RIKYU

• Good quality beef tongue (based on my visit in january 2015) -

Food: 4 stars Price: 3 stars Service: 4 stars Ambiance: 4 stars Overall: 3.75 stars

Food: I ordered "beef tongue healthy set" for 1575 yen. It include a bowl of rice, a bowl of beef soup, a small bowl of salad, and a small bowl of chinese yam (shan yao, or white yam or Dioscorea opposita).

The soup was good with lots of green onion, and the salad was refreshing but not that special. My set includes 5 pieces of beef tongue, and they're chewy and yummy! I've never enjoyed beef tongue as much as I did there, but I usually don't find restaurants that specialize in beef tongue, so.. haha

I like the chinese yam and Japanese like to put it on rice to eat it. They also have a side order that you can order to get a bowl of chinese yam with egg, which tastes even better. However, some people think it's sticky and gross..like.. booger.. lol...

Price: I think the price is alright for the quality of food, but I think I'd be happier eating raw fish just because I love sashimi so much, and it's Japan.. you know what I mean!

Service: It was actually not busy when I went there at 5pm on Tuesday. But then again, January is a slow season.. They asked me where I want to sit, and I said I can sit at the counter since it's weird to sit in a table by myself. I could see the chefs cooking, and I used "sign language" to ask one of them if I could take pic of the food, and he said ok. haha! I also took a pic of the other chef secretly because he's cute (HELLO?!?!)

They refilled my tea a couple times and you can use credit card there. Make sure to use a card without foreign transaction fee since it gets big if you think it's a small amount, then it adds up...

Ambiance: It's bright and comfortable there even though the chair weren't that comfortable to sit. The noise level is fine as well.

Overall: It's a nice place to eat beef tongue, but I think if you aren't into it there are other good options in Tokyo Skytree for food. But then again the quality of beef tongue was pretty good and worth the price. It's also a good place to eat alone if you happened to travel alone like I did.