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The highly popular "Kanteki" from Tokyo has finally landed in Hakata! With exquisite meat quality and a delicious sauce that perfectly complements the flavors, this place boasts stunning staff attentiveness. It's been a month since opening, and while it's still relatively unknown in the area, it will surely become difficult to reserve a table soon.
Chef Inagaki, who was sent from Sancha specifically for the Hakata branch, expertly cuts each slice of the premium "Ota" beef with a bright shine. The counter showcases a lineup of rare cuts of Ota beef. In Tokyo, Kanteki sources its hormones from Shibaura, but Hakata prioritizes freshness by sourcing from Fukuoka livestock.
- **Salad and Appetizer**: The crisp, refreshing salad is available for unlimited servings and comes in a beautifully refreshed bowl each time. The ginger dressing is richly flavored and pairs perfectly as a palate cleanser between the grilled meat.
- **Golden Liver**: Fresh liver cut into thick slices is sweet and tender. A brief torching releases amazing flavors, topped with grated garlic, scallions, sesame oil, and salt. Each bite floods the mouth with sweet liver juice – pure bliss.
- **Kimchi Platter**: Kimchi sourced from Tsuruhashi is guaranteed to please. It includes cubed radish, cucumber kimchi, and napa cabbage kimchi, with a taste and acidity perfectly matched to the ingredients.
- **Grilled Yukke**: Using the sirloin from Ota beef, this is incredibly tender, combining sweetness and umami mixed with exquisite sauce and rich egg yolk – a heavenly delight. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
- **Fresh Hormones (Various)**: Heart, cartilage, honeycomb tripe, centenarian tripe, and cow's tongue are tossed in a Korean-style vinegar miso sauce with perilla leaves and scallions. The vinaigrette’s acidity is softened by the yolk, elegantly enhancing the fresh hormones with the perfect crunch from the cartilage. This is something I could eat every day!
- **Thin and Thick Salted Tongue**: The tongue’s base is tender, with just the right amount of juicy fat. Lightly grilled, you can enjoy two different thicknesses. A squeeze of lemon adds a refreshing touch.
- **Salt Grilled Karimi and Kainomi**: The superbly balanced Karimi is quickly grilled and served with wasabi and garlic chips. The sweetness of the lean and marbled meat is intensified by wasabi – pure ecstasy. Kainomi delivers another level of exquisite flavor.
- **Grilled Sauce Cuts (Karami, Kamenoko, Tomo Sankaku)**: Rare cuts are grilled in sauce and paired with red wine. The full-bodied red, rich in tannins and fruity notes, pairs perfectly with the grilled cuts, enhancing the juicy flavors of each.
- **Sauce Grilled Uwamisuji with Egg Yolk**: With less fat than misuji, this cut is mostly lean. Lightly grilled and mixed with rich yolk, it creates a flavor paradise – utterly speechless.
- **Hormone Mix**: Fresh hormones served with blue pepper vinegar sauce are absolutely delicious. The sauce enhances each texture and distinctive taste of the fresh tongue, lung, and intestine – a meticulously calculated dish.
- **Wagyu Yukke-jang with Rice**: This spiced soup is filled with fine strips of Wagyu and is just the right heat level. Dipping the rice into the soup is a sensory delight that maximizes satisfaction at the end of the meal. The lineup of grilled meat and side dishes ensures ample satisfaction.
- **Vanilla Bean Ice Cream**: This ice cream is loaded with vanilla and reminiscent of Sujahta, making it perfect for cleansing the palate after grilled meat. The warm tea service is a lovely touch.
Enjoying rare cuts of Tajima Ota beef in a tranquil atmosphere while overlooking the Canal City lights, I experienced outstanding hospitality from the amazing staff, all while feeling remarkably light – no bloating after the yakiniku! This is exceptional! I will definitely return. Thank you for the meal!