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I went to a high-end yakiniku restaurant in Kyoto 🐮
The restaurant is called Kyo Yakiniku Shin Pontocho, which is nearest to Kyoto Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line and Gion Shijo Station on the Keihan Railway 🚃
I could also see the Kamogawa river from the window 🦆
For drinks, I had:
Homemade lemon squash 🍋 440 yen
Draft beer 🍺 770 yen ✨
I ordered the Fuugetsu Course, featuring the popular grilled beef tongue wrapped with scallions, rare cuts of Omi beef, and delicious rice cooked in a clay pot for 11,000 yen 🐮
□ Appetizer: Seasonal soup
□ Sashimi: Special Omi beef yukhoe
□ Appetizer platter: A selection of obanzai
- Seasonal namul
- Beef tongue coleslaw
- Tripe with seasonal vegetables
- Simmered Wagyu beef (with ginger flavor)
□ Salted items: 2 kinds
Grilled beef tongue with Kujo green onions 🐮
Black Wagyu fillet 🐮
□ Rice dish: Rice cooked in a clay pot with Hachidaime Gibe rice and pickles
□ Salad: Seasonal salad
□ Grilled specialty: Grilled Omi beef with Nobunaga scallions
□ Dipping sauce sampler: 3 kinds
Omi beef premium harami
Omi beef hiuchi
Omi beef rump
□ Noodles: Refreshing mini cold noodles or Omi beef curry
□ Dessert: House-made dessert
Seasonal soup: Cabbage potage 🥬
It was seasoned with only salt and milk, using sweet cabbage 🧂🥛
The sweetness was rich and delicious 🥬
□ Sashimi:
Special Omi beef yukhoe 🐮
The lean meat was finely shredded 🐮
Topped with a yolk from a local Kyoto egg 🥚
I broke the yolk and mixed it in while eating 🐮
The lean meat was tender and rich, paired perfectly with the sauce and yolk 🐮
□ Appetizer:
Obanzai platter
Seasonal namul 🥬
Flavored with bracken and bean sprouts, it was delicious
Beef tongue coleslaw 🐮
Made with daikon and onion in a mayonnaise salad style 🐮
The beef tongue was tender and flaky while the vegetables were crisp, with rich seasoning that tasted great
Tripe with seasonal vegetables 🐮🍅
Cooked with tomato sauce 🐮🥫
The tripe had a nice texture and paired well with the tomato sauce 🐮🥫
Simmered Wagyu beef (with ginger flavor) 🐮🫚
The meat was tender and paired well with the ginger flavor, making it delicious 🐮🫚
Meat sushi 🍣
Marinated lean beef 🐮
It had beautiful marbling, a strong flavor, and was rich and delicious 🍣
Seared roast
It had a fragrant flavor, was soft, and rich, making it delicious 🍣
For grilling, I enjoyed a sweet sauce and lemon sauce 🍋 ✨
□ Salted items:
Grilled beef tongue with Kujo green onions 🐮
Black Wagyu fillet 🐮
Served with lemon and garlic chips 🍋🧄
Grilled beef tongue with Kujo green onions 🐮
The beef tongue was juicy, the green onions plentiful, well-seasoned, and delicious 🐮
It was also great with lemon 🍋
Black Wagyu fillet 🐮
It was extremely tender, juicy, and delicious 🐮
Both lemon and garlic chips complemented it perfectly 🍋🐮
□ Rice dish 🍚
Rice cooked in a clay pot with Hachidaime Gibe rice and pickles
Pickled daikon with plum flakes
Shiba-zuke burdock
The rice was glossy, beautiful, and delicious 🍚
The pickles were tasty too; I thought I could eat all the rice just with the pickles 🍚
□ Salad:
Seasonal salad 🥗
It had a dressing made of shungiku
The dressing was refreshing, and the vegetables were crisp and delicious 🥗
□ Grilled specialty:
Grilled Omi beef with Nobunaga scallions
It came with tororo, sauce, and egg yolk
Nobunaga onion from Omi Hachiman City in Shiga
We grilled it and enjoyed it with sauce and egg yolk
We also had a bite-sized portion of rice, which could be enjoyed like an egg over rice 🍚🥚
The meat was extremely tender and rich, combining wonderfully with the egg yolk and sauce
The scallions were also crisp
The egg over rice tasted fantastic as well
□ Dipping sauce sampler:
3 kinds
Omi beef premium harami
Omi beef hiuchi
Omi beef rump
Omi beef premium harami 🐮
It was soft, juicy, rich, and delicious 🐮
Omi beef hiuchi 🐮
Had nice marbling
It was tender and rich, delicious 🐮
Omi beef rump 🐮
It was a nice lean cut
Juicy, rich, and delicious 🐮
□ Noodles:
Refreshing mini cold noodles 🍜
Omi beef curry 🍛
I had one of each
Refreshing mini cold noodles 🍜
Served in a bamboo tube 🎋
With Morioka cold noodles,
Kimchi 🔥
Quail egg 🥚
Sudachi 🍊
Tancha-shu 🐮
It was full of ingredients
The noodles were chewy, the broth was made from bonito, and had good flavor 🍜
Omi beef curry 🍛
It had plenty of meat, and the sweet curry was easy to eat and delicious 🐮
□ Dessert:
House-made dessert
Whole apple ice 🍎🍨
Sprinkled with cinnamon
It was wrapped in a delicate rice cake with ice cream, and the cinnamon and apple flavor was delightful 🍎
Every dish in the course was delicious, the atmosphere was lovely, and the service from the staff was great. It was a wonderful restaurant 🥰
Highly recommended in Kyoto 👘