にっくなネーム
Eating out every day to conquer the top 100 restaurants. Today, I visited a yakiniku restaurant in Ginza called Ginza Kobau. It is a renowned yakiniku restaurant that has won the bronze award multiple times until 2020. It specializes in black-haired Japanese beef from female cows. I checked the reviews on Tabelog before making a reservation. The restaurant is divided into two floors, with the 5th floor being a casual dining area and the 8th floor being private rooms. I made a reservation for the 8th floor, where you can only book a course starting from 18,000 yen. I arrived at the restaurant on a Saturday at 6 pm. The 8th floor was indeed luxurious with private rooms and a sophisticated interior. I was guided to a tatami room on the left side after getting off the elevator. The course started promptly. The chawanmushi had bamboo shoots in it, reflecting the season. There were four types of appetizers instead of three: asparagus namul, mozzarella cheese kimchi, snap pea kimchi, and new potato namul. It was impressive how they made kimchi and namul so elegant in taste and presentation. The salad consisted of wasabi greens and red watercress. In addition to yukhoe, there were four pieces of beef sashimi, one of each. I enjoyed tasting each piece with soy sauce, wasabi, and salt. The course also included harami, tongue, sirloin, fillet, and lean meat, one piece of each. I was surprised to find sukiyaki in a yakiniku course, and it was delicious. I had it with rice cooked in a pot. I was glad I had been holding back on rice until then. For noodles, I chose tantanmen. It was just the right amount, especially after the rice. Good quality meat looks beautiful even when grilled. They changed the grill every few rounds, creating a beautiful pattern on each piece of meat. The interior and food were fantastic, but the service was the best part. It was not forced or artificial, just genuinely good. The 18,000 yen course included: - Appetizer: chawanmushi, seasonal appetizer platter - Salad: wasabi greens and red watercress salad - Sashimi: assorted beef sashimi and yukhoe - Steamed dish: salt-grilled black-haired wagyu beef tongue and harami - Grilled dish: salt-grilled sirloin, fillet, lean meat - Soup: black-haired wagyu sukiyaki and rice in a pot - Cold noodles: tantanmen or cold noodles - Dessert: Uji matcha and sweet treat.