あか牛丼専門店 ごとう屋阿蘇店 — Restaurant in Aso

solid 4 stars. if u get there and the queue is a reasonable 30mins or so, i’d say stay and try the food. the beef is as what most pple describe, its texture is not your usual jap wagyu kind, its kinda more chewy and juicy, so u do have to take some time to chew your steak. its nonetheless a pretty good meal. enjoyed it. but if the wait is an hour or more, i dunno if its worth it knowing the area also have other good restaurants around too. i think they only do walk ins, write your name and pax down and wait for them to call, recommended to know some japanese language i guess, when i was there, i was the only non japanese but i could read and write so i managed to figure out the procedure. it wasn’t...

Delicious red beef bowl! Pictured is the “large” size for ¥2500.

The restauraunt is clean, the staff are polite and friendly, the food is good. A beautiful layer of red beef cooked perfectly sitting on top of a bowl of rice mixed with veggies and seasonings and a wonderful egg sitting on top.

This set also came with miso soup and a small dish of pickled veggies.

The restauraunt is busy so use the signup sheet, put a name down, and the number of people you are waiting with. There is adequate seating outside the restauraunt.

Overall, a great meal! If you do not eat beef, I would not come here. The whole restauraunt is...

I ordered takanatakikomi gohan. It was quite expensive for the small portion size, and unlike the picture, it did not come topped with slices of beef. When I asked the employee, she said that the beef was only mixed in, and that the picture was just capturing the feeling of the menu. Isn’t false advertising? In the end, there were only a few tiny pieces of shredded beef in the rice. I was very disappointed.

The taste of the dago jiru was great, and the service was also good, but I felt like it was an expensive tourist...