Jin
Yesterday at lunch, I walked quite a bit from Fukuzumi Station, so today I decided to look for a restaurant near the station. I was considering the skewered soup curry on the second floor of Miredo or the soup curry finished in a clay pot on the third floor of Akarenga Terrace, but then I remembered this place. I have been to Sapporo Beer Garden for work a few times, but this is my first time at Matsuo Jingisukan in Sapporo. I used to go to the main store in Takikawa about 30 years ago, but haven't been since then. I only remember going to the yellow M-letter hamburger joint... Let's go deeper into the restaurant, shall we? Looking at the menu outside, there are various options, but let's go with the "Lunch Lamb Set for 1,500 yen." Upon entering the restaurant and saying "I'm by myself," the staff asked, "Do you have a reservation?" My inner voice screamed, "Huh? Seriously? Do I need a reservation?" After a moment, the staff said, "I will show you to your table." I was led to a large table for four people. I must be an inefficient customer, haha. The spacious and bright interior of the restaurant is quite nice. Ordering is done through a tablet, which is quite large and solid, unlike the sleek ones I usually see. But the process of choosing from the menu is the same everywhere... The staff brought a vegetable assortment, bean sprouts, and oolong tea, turned on the electromagnetic heater, and brought the lamb. In about 5-6 minutes, everything was ready. The set includes lamb jingisukan 150g, vegetable assortment, rice (free refills), miso soup, and a complimentary drink. When the lamb jingisukan arrived, the staff asked, "Do you know how to cook it?" I thought to myself, "Just grill it, dip it in the sauce, and eat, right?" But then the staff came over and said, "Here we cook and simmer it before eating." I got scolded, haha. After looking it up, the cooking method for Matsuo Jingisukan is as follows: 1. Arrange vegetables around the jingisukan pot. 2. Place all the meat on the top of the vegetables and pour the sauce over the vegetables. 3. Eat the vegetables and add more meat as you go. 4. Finish by simmering udon noodles in the pot. I got scolded for pretending to know it all... I guess I should have known better, haha. Well, the meat was tender and delicious, even with just 150g. There was plenty of bean sprouts too, haha. The miso soup was flavorful and good. Maybe I should have ordered a beer... but a medium bottle would have cost over 2,000 yen, haha. Now that I know how to cook it, maybe I'll try the restaurant under the elevated tracks at Kotoni Station next time. Thank you for the meal.