Valentine’s Day this year passed without much fanfare. I had work and my boyfriend was busy as well so nothing was planned. So when the opportunity arose on the night before to go out for Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) with other members of the guest house we jumped on the opportunity to treat this as our little celebration. The only problem being is Yakiniku isn’t the cheapest and in Japan, women only give presents to men on Valentine’s Day (don’t worry ladies we get another day a month later!). So the bill was on me. Oh well, it was a treat and It’s only money, right?
Wrong! Well, not exactly but there is a cheap delicious solution to this problem! It’s a restaurant called Gyuzo on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. This was probably the best Yakiniku that I’ve had in Japan (although I’m not a connoisseur). My favorite was the Karubi (short ribs) and the Rosu (loin chucks) but the raw meat wasn’t that too shabby either! (yes raw! yum!).
I definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for some good Yakiniku at a reasonable price (around 4000 yen a person) but I would make reservations (while we were there someone called to make a reservation for June!). The restaurant is at Fujimidai station (富士見台駅) on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line (西武池袋線). Check out a video here!