Dinner in Kyoto♪ I was thinking of having okonomiyaki, but it seemed crowded. Changed plans to solo yakiniku. Still in the mood for grilled food. About a 7-8 minute walk from Kawaramachi in Kyoto. Arrived after 6 PM and the restaurant was fully booked inside. About 3 groups waiting. Wrote our names on the waiting list and waited in the adjacent waiting room. Since the group in front of us had 4 people, we were guided to the counter in about 10 minutes. Ordered a beer first and then checked the menu again. Wanted to try various dishes, so ordered the Hormone Mix and Lean Meat Mix. Received a recommendation from the staff for "Hoso" and of course added that too. Along with the beer, we had shredded cabbage. Two types of sauce for the Hoso. The Hoso arrived. Such a huge portion! A fatty white mass. Looked delicious even before grilling, with a nice bounce to it. Started grilling on the table grill. Flames shot up instantly. Due to its thickness, it was hard to gauge the cooking time... perhaps overcooked. Still, it was big and bouncy. Satisfying and paired perfectly with the beer. Next, the Hormone Mix and Lean Meat Mix. Both portions were surprisingly large for one person. A delightful meal with a sequence of Lean Meat, Hoso, Hormone, and more Hoso, enjoying a lot of Hoso while savoring the beer. Delicious yakiniku at a great price. Excellent cost performance! A place where you can enjoy fresh and tasty hormone meat, perfect for solo diners. Thank you for the meal.

After going to the sauna, I treated myself to yakiniku alone. Since all menu items were for two people, I asked for a half size. I ordered the popular hoso and akami mix. I also had a mango sour cocktail. It was amazing. It really hit the spot after the sauna. Eating alone allows you to savor the taste of the meat more. The yakiniku sauce at this restaurant is quite light, balancing well with the marbling in the meat.

Every time I passed by, I saw a long line, so I made a reservation and went with my friend. The meat was delicious! I like yakiniku and go often, but this place was exceptional. The long line made sense. The kimchi assortment, tongue, rib meat, skirt meat, mix of hormones, liver, and tripe were all satisfying. I was full after the meal with rice and sesame. I want to revisit with my friend who loves hormones.

Ajie has long been a famous yakiniku restaurant in Kyoto. In recent years, they have expanded to other locations such as Nagoya, Tokyo, and Gifu, in addition to Kyoto Prefecture. I decided to visit the main store without a reservation at the opening time for a Kyoto yakiniku food tour. Despite seeing "no reservations" on Tabelog, I was still asked about reservations upon entering. I later found out that reservations were only accepted for the opening time according to their official website. I ordered the specialty salted hoso (small intestine), as well as tail, upper harami, and belly. The hoso, a standout meat here, was served in an impressive portion of 10 pieces per serving, with a unique shape and texture. While it didn't shrink when cooked and had a good balance of fat, the original sauce for the hoso didn't stand out in taste. The dipping sauces for other meats also seemed lacking in flavor, not enhancing the overall satisfaction. The kimchi was delicious, so I ended up enjoying it with kimchi instead of the sauces. Overall, Ajie offers a unique yakiniku experience with its originality, but the sauces may not appeal to everyone's taste. If you're interested, check out the blog "Yakiniku Encyclopedia" for more candid reviews, including thoughts on Ajie.

After a hilarious time, we headed to this restaurant near the live house. We were able to get in without waiting as it was 20 minutes before last order. I ordered plum wine. Since I was dining alone, the staff kindly suggested, "Would you like to have half the portion?" Such a considerate place for solo diners! I ordered Hoso salt, raw hormone, top sagari, and the famous hormone yakisoba. Hoso has a special salt sauce. It's juicy even when cooked thoroughly. I wish I had more sauce for the raw hormone. Top sagari was delicious! The famous hormone yakisoba with plenty of pickled ginger was delightful. Even with just these dishes, the total was ¥3330! I had the portion halved, so maybe the price was halved too? The deliciousness made me want to order more if I had finished before the last order time. The food arrived before the drinks, which was amusing. I look forward to trying various meats next time. Thank you for the meal!

A delicious motsunabe specialty restaurant in Kyoto! The yakiniku is also good. The ox tail yakiniku was interesting. Having a cold stomach is also nice. I didn't expect to be able to pay with a card at such a small shop. Moving! Ig: https://instagram.com/yc_foodie?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=YC_foodie

Established in 1997 in Kawaramachi Matsubara, "Aje" gained popularity with its unique style of serving fresh small intestines with salt seasoning. Currently, they have multiple locations in Kyoto, Tokyo, Nagoya, Gifu, and Kanazawa. The Matsubara main store has been selected as one of the top 100 restaurants on Tabelog. Reservations are generally not accepted, but you can reserve a seat at the time of opening. The restaurant is known for its casual atmosphere and affordable drinks, priced between 500 to 1000 yen. The menu includes dishes like roast beef yukke-style, mung bean sprout namul, kimchi assortment, ox tongue with salt, tail salt-grilled, lean meat assortment, premium harami, small intestine with sauce, and crispy upper tripe with sauce. They also offer a specialty dish called "Famous Hormone Yakisoba" as a closing meal. With high-quality food and generous portions at reasonable prices, it's a great place to dine regularly if you can handle the waiting time due to popularity.

Excellent. Consistently excellent. The yakiniku restaurant where you line up to eat is delicious. The "Hoso" is as good as ever, you could keep eating it forever. Of course, we ordered more. The salted hormone is the best. Spreading the charm of hormones in Japan and around the world. It makes you happy with the hormones. Why can you choose both salted and sauce for the hormone even though they recommend the salted one? It's like choosing sauce at Yabaton... Anyway, everything is okay with the Hoso and the special sauce for Hoso. The other meats are also excellent, just grill them deliciously and eat. The lemon sour went down really well. Delicious meat in a lively atmosphere. Utter happiness. Thank you, Ajé. Hopefully, they will open a branch in Fukuoka someday...

Actually, it's my second time here! If you want to eat cheap and delicious horumon (offal), this is the place to go! The lean meat was just average, so next time I go, I think I'll have horumon, jjigae (stew), and kimchi! The portion size is generous, so it's great for one person! Haha. It gets crowded around 6 p.m., so it's better to go early to get in smoothly!

"Aje Matsubara Main Store" in Kiyomizu Gojo, Kyoto. A popular yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant in Kyoto. We visited without a reservation and luckily there was one last available table ✌︎. The specialty here is the delicate hoso (diaphragm) meat ♡ It's tender and full of flavor, making you crave for more...(*´-`). We also ordered tongue, skirt steak, and liver, all of which were thick and substantial! Each dish in the photos is a serving for one person!! All the meats were marinated and grilled, providing a refreshing taste♩

Hi! The top-notch sagari! Upper harami! I recommend all the grilled dishes with salt. The salt is delicious. However, as someone who has been going there for almost 20 years, the quality at the main store has recently decreased significantly (probably due to the skill of the chef), and the customer service has also declined. In that respect, the Danguri store has excellent customer service and quality. I think I'll go to the Danguri store from now on.

I ordered today's recommended dish! I was wondering what kind of small dish would come out since it was under 3000 yen, but a huge one came out and I was surprised (laughs). The quality of the offal was also excellent. Great value for the price!

I was curious about this restaurant that I passed by before, so I visited for the first time this time. I was able to get in right away on a Friday without a reservation. The price for each serving is quite high, but the portions are generous, so if there are two people, 2-3 servings of meat should be enough. I also ordered the tongue, but it was quite ordinary, confirming that this place is all about the hormone meat. The recommended dish here, the Maruchou, had a satisfying taste, and it went well with the drinks. The kimchi had yam, and the bean sprout namul was piled high, giving a nostalgic feel of traditional yakiniku. I made a mistake in estimating the amount of meat and ended up ordering about 5 servings, so the bill went over 15,000 yen, which was quite expensive, but I think it would normally be around just over 10,000 yen, so I believe it's a good restaurant.

I visited the restaurant with high expectations on a long weekend Sunday at 7 o'clock, prepared for a long wait, but surprisingly managed to enter at a good timing. Of course, I ordered the thin white pork belly, which was fluffy and the appearance was impressive. I have never seen such white pork belly before. The sauce was very light and not sour. I tried drinking it and it had a light broth taste. You wash away the fat and taste the salt with this. The sweetness of the fat calls for beer. As I have aged, I cannot eat a lot, but I think young people who love fat will find it irresistible. In addition to the thin pork belly, there were roast yukhoe, premium tongue, premium tripe, tail with salt, crunchy part, and harami skirt. The premium tripe, also known as sand tripe, was particularly delicious with a crunchy texture and excellent fat in the middle. The tail with salt is thinly sliced tail, which you eat by biting into it, so it may not be suitable for women. Please note that the quality of the meat and the casual prices are worth a visit.

It was my first time trying horumon yaki. I had the impression that horumon would be greasy, but the fat was light and melted in my mouth, which was delicious. I had it with hoso salt. When I wasn't sure how long to cook it, the waiter kindly taught me how to cook it and how well done it should be. The upper harami was also delicious. It was a restaurant that I would like to visit again.

I had been looking forward to this place for a long time, the atmosphere is nice, and the portions are huge! They kept bringing more and more kimchi! My friend and I couldn't finish it all... Maybe it's better to order half if it seems manageable to eat, but it was so delicious! Everything was amazing!

On Friday at 6:57 PM, I met up with my daughter and went to Aje Matsubara Honten. We had lunch at La Curry across the street earlier and I wanted to stop by here on the way back. We suddenly decided to have dinner with my daughter, so we went there without much hope, but surprisingly we were able to enter without waiting in line. Lucky! I only knew it was a famous restaurant, so I was surprised by various things when I went in without any prior knowledge. There are two entrances and it's a bit confusing. It's narrow. The appetizer was shredded cabbage. Draft beer for 550 yen, Mitsuya Cider for 300 yen, Hoso salt for 660 yen, Tetchan for 940 yen, Red Meat Mix for 900 yen, Namul for 650 yen, Chige for 880 yen, two servings of rice for 250 yen each, totaling 5380 yen. They brought salt sauce for Hoso, other sauce for different flavors, and a thick sauce for rice thieves, causing a traffic jam around the grill in no time. The draft beer and Mitsuya Cider arrived quickly. At 7:05 PM, they started grilling the Hoso, which seems to be their specialty. The fat drips, and the flames and smoke are amazing. It's a delicious Hoso that is tender and even has a hint of sweetness. At 7:07 PM, the Namul arrived (a huge portion, haha) and we enjoyed it together. At 7:18 PM, the Tetchan arrived. My daughter, a meat lover, was eagerly waiting for the meat to cook. Maybe because it was full, the service was relatively slow. The washing sauce seems to be a Kyoto tradition, which I found intriguing as I ate. At 7:29 PM, the Red Meat Mix arrived, and we were feeling satisfied. It cooks quickly. We finished the meal with the hot and sour Chige. There was no receipt, but they said it would be a receipt for reimbursement, and the amount was exact. The cabbage appetizer was not included. Eating yakiniku in this unique space was a lively and enjoyable first experience. By the time we left, the full plate was out, and people waiting had to write their names down. It's very popular. Thank you for the meal.