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New Hamaya Kawamachi Store @ Honmachi / Yakiniku set meal (Toridabu)
I have finally finished preparing for my new job starting in February, and I can finally take a breath of relief. But now that I've relaxed, I realize I'm hungry... (like the Lonely Gourmet, haha) For lunch today, I decided to try New Hamaya, a place I had seen on a certain video site before. There are stores in both Honmachi and the neighboring Yodoyabashi, but this time I headed to the Honmachi store. Oh, it's really close to the soup restaurant I visited the other day! Anyway, I arrived at the store around 1:30 pm, and there were no waiting customers, so I was able to enter immediately. This place operates on a pre-payment system where you pay at the entrance before ordering. The menu offers only one option, the yakiniku set meal. You just choose the size and pay at the counter. Most customers here seem to order the "Dabudabu," but I wanted something hearty, so I ordered the "Toridabu." I received a plastic tag and was directed to my designated seat. The seat already had a rice bowl set up, and the server quickly brought a pot of white rice. Here, you serve yourself rice from the pot. The teppanyaki grill already had the yakiniku and rolled omelette prepared. The yakiniku was reheated and seasoned before serving. The miso soup was red miso. The yakiniku was finely chopped and easy to eat. It was seasoned with a garlic-infused soy sauce, not the sweet flavor I had imagined like ginger pork, but it complemented the rice well. The rolled omelette was plain, so eating it with the meat helped reduce the saltiness of the soy sauce, which was nice. The rice was cooked slightly soft. It wasn't bad, but personally, I prefer it a bit firmer to go with the side dishes. Well, that's just personal preference. The rice in the pot seemed like it wouldn't be enough at first, but surprisingly, I managed to portion it out just right. Ah, I see now. Is this what the businessmen in the Honmachi area eat to fuel themselves for the afternoon? I understand!! I'll definitely come back here. Next time, I'll order the triple set.