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I had heard about this place for a while but never had the chance to visit until a few years passed. Recently, when invited to dinner by a former colleague and given the task of choosing a restaurant, I picked this one as it's conveniently located near Kii Kountry. There were 3 men and 1 woman, all in their fifties (or so I'd like to say, but only one is actually in their forties) - a group of middle-aged folks, haha. We ordered the Ushigoro Course for ¥8300 (tax included), which included a variety of dishes like Yukhoe, Kimchi + Namul, salad, tongue, harami, lean meat, two types of hormone, top sirloin, wakame soup, sukiyaki of zabuton, sirloin, today's special cut, rice or noodles, and dessert - quite a feast. Since I'm not a fan of hormone, I asked for something else. We grilled most of the meat ourselves, except for the zabuton which was cooked by the staff. It was so tender, almost like half-cooked, and melted in the mouth! I see why it's so popular. We continued with more meat, finished with noodles (or rice) and dessert. The smooth Awasodachi pudding from Tokushima for dessert was also delicious. Three out of the four of us could drink, and one was a bottomless pit, so the alcohol bill added up quite a bit, haha. But if you moderate, around ¥10,000 should be enough. It was a first for me to go to a yakiniku place and not come out smelling like meat - quite an experience!