C&D recommended the Akasaka-Mitsuke branch of Yu Soba but I chanced upon in Hiroo so I finally managed to try it yesterday just after it opened at 11am; in addition, it being a public holiday Friday (Japanese Emperor’s birthday), this was the first time I have not seen this place packed to the rafters. This was the first time I have ever eaten soba which is yellowish, thick cut and served with vinegar and chilli oil and the various toppings… like cold ramen or tsukemen. I purchased the tickets, via the vending machine, for a normal size (JPY680), negi-goma (JPY 100) and shiro-negi (JPY 100). But the texture and the taste of the noodle is definitely buckwheat soba… very strange but also very nice. The high schooler seated next to me at the counter was also initially wondering – is this really soba? But after a few mouth-fulls, he was telling his friends that this was umai, maji umai (delicious, really delicious!) Another great C&D recommendation!
Steak House Satou in the Kichijoji shopping arcade is so famous on the internets that they even have an English section of the menu and the waitresses are trained to ask, in English, “how would you like your steak done?” Got the Christmas Special Set which consisted of approximately 150g of deliciously medium rare Matsuzaka beef, salad, rice, miso soup, pickles and a full glass of a light fruity red wine at just JPY 5,500 all in – incredible value for money.
The setting is also so charming. From my corner set at the counter, I could see the comings and goings of people out and about in the shopping arcade just across from the train station.
Also always like counter seating – I’m tend to be a lone ranger who enjoys cooking at home so this provides added entertainment and education.
Surprisingly, for a public holiday Friday evening, the small space was not crowded at all (there are just two tables behind the counter for two and four). But perhaps it was already quite late and close to last orders. I arrived around 8pm when several groups had just paid their bills and were leaving.
It’s a bit of a steep climb up into the loft-like space of Steak House Satou so this is not really the kind of place you can bring really elderly folks or others who have mobility problems.
They are located above their butcher’s shop which was closing up when I finished dinner. My seat was just to the left of the main black Satou (in bull) sign on top.
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