すき焼きＡセット、￥３０００。
Sukiyaki lunch set A(3000yen + 10% service charge even at lunch time). The cheapest Sukiyaki set in the menu and the meat is the lowest rank. The meat is a mix of different parts(loin, thigh, filet etc.). The staff spread the fat in the pan, added the warishita(soy sauce, sugar, mirin) immediately without grilling any meat, and before the warishita was brought to boil, added the first few slices of meat directly. I thought the way she did it was a bit odd but I found out later that it is the style of this restaurant. After that you can cook the rest of the beef yourself, and the staff will come back and check on you, help you cook the veggy etc. I found the warishita too salty and too sweet - apparently strong warishita is traditional Tokyo style for Sukiyaki. I had to order another bowl of rice because I couldn’t eat the meat on its own. Rice is not refillable but for some reason they decided not to charge me this time.
牛ヒレカツレツ、￥２７００。
Beef filet cutlet lunch set(2700yen). The set includes beef tataki, salad and ice-cream. At first I thought the round thing was Calamari but it was actually onion ring. The beef was tender.
すうぷ煮Aセット、￥３６００。
Shabu-shabu A set(3600yen). Also the lowest rank.
角煮揚ごはん、￥８００。牛ヒレステーキごはん、￥１０００。
They sell meat right next door and also do take-away bento which are quite cheap(compared to the price of the restaurant menu).
Kakuni-age Gohan(800yen). Fried pork in a sauce that is basically thickened warishita….the pork is nice but the sauce is again too salty+sweet for me.
Beef filet steak Gohan(1000yen). The beef is surprisingly good quality for the price. Though there are only a few pieces so you need some side dish to finish the rice, which is plenty.
真正牛鍋ごはん、￥９００。焼豚ごはん、￥７５０。
Gyu-nabe Gohan(900yen). Basically sukiyaki on rice - it’s quite nice. Not too strong-tasting.
Yaki-buta Gohan. Under the salad is grilled pork(pic here). So-so.
I haven’t visited that many Sukiyaki and Shabu-shabu restaurants so it is hard to judge but I think I prefer Imahan Banyou(see posts here) more than Isejuu.
Menu(J): 1, 2.
伊勢重 (Iseijuu)
Add: 14-9 Kodenmacho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3663-7841
A restaurant in Arakicho(Yotsuya 3-chome) serving Kyoto cuisine. We tried the 10,000 yen Suppon Nabe course. Reservation in advance is necessary for dinner course. 8000yen and 15000yen are also available.
Sashimi: Shibi-toro(i.e. Binchou-Maguro) and Hirame. Portion is for 5.
Very delicious Kabura-mushi. Lots of ingredients including turnip, ginkgo, fish meat etc. Grilled Managastuo on right pic. Both are for one person.
Buri-daikon(simmered radish and yellowtail). Left pic shows portion for 5, divided for us by the staff.
Suppon Nabe(Japanese turtle hotpot). A whole nabe for one person. Suppon meat is all gelatin - supposed to make your skin smoother. It doesn’t look so appetizing but okay to eat(think fish head). The soup however is absolutely delicious. Very strong ginger taste. The staff recommended us to add garlic paste but my advice is to add a tiny bit and test the taste first, because it totally spoiled the soup for me…
After the nabe, came the the veggy and crab meat in ponzu, which I thought was strange to be served after the suppon nabe, but it did refresh our palette.
Ochazuke with hamo tsukudani. Nice but quite heavily seasoned with sansho. Hamo seems to famous in this place but hamo season was over when we went so probably that’s why the hamo came in tsukudani(preserved).
Dessert is melon and Warabi-mochi.
Due to lack of research, I was expecting kaiseki with fancy presentation but the food turned out to be quite home-style cooking feel. Still, taste was great and the portion was really big - I’d never been this stuffed after a Japanese course. We were a group of 5 and had the private room to ourselves so it was a very comfortable meal.
A la carte menu: 1, 2, 3.
京料理 八平 (Yahei)
Add: 3F, Arakicho, Shinjuku-ku (Yotsuya 3-chome)
Tel: 03-3341-3990
A very local udon shop near Kikukawa station(Toei Shinjuku line). I eat here often because, 1) it is delicious, 2) it is cheap to start off with and you get a 50yen discount coupon everytime, 3) it opens everyday and all day, 4) even when it is crowded, they won’t ask you to share tables with strangers, 5) I live (sort of) nearby. ^^;;; There are many good udon shops in central Tokyo so I guess there is no need to come all the way here just for the udon(there is nothing to see in Kikukawa), but anyway….
とり汁うどん（大）、￥７８０。鳥の唐揚げ（小）、￥３００
Udon with chicken dipping soup. Tori no Kara-age(fried chicken). Both are good.
For udon with dipping soup(which this place has a large variety), you can choose the udon from cold, atsumori(hot), or kama-age(see below).
もつ煮込みうどん、￥６８０。茄子の唐揚げ、￥３００。
Motsu-nikomi(giblet stew) udon. Fried aubergine.
力うどん、￥８００。 もつ汁うどん（大）、あつもり、￥７８０。
Chikara udon(udon with mochi).
Motsu-jiru Udon(udon with giblet dipping soup).
もつ煮セット（ざるうどん）、￥８８０。カレーうどん、￥８００。
Lunch set with motsu-nikomi, zaru-udon, and rice cooked with vegetables. Curry udon.
天丼、￥１０００。 カレーとり汁うどん（並）、￥６８０。
Tendon(not so recommended). Udon with curry chicken dipping soup.
鴨汁うどん（並）、釜揚げ、￥８００。いかと里芋の煮物、￥５００。
Kamojiru(duck soup) udon (kama-age). Simmered squid and satoimo.
手羽餃子、￥４００。
Chicken wing stuffed with minced pork. Very good!
ねぎごまうどん、￥６３０。なす汁うどん、￥６８０。
Udon with sesame and spring onion. Udon with aubergine dipping soup.
天ざるそば、￥１２００。 とろろ昆布うどん、￥６５０。
Tenzaru soba(tempura is so-so). Tororo-Kombu(shredded kombu in vinegar) udon.
もつ煮込み、￥５００。夢茶房うどん、￥７００。
Motsu-nikomi. Tastes better when you order it on its own.
Yumesabou udon.
えび汁うどん（並）、￥６８０。餃子、￥３５０。
Udon with prawn dipping soup. Gyoza(don’t recommend this).
焼肉丼、￥７５０。 肉じゃが、￥４９０。
Yakiniku don(the beef a bit tough). Nikujaga(portion quite small).
塩とり汁うどん（並）、￥６８０。豚の角煮、￥７８０。
Udon with salt and chicken dipping soup. I like this one the most out of all the udon with dipping soup. Buta no kakuni(the pork is not simmered enough and the portion is small for the price).
しゅうまいセット（きつねうどん）、￥８８０。納豆＋キムチ＋生玉子うどん、￥１０５０。
Lunch set with shumai and kitsune(aburaage) udon.
Kimchi udon, and I asked for natto and raw egg topping. I think this combination would be better for cold udon without soup. ^^;;;
Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
夢茶房 (Yumesabou)
Add: 2-6-16, Kikukawa, Sumida-ku
Tel: 03-3846-8196
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