Mallory Pork Steak Naka-meguro — Restaurant in Tokyo

This place is really good if you're in the mood for a big hunk of meat.

It's always full when I walk by and I've been curious about it. In the U.S. we don't have "pork steak" restaurants. Pork tends to be a cheap food, a couple places like Niman Ranch have tried to do the "heritage pork" thing, but it never seems to take off. But in Japan, they have heirloom everything and special artisan breeds of just about every animal you can eat. I don't know what they feed them or how they care for them, but whatever they do it tastes great.

I ordered the smallest size and it was enough. The two people at the table next to me were sharing a giant hunk of pork steak that was big enough for a group of many more people. They seemed as satisfied as I was. It's juicy, tender, and has a great mouth feel. You get to bite into it like you're a carnivore, but it's never tough or chewy.

I ordered some add-ons: the lobster bisque, the truffle butter, and the garlic rice. The lobster bisque was fine, it had good flavor and it was smooth, but I think I would've been just as happy with miso soup or whatever they bring without charging extra. I just wanted hot liquid broth. The truffle butter was completely unnecessary. It had barely any truffle flavor. And they bring you a ramekin of au jus that's got all the extra flavor you need. Also, there was some wasabi and some other type of green spicy condiment; both were great. The garlic rice was outstanding, little chunks of garlic and pork, deep flavor--definitely a worthwhile upgrade from plain white rice.

They also serve these little tiny, miniature, doll house sized sides of what seems like mashed potatoes and creamed spinach. They were delicious, and just a dollup was kind of perfect, because I really didn't need more than a taste.

Look, I don't know if I'll ever go back here, there's plenty of great meat in Tokyo. But if someone told me to meet them there for dinner, I'd be excited...

The portions were so western, had so much pork steak for a great price. I think mine was 270 grams set meal for 1200 yen.

So delicious too. Real wasabi on the counter you can put on too. I saw this poster outside which was all you can drink sake for 660 yen 30 minutes. Need to come back for that !

Highly recommend. If you have a party of 2-4 or 6 you probably need a reservation but it’s east to do online.

If just one person then you can usually just walk in! We came for lunch with 4 people without reservation but initially he said we need rsvp and would have to wait but after 5 minutes he said we could come in if we ate within 30 minutes before the next rsvp!

We of course did and would love...

If you're down for a meal consisting almost entirely of grilled pork, then this is the place to go. Simple, affordable menu, and very straightforward. However, as mentioned in other reviews, the service is laughably bad. Our lunch "waitress" was cold, unfriendly, and seemed to go out of her way to make it clear that she didn't care. Dismal service aside, the food was good and the cook, who ended up handling my payment, was friendly. This place would be doing itself a massive favor by getting some better floor staff. Other than that, keep...