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Popular & traditional wooden onsen diner with noodle & rice dishes plus Wagyu beef tasting menus.
attractions: Aso-Viva - Aso Uchinomaki Family Park, Myogyoji, Aso Central Park, restaurants: Meshi no Yamaichi, Patisseri d' Aso MIYUKI, 馬豚（ばとん）ラーメン 福ふく, 阿蘇内牧カレー屋 BATH, Okuratei, おしま屋家具cafe, Bancho Sushi, Kitchen Kuni, チュンチュンラーメン, 和楽 わらく
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Popular & traditional wooden onsen diner with noodle & rice dishes plus Wagyu beef tasting menus.
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TLDR; good beef bowl but not the fat melt-in-your-mouth kind. Go early to avoid long wait. Arrived on a Sunday morning around 11.25am and the wait was already 1.5 hours long. This place is famous for Aso Beef, or Akaushi. Now, if you’re looking for tender melt-in-your-mouth beef, you’re probably in the wrong place because this beef is from cattle who spend their days roaming the fields around Aso. The meat is muscular with very little fat, making it popular nowadays as a healthier alternative — different from the fatty type of wagyu most overseas tourist are after when they come to Japan. That being said though, if you’re open to trying beef that has a little more chew than A5 wagyu, but still actually pretty tender, this place is amazing and the wait was really not that bad as you can walk around and check out the tiny shops in the surrounding neighborhood.
Cherie SewCherie Sew
10
Came here 2 hours before close. Saw people queing with number and waited by the kitchen door and a waitress will come out once in awhile to call the number. After that just let her know that you are waiting and she will give you a que number with estimated waiting time which is pretty accurate. She told me about 10 mins and i entered roughly 10 mins later. We ordered the beef bowl, stew beef and minced beef bowl. Everything is good but i dont think its worth the wait if its 30 mins or longer. The beef "akaushi" is slightly leaner and tougher compared to other beef. I personally prefer it over wagyu melt in the mouth type. So just a heads up if you are particular about the textures of beef.
Benjamin Lee Koon AwBenjamin Lee Koon Aw
10
I must say this beef bowl here is quite good people say it’s chewy but I think it’s just everyone’s different opinions. I like the taste of the beef it is a bit chewy from their signature cow. The miso was really good with the beef and the wasabi was really fresh 👍 The grilled chicken was actually really good! The skin was crispy and the chicken was juicy. Service wise I must say their way of handling the customers is very efficient because they give you a number and the estimated time. So you can explore the place while waiting and come back later. Recommend going to aso milk factory which is nearby Frankly speaking, it is not a bad beef bowl but it’s a bit overrated
TheKidfoodieTheKidfoodie
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Heard great reviews of this establishment and how delicious the red beef rice was. We were around the Aso region so decided to visit and we reached on a Monday morning at about 1105am as they only opened at 11am. We were already number 27 and had to wait for an hour before we could dine in. The service was good and they had 2 storeys of dining area. We ordered the famous beef rice but were disappointed that the beef wasn’t the melt with each bite kind but chewy and sometimes hard to break off. Nothing special about the rice with an egg. Would I return and queue again? Apology but a big No.
Eric YeoEric Yeo
30
The Red Beef Don is the most expensive item. The rest of the items are reasonably priced. I found the red beef udon really delicious. The beef used is a different cut and because it is probably simmered in the soup, it is really tasty. The red beef don is nice, though I would prefer a slightly more doneness. The egg is cooked just right too. When I soaked it in the udon soup to cook it a bit more, it was really good! I reached about 10.45am and got in without queueing. As I left, the queue number system had started.
sunrainskysunrainsky
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車で行くと駐車場が何処にあるのかさっぱり分かりません、店の斜め前に広町駐車場と言う無料駐車場があり、その中の6台分がいまきん食堂の区画として割り当てられてます、他にもやや離れたところにもあるみたいです。 店舗に着いたのは金曜日の13:30頃でした。いつも行列が出来て待たされると聞いていたのですが、店の前に居たのは2組くらい？で、勝手が分からなかったので、取り敢えず中に入るとレジの人に店の入口の左側に並んで待つ様に言われ、待つこと数分ほど女性スタッフが出て来て待ち時間が40〜60分くらいと説明される、人数と名前と携帯番号を伝えると整理番号が手書きで書かれた地元の宣伝チラシを渡された。整理番号は114番でその際に81番のグループが呼ばれていたので、整理番号を渡された時点での待ちグループは約30組と言うことになる。 20mほど離れたところに順番待ちのお客さん用の休憩所があり、その裏に回ればウォシュレットのトイレもある。 一時間程して自分達の順番になり、通路左手の畳の席に着く様に言われた。二階にも席があるようだが、どんな様子なのかは分からなかった。 内装は白木基調の明るく清潔な印象で、座った席はトイレの直ぐ近くで従業員通路の脇に位置し、通路との間にある衝立には四方竹が使われ柱にも凝った材が使われて和風の演出が効いている、更に畳の縁には市松模様、そして七宝柄の座布団はあか牛と同じ色合いでした。 壁に掛けられた半纏やどんぶりと箸袋に丁子紋が使われていた、この紋章を見て「大根の一種？」と間違える人が殆どだろう。丁子はモルッカ諸島が原産の輸入植物で、 日本でも古くから知られていた。正倉院御物の中にもある。中世の貴族はこの花のつぼみを干して香料に していたようだ。また薬としても役立てていたともいう。 さて、肝心の赤牛はメニューから『あか牛丼』と『あか牛ハンバーグ定食』を注文、ここからまた時間がかかるのかと思いきや、10分ほどで『あか牛丼』が出されて、その約三分後に『あか牛ハンバーグ定食』が出された。 あか牛の肉は見た目はローストビーフみたいでとても美味しそうに見える、が飯も肉もやや冷め気味で肉は固くて風味も香りも伝わらず噛んでも味がしない、ゴムか何かを噛んでる様な感覚で想像していた柔らかくてジューシーな肉からは著しく乖離していた。 ハンバーグは羊羹の様なモニョっとした食感で肉汁が出ないプロの店で出されるハンバーグとは思えない不味さだった、定食のサラダと付け合わせもイマイチで、スープだけはまあまあ美味しかったが、総じてガッカリさせられた。 あか牛と言う物を調理した際の正解を知らないので、コレが『あか牛丼』または『あか牛ハンバーグ』デス！と言われると、そうですか…、としか言えない。しかし、そうであるなら二度と訪れる事はないだろう、数十分をむだに費やして待って食べる価値は無いと思う。 次に『あか牛』を食べる機会があるなら、地元の人が利用する並ばなくても良い店を探してみたいと思った。 （令和四年2月18日）
Eiji KondouEiji Kondou
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aso-imakin.com
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