle Kalbi Teishoku" (1280 yen), "Beef Harami Teishoku" (1380 yen), and more. Last night, watching the Hanshin Giants game on TV with "that" in front of me, I drank too much and got a hangover. At such times, I remembered that this restaurant has a "Niku Sui Teishoku". Niku Sui is a dish that was born from the anecdote that Hanaki Kyo, who was not feeling well before appearing in the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki, ordered "meat udon, udon removed" at a restaurant near the theater, and the owner at the time responded to that. I handed the food ticket to the staff and waited at the counter seat, and the staff skillfully started rolling the tamagoyaki while cooking the Niku Sui in a small pot in front of me. In less than 5 minutes, it was handed to me. On the tray, there is Niku Sui, tamagoyaki, and rice lined up. On top of the rice are two pieces of pickled daikon radish. The "Niku Sui" is a normal-sized bowl with thin slices of beef sinking in plenty with silk tofu, and chopped green onions scattered on top. When I sip the broth, it has a simple taste with a linear umami taste with a sweet and salty seasoning. The sweetness is modest compared to the original "Sento Se". The beef is tender and has a gentle texture with tofu. At the bottom of the broth, an egg like a poached egg is sunk, and when crushed with chopsticks, the yolk spreads in the broth, creating an even gentler taste. The tamagoyaki is a Kansai-style dashimaki tamago. Is it the same as the one served at "Maido Ookino Shokudo"? The broth is strong enough, so I don't feel the need to add soy sauce. The staff's grilling skills were so familiar, they must have grilled it many times at the affiliated "Maido Ookino Shokudo". The rice is in a normal size, not a large size. If I had ordered a large size, it might have been a problem. The pickled daikon radish on top seems a bit cheap, but they are probably doing it intentionally. Unexpectedly filling, I was worried if I could finish it all because of the hangover, but I managed to finish it. Phew... Until recently, this place was "Tenho", and before that, it was "Saba 6", both of which are minor brands in the Fujio Food System. Maybe they are using this place to conduct pilot tests for new brand operations.

One day for lunch, I was drawn by the irresistible allure of the word "hormone". So, I casually stopped by the "Hormone Shokudo Abeno" restaurant. It operates on a ticket system. Lately, I find that I prefer taking my time to choose while seated. The ticket system makes me feel rushed. Without much thought, I chose the medium-sized #Hormone & Beef Kalbi set meal. I regretted not choosing the #Hormone & Beef Harami set meal afterwards. Oh well, it's fine. I had some prior information, but isn't this similar to Fukuoka's Stamina Yakiniku with full of cheese? Well, it's fine. I like it. So, let's compare it to Fukuoka's Stamina Yakiniku. First, the meat is different. This might be a matter of preference. It seems good for hormone lovers. Tipping the geta and dipping it in the meat juice with spicy miso feels just like Fukuoka's. However, the hormone here has a stronger chewy texture. The biggest difference I noticed was the cabbage. Fukuoka's Stamina Yakiniku actually focuses on cabbage. Here, the focus is on the meat. If they offer a double meat option, I wish they would also add a double cabbage option to the menu. It's the same style, but it's a different dish that is plenty delicious. But it's heavy. I came here to treat the support staff at work to Chiyomatsu's 5cm Pork Cutlet Sandwich, but maybe I'll come back again when I have a different purpose in mind? Thank you for the meal. #Tennoji #Abeno #Hormone Shokudo Abeno #The miso soup is delicious #Quite heavy #Feeling like avoiding heavy meals for a while

Located on the south side of Kintetsu Osaka Abenobashi Station, a little east of the road between Abeno Harukas and Abeno Hoop, is a recently opened horumon (offal) restaurant that opened on August 25, 2023. I visited the restaurant for lunch three days after its opening. This place used to be "Tenho" and before that, "Saba 6," both ramen restaurants, but it seems to have undergone a transformation. The operation is still under Fujio Food System. "Horumon Shokudo" is a new concept by Fujio Food System, with the first store in Ogimachi and this Abeno store being the second. As of August 2023, it is not listed on the Fujio Food System website. The interior has around 10 counter seats facing the kitchen and 8 table seats at the back, totaling 18 seats. However, during this time, the chairs near the teppanyaki grill have been removed, probably due to the heat. The restaurant operates on a food ticket system, and there is a ticket machine near the entrance. The menu includes dishes like "Horumon Yaki Teishoku" (990 yen), Niku Sui Teishoku (900 yen), "Gyukarubi Usugiri Teishoku" (900 yen), "Chu-Ochi Karubi Teishoku" (1280 yen), "Gyu Harami Teishoku" (1380 yen), among others. There are also options for double portions of horumon and combination sets of different cuts. I chose the "Horumon Yaki Teishoku" from the ticket machine and handed the ticket to the staff before waiting at the counter seat. The dish arrived after about 5 minutes, consisting of horumon yaki, miso soup, and rice. The hot teppanyaki plate with the horumon yaki was placed on a small wooden block, and the rice was topped with two slices of pickled radish. The horumon yaki only contained horumon and cabbage. The horumon had a firm texture and a rich flavor, with a miso-based sauce that was both spicy and slightly sweet. Tilting the teppanyaki plate was recommended to gather the fat on one side and mix it with the spicy miso for enhanced flavor. The portion of rice was generous, and the pickled radish added a unique touch. The miso soup with tofu was also delicious. Despite not opting for a double portion of horumon, I was satisfied with the meal and felt comfortably full. This dish, with its sinful amount of fat, is a guilty pleasure that is worth trying once in a while.

I went out of the east exit of Kintetsu Abenobashi Station (towards Kintetsu Department Store) and found a takoyaki restaurant called Yamachan on the same street as HOOP. It's a small restaurant with 10 counter seats and 8 table seats, and you order at a ticket machine by the entrance. I ordered the Hormone Set Meal for 990 yen and a large bottle of beer for 660 yen. The counter seats can get quite hot as you can see the food being cooked right in front of you. As I sipped my beer and waited, my food arrived. The Hormone dish had a slightly different variety of hormones compared to the Hakata-style Hormone I'm used to, but it was still delicious especially with garlic and spicy miso added. Thank you for the meal.