What makes a good steak? 🤔
Ha! Well, for me, I want a tender and juicy meat that melts in my mouth. 😋
Last weekend we tried a different steak. This steak restaurant is new to me. I never tried a proper Japanese steak, well, I tried wagyu when I was in Japan, but I think this type of beef is on the leaner side, which is called “top blade”. 🥩
This is the menu in front of the restaurant. Different steak cuts, and yes, they have a chicken steak. 👍
A staff greeted us and led us to the booth. The menu was simple, so easy to pick what to order, but I noticed one thing… they do not have any desserts. 🥲
The staff were so nice to explain everything from the meat to the ingredients. As if I was having a full blown conversation with a friend, haha. 😛
But what amazed me was the lava stone grill from Mt. Fuji.
Wahhh It boosted my hunger. 🤤🤤🤤
I ordered the 1-B Yappari Steak with soup and rice.
The soup and the sauces came out first. The egg soup has a beefy flavor, somewhat savory, and a bit peppery. The amount was just right while waiting for the main star.
The sauces were soy sauce, onion sauce, and garlic sauce, then a little squeeze of wasabi. In my opinion, it was bland, so perhaps I needed a dash of salt.
Additional sauces were available, like tomato ketchup, teriyaki sauce, tabasco, etc. Sauces were refillable and self-served. And the introvert in me was screaming in joy because I do not have to call the attention of the staff for additional sauce, ha! 😆
While enjoying my egg soup, I can hear a sizzling sound on my left side. Ahh~ the smell was filling the air. 😌
It came to the table like this. It was covered in a napkin secured on top by a toothpick fixed on the meat.
I let the sizzling tone down a bit before taking out the napkin. Those oily jumping out would be nasty! (I still have things to do after this)
The aroma got stronger the moment I took the napkin off. I knew the lava stone was scalding hot because go the smoke coming out from it.
I cut the steak in between to reveal the red meat. At the moment, I was thinking of what temperature I should aim for. Hmm, medium and medium-well kinda temperature..
It was hard to control the heat, to be honest, with all the chit-chatting and taking photos, I was everywhere.
I tried to cook a steak at home before, but it was a hella disaster... I never did it again. 🥲
But whatever the outcome, it was a tender and juicy steak cooked on a Mt. Fuji lava stone!
I took a small bite to try, and just a small amount of wasabi on top.
It was incredibly tender, juicy, and meaty umami-ness☺️👌. I tried eating it with the sauces, and it was even more delicious. Of course, as an Asian, I can’t forget the rice!
Even though I struggled with the cooking part, the meat and the experience were phenomenal. 👏🏻
What I like about the restaurant was the great atmosphere, nice staff, and no BS menu. And hey, the lava stone came straight from Mt. Fuji! It was a cool experience.
Bonus part, I dropped a piece on the floor ughhh 😤
That is it for this food blog. I will see you at the next one!
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