Today, I visited a nearby place. It's a former yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant that's now operating in its old space. First, I tried today's featured meat: ribeye. It was delicious, especially with wasabi! The fat content was just right. We also had tongue, liver, skirt, beef belly, and rib. I can't remember the rest. The liver was cooked briefly in a small pot of oil, which was a new experience for me. My husband ate two large bowls of rice! We each had two drinks too, and it all came to about 5,000 yen per person. That's a great price, especially for wagyu beef. The seasoning was a bit on the salty side, but it was really tasty. It's close by, and I definitely want to come back! Thank you for the meal!

Recently, I've become weak with fatty meats and prefer lean cuts. I ordered items like sliced beef tongue, kalbi, loin, minced beef, liver shabu, and shabu-shabu-style loin. The liver shabu was incredibly delicious, and I ended up getting a second serving. Although the table was small and the atmosphere wasn't the best, the staff was friendly, and the cost performance was great, which left me feeling satisfied. Thank you for the meal!

While I was walking around the shopping street in Toritsu-Kasei, feeling hungry, I came across this restaurant. Since I don't usually come here, I didn't know there were so many shops, and I was a bit torn about what to choose. But when in doubt, it's always meat! The menu's yukke caught my eye, so I was seated at a high chair at the counter and grilled and ate non-stop. The interior was clean, and the meat was delicious, but there was one staff member who made me feel a bit pressured with their service.

It's been a while since I've reviewed a place in Nakano. This time, I'm talking about a new yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant that opened this month in Toritsu-Kasei, located where the former "Niku no Kasei" used to be. It seems to be a mobile outlet of a restaurant by the same name in Monzen-Nakacho. It's funny how the next location after Monzen-Nakacho is Toritsu-Kasei, as they don’t share much in common other than the four-character kanji names! This new place is a long-established restaurant from the Showa era, so I had high expectations. I made a reservation through Tabelog, and when I arrived, the place was packed! I was glad I made a reservation. The interior is quite compact. The first order is taken verbally, but afterwards, they use mobile ordering. The width of the restaurant is so narrow that it’s easy to see why mobile ordering is convenient in such a place. The restaurant's signature dish, "Genka Dashi Wagyu," featured special sirloin when I visited. There was no way I could pass that up! This dish is limited to one plate per group. The meat that came out was beautifully marbled. They recommended pairing it with wasabi and salt, which perfectly complements the sweet fat of good meat! While enjoying our drinks, we started placing orders through the mobile system. Unfortunately, I didn’t take many photos (we actually had various items like hormone and soup!). One of the highlighted dishes was the “Negi Jirou Kalbi,” which is essentially dragon kalbi with green onions served alongside. It was served curled up, so there wasn’t much surprise when it arrived. However, once placed on the roaster, it was impressively long like a snake! Adding crunchy grilled fat and meat with generous green onion was a blissful experience. My child enjoyed the green onion so much that they sprinkled it over rice like a topping! The other meats, including the regular kalbi and rosu, were also high quality. The thick slices of harami were juicy, almost like thick-cut harami! Being a black-haired wagyu-focused restaurant, the overall quality of the meat was notably high. The roaster ran on gas, providing strong heat, and it had a robust smoke-absorbing feature, which meant we didn't end up smelling like smoke as much. The bill was settled at the table. I paid by card, but it seemed like they also accepted PayPay. I noticed that flyers for coupons were being distributed to nearby residents, and I envied those who received them. My husband later mentioned that there were flyers outside, so I wished he'd told me earlier! Anyway, I felt that even without the coupons, the cost-performance was good. To finish, they served warm loquat tea (I believe that's what it was called). I think it was the first time I had loquat tea, and it had a comforting flavor, similar to hojicha (roasted green tea). The location is convenient right outside the station, making it accessible not just for locals but for everyone. It had been a while since I had yakiniku, but it reminded me how great it is!

The inside of the restaurant was very clean, and the staff had a great atmosphere! The meat was tender and delicious! They even had yukhoe, which was the best! (^_^)

The quality of the meat was really good. It would have been nice if there was a bit more portion size per dish.

When we dined here as a party of two, we were given seats at the counter. The quality of the meat was good for the price, especially the tsurami, which was delicious. We ate quite a lot, so it ended up being over ¥10,000 per person, but we were satisfied.

Beautiful. The kalbi is delicious.