特盛ヒロシ
This time, when it comes to a yakiniku restaurant in Nishi-Azabu, it's "Kenshirou"! I visited there after about a year, and it was my second time visiting. This place has been selected as one of the top 100 yakiniku restaurants for 5 consecutive years, making it a super famous yakiniku restaurant! It has been selected every year since the establishment of the yakiniku top 100 on Tabelog. It opened in August 2015, so it's been exactly 8 years now. The location is about an 8-minute walk from Hiroo Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, about an 8-minute walk from Roppongi Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Toei Oedo Line, and about a 10-minute walk from Nogizaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line. The business hours are from Monday to Saturday, from 5 pm to 12 am, and it is closed on Sundays, but it will be open in August 2023. I made a reservation about 2 weeks ago and visited with a friend. As always, the exterior is impressive. There are about 30 private rooms in total, and we were guided to a room near the entrance. It was a very calming atmosphere, suitable for a date or entertaining. We ordered the limited 8th-anniversary course called "Futokoro" (Life-changing yakiniku is here) for 22,000 yen including tax. This course included: - Specialty: Wagyu sea urchin yukke dog - Wagyu chuck roll (Yonago Manyo beef chuck roll) - Wagyu chuck roll rice ball - Grilled items: Wagyu tongue (aged lemon), Wagyu fillet (yuzu and leek pepper), Wagyu skirt steak (premium sauce) - Relaxation: Three kinds of assorted dishes - Shine Muscat, cream cheese with white dressing, upper mino, seaweed vinegar - Nikujaga (carrots, onions (pecorino), simmered tongue and cheek, potato chips) - Comparison of two types of premium Wagyu fillet (by region) comparing Hokkaido fillet and Kagoshima fillet - Sirloin: Grated daikon radish, yannyeom daikon radish - Cold noodles - Kenshirou monaka (roasted milk, matcha monaka) Overall impression: The sea urchin yukke dog, which is the specialty, was delicious as always. The Wagyu chuck roll from Yonago was also tasty with a slightly spiced sauce. The tongue, fillet, and skirt steak were all delicious. Especially, serving the fillet with leeks was fantastic. The combination with chives was also great and delicious. The sirloin, Hokkaido fillet, and Kagoshima fillet were all incredibly delicious. The way they cooked the meat was excellent. The sirloin with yannyeom daikon radish was also a perfect match, and the way they served it was fantastic. The most interesting dish was the nikujaga. It was amazing with carrots, pecorino (onions), simmered tongue and cheek, and potato chips on top. It was delicious. The cold noodles at the end were also suitable for the finish and were fantastic. The cold noodles are characterized by the use of buckwheat flour for fragrant noodles and a refreshing soup. The homemade soup here was refreshing but had a rich and flavorful taste, which was delicious. The noodles were quite plentiful, surprising me, but they had a good chewy texture and a smooth mouthfeel, matching well with the soup and tasting delicious. It was a bit different from the usual cold noodles, and I thought it was great. Finally, we had the monaka, and it was a satisfying meal. Congratulations on your 8th anniversary. I hope you will continue to be a long-established yakiniku restaurant for 10 or 20 more years. I was happy. Thank you very much. I will visit again.