I lovingly call this building the cow building, given the huge cow head on the top, which can be seen from afar. I have lived nearby for 4 months, and finally tried one of the upper floor restaurants....
UPDATE: this location in ikebukuro is now closed! I tried to go again om april 2012 and it's gone!
I've been here twice: Each visit I make to Japan I make it a point to go here. The first time I we...
My family and I eat here as much as we can. The dinner courses are absolutely my favorite and I've been enough times that I know more than half of the employees and they're delightful! Great food, gre...
Shabu-Shabu, one of the most traditional cuisine in Japan. The dish is related to Hot-Pot in style which we cook the thinly sliced beef or pork with vegetables by ourslef in the boiling water or bro...
We eat here regularly -- the set menus are great for 3-4 people. We don't find it prohibitively expensive. They have recently expanded their menus, so there are now 8 broths. The traditional one is al...
I'm very, very particular about how my steak is cooked, so I like restaurants that let me cook my own. Pair that restaurant style with high quality Matsuzaka Japanese beef, and you've got a combinatio...
I visited the Imahan location at Asakusa in December and found it to be very enjoyable. We decided to order sukiyaki as one of the members of our dinner party hadn't tried it before. The staff was v...
Just went to see what Akasaka Sacas is all about. I found Shabusen, a clean and elegant shabu shabu place, and decided to try it out.
The lunch special (Sa-bisu lunch) was a nice deal for 1600 yen....
Nabezo is very reasonably priced for what you get. I ordered the all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu course. The waiters bring the meat, you have a choice of pork and beef and of course can have both, and t...
According to my friend, even 2000 en for all you can eat sukiyaki or shabu-shabu is a good deal. however, my party ordered 3 bowls of rice and 1 coke extra, so it might differ for each person. We show...
Traditional Japanese, Shabu-Shabu, Sukiyaki ( Jiyugaoka )
If I were rating for food alone, this place would receive 5, perhaps even 5.5 stars. The lunch set I got came with many small dishes. There was mango tofu, noodles in ginger dressing, almond coated sh...
Above average. I've been a number of times and will go again.
Meat can be a little fatty, but not too much so. A wide range of tasty side orders. Friendly English speaking staff. Go for the all...
Meet meet meet I love them and here in Chaco you will feel the heat and smell of the steak while there cooking and there all great. Better get your reservation a day ahead specialy on weekends if you ...
Personally, I'm a fan of restaurants that have a high level of participation involved. If you're out on a dismal date, it's nice to have something else to focus on. Of course, if everyone is having a ...
I think of Suehiro as an archetypal Ginza establishment - luxurious, a blind imitation of the West, yet somehow Japanified in the process.
Just off Chuo Dori, Ginza's main avenue, Suihiro looks rath...
Established in 1935, this shabu-shabu restaurant has its original branch in Ginza. The interior is predominantly wood and has a pure-Japanese style, like an old Showa Era mansion with antiques and pa...
This restaurant is run by Ryumeikan, a well established hotel in Kanda. Premium domestic beef is served shabu-shabu or ishiyaki (grilled on a heated stone) style. All of the ingredients are brought fr...
Nabe restaurant serving four kinds of all you can eat hot pots: sukiyaki, shabu shabu, shio-tonkotsu, and kimchi. Each course, with unlimited meat, broth and 20 kinds of fresh vegetables, is 1890 yen,...
Niimura offers fine domestic beef in the form of shabu-shabu, sukiyaki, and steak. The restaurant is open and spacious and has a lively feel. The restaurant primarily offers table seating. Several set...