Heijouen

[Blether]

A guest asked to go out for Kobe beef for dinner. We went to Heijouen yakiniku, as seen here in the obligatory crappy cellphone picture:

The five pieces of meat on the grill are "extra top quality Kobe beef rib", running a grand total of JPY3500 or 40-odd dollars. We mixed in various less expensive cuts, had assorted kimchi, grilled veggies and chijimi and got away under JPY15,000 for two, with soft drinks only.

Good traditional ambience, privacy, hori-gotatsu for comfortable legs, and a good deal for Kobe beef. Worth a return visit.

[Mjx]

It sounds (and looks) delicious, but my first reaction was 'Oh, cute mushroom!', which is probably causing you to smack your forehead on the surface in front of you. And have I just been in Denmark too long, or is that really a quite decent price for your meals?

[Blether]

It's good for Kobe beef, which can easily run JPY20,000-30,000 each for dinner. I was forewarned enough to do get in some research !

[_john]

was the meat pre-covered in sauce? I hate that

[Blether]

No - just salted and with the little garnish you see in the picture. And better than I expected too - I'm not really a Kobe beef fan, myself, but the flavour was good.