Ikinari Steak — Restaurant in Nangang District

Poor imitation of the original stores from Japan.

Ordered a 350g Tenderloin and was given an untrimmed cut of beef. Regardless, I accepted the said cut of beef, thinking that the chefs are skilled enough to cook the beef thoroughly at medium. (3/5 cooked in Chinese)

When my tenderloin came and when I cut it to check the doneness, it was a measely rare/med-rare standard (red inner and lightly pink outer). Asked for the meat to be re-cooked and literally, they took it to the kitchen, sat it on the grill for another 30seconds, and re-serve it back to me.

So obviously, the parts where I had cut were medium for obvious reasons. However, note that this is an untrimmed cut of meat. The thicker cuts of the meat were all still rare (red inner).

1. Either the chefs cannot be bothered to maintain quality of cooking and/or butchering or;
2. Chefs are all unskilled at cooking steak in general

You'd expect some form of quality for having order 350g of tenderloin and doing the brand and meat some justice but no.

Highly NOT recommended. Just stick to the ones in Japan. This store in Taiwan is just a poor knock-off of the real store (in terms of both food quality and service)

TLDR; Food quality sucks....

This is an excellent steak 🥩 restaurant in Taiwan. The prices are reasonable and the service is extremely good. You order the exact cut, the size and how it want it done. We recommend that you try medium rare or medium. If your steak size is large or more than 300 gms, go for medium instead as parts of it might be too rare. You can always send it back to cook further if you think it is underdone. All the steaks are juicy and absolutely delicious. Ask for advice on which cut if you have preference for fatty or more lean cuts. We went there 17 times to try out many different cuts and different types of meat ; top side of ribeye steak, middle or back side of ribeye, tenderloin, sirloin, filet mignon, prime beef 🥩 ribs, New York cut, Matsuzaka cut (which is fattier) and assorted dice cut (cheaper but not recommended). They are all delicious. I highly recommended this place for steaks 🥩. One of the best places to eat steaks 🥩 in Taiwan...

詳細介紹

Ikinari Steak 是一家源自日本的知名牛排連鎖店，以其「鮮美又便宜」的厚切牛排聞名。台灣的首間分店於2019年6月在南港CITYLINK開幕，位於忠孝東路七段369號B棟1樓。

這家日式牛排館的主要特色包括：

高品質牛肉： 台灣的Ikinari Steak選用CAB（Certified Angus Beef）認證的高品質安格斯牛肉，並經過約40天的濕式熟成，確保肉質的鮮美與風味。

秤重計價： 延續日本的特色，Ikinari Steak提供「現點現切、秤重計價」的服務。顧客可以根據自己的食量選擇所需的牛肉份量（通常有最低建議份量，例如200g或300g起跳），再由主廚現場炙烤。

日式風味： 雖然牛排源自西方，但Ikinari Steak融入了日本的飲食習慣。店內提供以醬油為基底的「秘製牛排醬汁」，淋在特製的鐵盤上，與牛排完美搭配。此外，也提供日式芥末、蒜片、蒜蓉等多樣化的調味料，讓顧客能品嚐到獨特的日式吃法，甚至可以搭配香Q的越光米飯。

厚切口感： 餐廳主打厚切牛排，讓顧客能大口品嚐牛肉的飽滿肉汁和豐富口感。常見的牛排部位有肋眼牛排、老饕厚切肋眼牛排、紐約客牛排等。

舒適的用餐環境： 與日本部分分店的「立食」模式不同，台灣的Ikinari Steak提供舒適的座位區，讓顧客能坐下來好好享受美食。

Ikinari Steak以其高CP值的美味牛排，成為南港地區及北台灣肉食愛好者的熱門選擇。

Ikinari Steak-日式美食：交通方式

Ikinari Steak南港店位於CITYLINK南港店B棟1樓，交通非常便利：

捷運： 搭乘台北捷運板南線（藍線）至南港站，從1號出口出站後即可抵達CITYLINK百貨，Ikinari Steak就在B棟1樓。

台鐵/高鐵： 南港車站是三鐵共構車站，搭乘台鐵或高鐵至南港站，出站後即可進入CITYLINK百貨。

公車/轉運站： 鄰近南港轉運站，有多條公車路線可達，下車後即可步行至CITYLINK。

自行開車/騎車： CITYLINK百貨設有停車場，方便自行開車或騎車的顧客。

Ikinari Steak-日式美食：秘辛

關於Ikinari Steak，有一些有趣的「秘辛」或值得一提的特點：

從「立食」到「坐著吃」的轉變： Ikinari Steak在日本創立初期，是以「立食（站著吃）」為主要特色，旨在提高翻桌率、降低成本，讓顧客能以更實惠的價格吃到牛排。然而，考量到台灣的用餐習慣，台灣分店全面提供座位，讓顧客能更舒適地享受用餐體驗，這也算是台灣在地化的一項「秘辛」。

「肉量」的堅持與彈性： 餐廳強調「餓了就來吃肉」，鼓勵顧客點選300g以上的厚切牛排，享受大口吃肉的快感。同時，秤重計價的模式也給予顧客彈性，可以根據自己的食量和喜好來決定肉的份量。

「社長秘製牛排醬」的魅力： 店內提供一大壺溫熱的「秘製牛排醬」，是以醬油為基底調製而成。許多饕客對這款醬汁情有獨鍾，認為它能完美襯托牛肉的風味，是Ikinari Steak的靈魂之一。

隱藏版吃法： 有些老饕會分享一種「隱藏版吃法」：在牛排吃到一半時，可以請服務人員將鐵盤重新加熱，然後將剩下的牛排、白飯和一些秘製牛排醬汁在鐵盤上拌炒，變成獨特的「鐵板炒飯」，為用餐增添趣味。

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