I came in 20 minutes before their opening time at 5pm. Initially I was worried that I needed a reservation due to how popular it was but thankfully the chef at the door happily told me that they had a seat available. He was so nice and I was lucky I could get a spot in English after he figured out I couldn't speak much Japanese 😄
When I got back, the restaurant was almost full, and a very friendly maitre'd took my coat and put it on a designated rack and even provided a personal bag holder and a bar seat. A chef came out and introduced me the menu and all their available cuts, then the very sweet English speaking maitre'd introduced me the menu and recommended items. She recommended the Prime Sirloin, and sake and I thought it was a great choice with the rice set I ordered later.
You'll have a personal chef prepare the meat, grilled vegetables in front of you. My chef was Giri (ギリ) and I was impressed by her ability to grill and cut the meat, make small talk in English and even taken a photo with me and my meal 🥘! Talk about good service. Giri also grilled the vegetables and meat, presented condiments tray (ginger and 2 varieties of soy) and a palette of beef miso (fantastic), wasabi (side track on probably how fresh the wasabi tastes, the best way I can describe it is it is very earthy and has a wild taste) and a dash of salt. She even taught me how to eat it properly, guiding me step by step on how to enjoy it with the condiments: for the beef it was soy+wasabi, ginger+salt, and vegetables with the beef miso paste (I hope
I remembered that one correctly 😅).
The meat is fantastic and melts in your mouth and I chose medium rare. The grilled vegetables were a nice way to balance the meatiness of the beef. I ordered the salad with the meal but the beef and grilled vegetables stole the spotlight from how delicious they were.
The miso soup is also beefy and very unique, a great way to finish a fantastic meal. Giri also poured me a cup of hot house tea and chatted for a little before paying and going.
Thanks for the meal!