Sapporo Jingisukan Main Shop — Restaurant in Sapporo

i visited Genghis Khan for dinner with my husband on my honeymoon holiday and it's easily the best lamb we've ever tasted.

the entire place was filled with locals and we were the only foreigners dining tonight, which made us stick out like a sore thumb hahahaha but thankfully the staff were extremely friendly and helpful! they gave us an "information sheet" with instructions in English and they made sure to let us feel at ease while dining.

we ordered 2 of their "special" rice and both were equally great. we were served with 2 plates of their lamb and we decided to order another plate because it was so good. the lamb was naturally sweet on its own, and i can confidently say I've never tasted lamb so tender and so soft before. each piece of lamb made me crave for yet another piece.

we also ordered extra asparagus and I'm really not sure what the Japanese do to everything, but they sure make everything taste better. the asparagus had a slight buttery taste which made me a little confused (in a good way, though) and i truly enjoyed every bite of the asparagus! I'm honestly not one to appreciate vegetables as I'm more of a meat person but i found myself finishing most of the asparagus. the onions they served were naturally sweet as well, and it soaked up all of the lamb fat and flavor after being grilled on the hot plate. YUM.

we really wanted to order a fourth plate to share but i decided not to, as we'll save it for our next visit here.

the restaurant is relatively easy to locate as well, we're first timers in Sapporo and had little difficulty searching for the restaurant.

do note that the ventilation in the restaurant is not very good, and you'll walk out of the place with your clothes and hair smelling like barbecue. but it's 100% worth it, i promise you.

the total bill came up to about 5,400 yen which is extremely reasonable for the sheer amount and the quality of the meat. will be back again and again and...

When I arrived and started queueing at 5.30pm on a Friday(during golden week) , I was at the top of the staircase just before the outer door in. From the inner door, the queue is seated and leads all the way in. From where I was, I waited about 1hr 15minutes before getting the first piece of meat into my mouth.

The default mutton slices that they serve first upon taking your seat is tender af. Not gamey at all. Sauce was flavorful enough and goes well with the rice. The free onions that that lay on the bbq is sweet and I really enjoyed it.

For the English speaking crowd, don't worry they have got a menu in English. Meat @ 1000/plate They have 3 selections in the picture to choose from, I didn't know which part I got exactly and simply pointed at each 1 of them. Vegetables @ 500/plate There were ~7 vegetable choices to pick from which includes mushrooms, asparagus, bean sprouts, leek, and garlic. Beer @ 500/mug Definitely there are other selections(i.e. Umeshu), but I didn't take note. Rice @ under 400/bowl (ordinary sized)

Other things to note: don't touch the lard that they place on your bbq. It is used to greese your bbq and they'd take it away after. they'd provide you some hot water at the end of your meal to put into your sauce bowl. Go watch some YouTube vid to see it done. smoke can get rather bad in there, pack your coat if you don't want it to smell. not a place...

We found this restaurant while searching for lamb, which is one of Sapporo's specialty foods. The restaurant is located inside a building, so it is not visible from the main street. There was quite a long queue during dinner time.

As soon as we entered the restaurant, we were greeted by clouds of smoke filling the entire room, which was quite irritating to the eyes, along with the distinctive aroma of grilled meat. The restaurant provides a wardrobe for hanging coats, equipped with plastic covers to prevent them from absorbing too much smoke—though many people did not bother to close the plastic cover after opening it.

The restaurant's layout is quite unique, as there is only one long circular table surrounding the staff who cut the lamb. The female staff responsible for cutting the meat was very skilled at trimming off almost all the fat. The male staff member attending to customers could speak English, making it easier for guests to place their orders.

The meat itself was quite delicious, even though it was served immediately after being cut, without any marinade. It was very tender and had no unpleasant odor. The dipping sauce provided paired perfectly with the meat. After finishing the meal, the remaining sauce was diluted with hot water, turning it into a kind of soup that helped cleanse the greasy aftertaste...