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I arrived at "Azabu-Juban Yakiniku Kintan" following Akasaka and Roppongi. It is located in a stylish building with glass windows on the upper floors, and I didn't realize it was a yakiniku restaurant until today. The first floor with the entrance is entirely private rooms. The second floor mainly has open table seating, but we were led to one of the private rooms. It felt a bit different being in a private room, as I have never experienced it in other stores before. I felt a bit hesitant about having to press the call button every time to call the staff, but they came at the right time for ordering and dessert, so I only used the call button once when requesting a refill. Unlike Roppongi where the staff were all beautiful women, Azabu-Juban had many male waiters in smart uniforms, which looked cool. There was Wi-Fi available like in other stores, but the signal was weak in the private room and it disconnected without us noticing. I wish KINTAN as a whole would have different passwords for the same SSID name across stores, as it's a hassle to input the password again every time you visit a different store. It would be nice if they had a QR code for Wi-Fi connection. Anyway, today I chose the most basic KINTAN Yakiniku set for 1,380 yen. I remembered to use the app coupon and requested the negi-tan salt. First, soup and salad were brought to us. The soup was ginger soy milk, with a ginger aroma but no spiciness, and the creamy taste from the soy milk was satisfying. The salad was fresh and delicious as usual, so I will skip it as it is the same as in other stores. The main yakiniku and rice arrived in the middle, and it was a bit surprising that the kalbi yakiniku was clearly brought from the freezer. Dessert was the same, so maybe that's the style of this restaurant. The meat was still cold thanks to the fat, making it firm, which added a three-dimensional effect for a good photo. It didn't have thickness, so it naturally thawed while we ate other meats. Probably, if we had put it on the grill before thawing, it would have splattered a lot due to the water and fat. Including Platinum Pork and Seiryu Chicken, they were fresh as always. I feel like the taste of the meat is getting better each time I come, maybe because I've improved my grilling skills. Now, the negi-tan salt. It's a menu that comes to mind first when it comes to yakiniku, but it was my first time eating it properly. Due to being frugal, I grilled only one side to not drop the top negi, but when I googled it, it seemed I wasn't wrong. There are apparently delicious ways to grill each part/menu, so yakiniku is deeper than just grilling and eating. It seems there are yakiniku experts. As mentioned earlier, the dessert was (probably) delivered straight from the freezer, but when we let it sit for a bit before eating, it turned out to be unexpectedly rich and delicious pudding, which I really liked. I felt sorry for the meats, but it was the best dish of the day. I paid with a card and left the restaurant. It was a delicious lunch.