Wow, it's been a while since I had yakiniku. I used to eat it about once every two weeks, but maybe I went to a new restaurant that opened in January and had it once after that... so it's been about 3 months. I rarely go out at night, so going to a nearby restaurant felt like a rare occasion. The food comes out really quickly here, with the fastest being served in 40 seconds. The entrance looks like it could lead to somewhere else, like a gate that might transport you to a different place. The prices are reasonable, especially compared to other places that have increased their prices due to rising costs. They even have a coupon for a free dish if you show it when you enter. The meat is delicious, especially the salted beef tongue and beef rib. The grilling is done on gas, which is quick and convenient, but charcoal grilling definitely adds more flavor. The menu prices are generally affordable, except for the ramen dishes which are priced similarly to ramen shops due to the high cost of wheat. The salted hormone and beef tongue with green onion are must-try items. The beef rib is also a good choice, with a nice amount of fat and thickness. Overall, the food was delicious and satisfying.

It's a nearby place♬ If you try hard, it's within walking distance! (*^ω^*) I tend to neglect places nearby and only remember the ones I frequent. This day, I took my daughter who was starving and demanding to eat meat! (￣∀￣) I wonder what happened after that? I was curious about this particular restaurant so it was a good opportunity. I ordered various dishes at my daughter's request and fed her until she was satisfied. The grilled meat on the gas stove was decent, with a light sauce that didn't get boring and fresh meat. It's nice to have a go-to yakiniku place nearby. The bill came to 7777 yen! Isn't that amazing? Haha, thanks for the meal (*´∀`)♪

Pasta and unrelated shop. The Genghis Khan I had the other day gave me indigestion. I didn't feel like I had really eaten meat. So, I visited a nearby shop that was spacious but not too crowded. However, it was actually very crowded. When I asked the manager, he said that there were a lot of people making reservations through GOTO Eat. I haven't been taking advantage of it at all. It seems like it's more beneficial to make a reservation!!! Oi Kimchi This time, I wanted to try cucumber kimchi instead of regular kimchi. It was my first time trying it here, and surprisingly, it wasn't very spicy. I was like, is this really kimchi? But it was, and it was actually quite delicious. Negi Shio Gyutan When it comes to gyutan (beef tongue), it's usually served with green onions and salt, sometimes with lemon. But here, they have a soy sauce gyutan option. However, I didn't have the courage to order it...lol Gas Fire Kopuchan The kopuchan (beef intestines) is cooked over a gas fire here. It would have been great if it was charcoal fire, but I cooked it on the edge of the grill. I topped it with green onions and took a bite. Delicious~~~! I want to try thick-cut gyutan next time. Chicken Thigh Meat and Hormone Miso This is another classic order for me. Whenever there's chicken thigh meat available, I always order it. And while most people prefer salt for the hormone, I like it with miso. The taste of miso varies from place to place, which I find interesting. This time, the chicken thigh meat was a bit smaller in size. As you cook it, it shrinks a bit more. Cooking hormone with miso can be a bit tricky over a gas fire. But it's delicious when paired with rice. Hormone Rice....this is so good. Beef overload. The touch panel system makes it easy to place multiple orders at once. Wagyu Beef Kalbi Wagyu Beef Upper Kalbi Wagyu Beef Middle Rib Beef Sagari Can you tell from the photos which one is which? If you look closely, you'll be able to tell. I started with the sagari. It's a type of beef cut that's low in fat. The texture is similar to sirloin. But usually, sagari includes part of the internal organs, giving it a different taste. I wrapped it in lettuce with miso paste, which is a Korean-style way of eating it. It's refreshing and helps you eat more meat. The Wagyu Beef Kalbi is priced at 670 yen, which is reasonable considering the marbling and size. The slices are a bit smaller, but they're good enough for the price. The marbling is not as evident as I expected, but it's there when you eat it. The meat is well marinated, and I enjoyed it with rice. I ended up ordering another bowl of rice. Middle Rib Beef The meat around the bones. It has more fat compared to the other cuts. But when cooked, the fat doesn't seem overwhelming. It's surprisingly not too fatty. When grilled, the fat doesn't feel as excessive. The meat was quite tender and not too greasy. I finished the rice and ordered another bowl...large.

Today is Postal Service Day. Zero Back Pain Day. If it's Postal Service Day, will the masks arrive today?? And Zero Back Pain Day... who came up with that? I have a terrible back pain, so today I'm going for meat. I've heard that meat is a diet food. To Kagurazaka we go. Many shops are refraining from business, so I was unsure if they were open. This day was before Hokkaido declared a state of emergency, so it's unclear if they are still open today. Meat is delicious, right?? Today, what place will it be?? If it looks delicious, press the "↓" button!! ⇒ Please press it once m(__)m Inside the building, there is a landing between the outer door and the inner door. I must admit, these places make me a little uneasy. I hope they disinfect this area too. Should I hold my breath and rush inside, will that be okay?? How much prevention is enough? Gochujang, garlic, salt, pepper, chopsticks. These are common at a yakiniku restaurant. But people naturally touch them with their bare hands. Hmm, how much infection prevention is necessary? It's difficult, isn't it? I'm sure they're super disinfecting the tablet too. Since people touch it with their bare hands. The shop owners really have a tough job. But personally, I find it a bit hard to order from this. Actually, I made a mistake this time too. The menu is easier to read like this. However, it's posted on the wall. So, you can see it clearly when you get close, but it's a bit hard to read. The letters are large, but still a bit hard to read. Oh, when you get older, people always fuss about ordering... haha. The side menu. I currently have progressive contact lenses. And they also correct my astigmatism. So, until the focus is right, it's blurry. It's really hard to see... I'm thinking of switching back to single vision contact lenses and using reading glasses. In the past, I would have definitely gone for this. In my 20s, I used to find and go to all-you-can-eat places in Shinjuku or Ikebukuro with friends. Back then, there was no internet, so we walked around a lot to find them. We found them quite often. haha All-you-can-eat was so appealing back then. Now... I think I'll never make my money's worth. And I've learned that ordering individual items gets me tastier food. And it's not more expensive, it's even cheaper. Namul. I ordered with the tablet. Then, a staff member came to my table. Excuse me, we're out of spinach today. Is bean sprouts okay instead?? And so, they brought me a lot of bean sprouts. I wonder if that faint green is chives? haha Chicken cartilage. This time I learned something. I like pork cartilage. And I've gotten quite good at grilling it. I think I can grill it well myself. But!!! Gas grills are dangerous for grilling cartilage. Cartilage shrinks quickly. And when it shrinks, it falls through the holes. With a charcoal grill, it doesn't fall, but the holes here are too big. Even just slightly curled, it falls. I'm not good at grilling with charcoal, so maybe I should avoid ordering cartilage. Negi salt beef tongue. This is a very ordinary beef tongue. In terms of color and size. There's a spring onion in the middle. It's seasoned with salt. Looks good... I guess. Gas grills are tricky. It's hard to adjust the heat from both ends. If you make a slight mistake, it burns. But personally, I'm not that delicate... just delicious!! haha Chicken gizzard? Hormone. At this point, I think I ordered chicken gizzard and hormone. I decide the order of grilling myself, so I start with the hormone. I'm going to grill this now. The grill... it's getting burnt little by little. And when that happens, the hormone sticks. I was used to gas grills when I was in Tokyo, but lately I've been used to charcoal grills. And like this... it's a bit annoying when it sticks. Hormone itself is pork hormone!! I can taste the unique hormone smell. Oh... this is not chicken gizzard. I grill it and try it. Oh... this chicken gizzard... not very chewy.

Today is Friday. It's Hilmo RIta. But!!! Today is a recorded broadcast. It's a pseudo-live broadcast, but please listen. I heard that a yakiniku restaurant opened in Midorigaoka. I don't go to Midorigaoka often, so I was surprised to hear that. Then, the other day, I remembered it and decided to go check it out. At first, I couldn't find the location. I'm not familiar with this area, so I didn't know where the building or the corner was. However, the parking lot is in a shared space, so I walked around that area. And... I found a sign!! If there wasn't a sign, I definitely wouldn't have found it haha. Are there a lot of yakiniku restaurants in Asahikawa? What rank will it be today? If it looks delicious, please click the "↓" button!! ⇒ Please click once. Inside, there was a red gate surrounded by a fence and a noren with "Yakiniku Kopuchan". A red gate... could the owner be a Tokyo University graduate?? I looked it up, and it seems that the owner is from the famous Kan Karan in the city. It didn't say anything about being a Tokyo University graduate haha. Kopuchan is the name of beef intestines. Touch panel. This is a good system because it won't make mistakes with orders, I think... but... honestly, it's hard to read. Young people might be fine with it, but for us older folks, we want to see all the items at once, compare them, and make a selection. Going to the next page... I might miss something. It was posted on the wall!! This is much easier to read. If there were some photos of the items, it would be even better. From the seat to the wall, there's a slight distance. Thanks to this distance, I can focus haha. Good for reaching everything and then using the touch panel. This would be the best!! The recommended items were displayed with photos. If they were categorized and all displayed like this, it would be easier to read. If they were posted separately, it would be confusing... All-you-can-eat. If this was 20 or 30 years ago, I would definitely choose this. Maybe even when I was 20, I would go if it was all-you-can-eat. Now... I definitely can't eat that much. It's cheaper to order a la carte and eat as much as you want. That's what I think. I want to tell the me from back then... "Now's your chance to eat all you can eat." So, eat as much as you want haha. Gatsu 390 yen. On this day, I tried Gatsu instead of Hormone. You can choose between salt and sauce flavors. There wasn't miso. It's Hormone, but when it's Gatsu, it's chewy in the stomach. It's pork, so it's not Kopuchan. Gas grill. It's rare in Asahikawa, not charcoal but gas. The fire comes from both sides of the grill. Actually, the center doesn't cook as fast, and the edges burn quickly. I used to see this type of grill a lot when I was in Tokyo, but I haven't used it much recently, so I had a bit of trouble with the heat control. There was no odor, and the Gatsu was delicious. I was already hungry for Shirataki. I was definitely going for Shirataki from the beginning. Of course, I got the large portion. Negi Shio Gyutan 720 yen. Gyutan comes with both Negi Shio and sauce flavors. There's also Tan-saki. Of course, this is it. The plate is served with Negi seasoned with salt. It almost looks like shabu-shabu, right? Hurry up, hurry up!! Unlike charcoal, gas doesn't wait for you. The edges cook quickly, especially. Gyutan doesn't have much thickness, so while I was taking photos, it cooked quickly. Hurry up, hurry up... Put some Negi on it and eat it all at once. Yes, with Negi and salt sauce, it's a delicious taste! Nankotsu 390 yen. How will the Nankotsu here be? Like in any other restaurant, it's also partially frozen. It's served with a handful of pieces! One serving. How much is that? Mistake. I see. Nankotsu doesn't cook well on gas. And if you're going to grill it, do it at the beginning. If the sauce or seasoning sticks to the grill, it will burn and stick. The silver grill on charcoal allows you to move it while grilling, but with an iron grill, it falls through. If it sticks, peeling it off will make it smaller.

I was looking for a place with all-you-can-eat beef tongue. Here, the price is reasonable for both parents and the quality of the meat is good. I was able to eat to my heart's content in 90 minutes and left very satisfied. The all-you-can-eat beef tongue with unlimited soft drinks option is highly recommended!

A few months ago, I happened to stop by a nearby bank and noticed that they were doing some construction work. I wasn't sure what kind of shop it was going to be at that time. After a few weeks, I saw a notice about the "pre-opening" of a new yakiniku restaurant. Excited, I decided to check it out. When I arrived, I realized that the pre-opening had already started. I had never been to a pre-opening event before, so I was curious and went in. The spacious restaurant had both sunken kotatsu-style seating and regular table seating, providing a comfortable atmosphere for enjoying yakiniku. There were about 20 tables in total, so it seemed like they could accommodate a large number of customers. The owner, who seemed to have trained at Kin Karo and was serious about opening this restaurant, greeted us warmly. The staff were also very friendly and polite. The grill was gas-powered, and the sauce was on the lighter side with a slightly sweet taste and a deep umami flavor. You could choose different marinades for different types of meat. Ordering was done through a touch panel, which seems to be a common trend nowadays. The quality of the meat was good, and it left a positive impression considering the price. This restaurant would be a great place to enjoy with friends, especially with their all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-drink options. I look forward to seeing how this restaurant grows and develops in the future.