A note on the words: yakiniku is Japanese tabletop grilled meat, and yukhoe (yukke) is seasoned raw beef, served here under what is said to be a Minato Ward raw-meat license and styled playfully like an ice cream cone topped with egg yolk. Harami is beef diaphragm, mino is beef first stomach (rumen), and namul refers to seasoned chilled vegetable sides. Napa cabbage kimchi is cut into baton strips (hyoshigi-giri), while Kottejang soup is the soup served alongside the meal.
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#Hirokiya Roppongi on Tabelog (English) — opening hours, payment details and the Japanese address are kept up to date there, not here.
Hello, this is Hangover Meshi. Today I headed to Roppongi for the first time in a while! Seeing that a new yakiniku place had opened above Isomaru Suisan across from the Don Quijote in Roppongi, I decided to check it out. Coming by the area around Donki after a while, quite a few storefronts had changed here and there. The rebuilding of the Roa Building is another major change, but the area is as lively as ever, ha. Once the Roa Building is rebuilt (it is, right? I wonder?), it will probably be even livelier. Anyway, the restaurant itself is called “Hirokiya.” Apparently they have a license in Minato Ward to serve raw beef, so it is a spot where you can eat yukhoe.
Stepping inside, it is a fairly simple space.
The staff all sport tattoos, shirts, and caps, ha — unified with a hip-hopper vibe, and I understood, “Ah, so that is the concept of this yakiniku joint!” ha.
Not a concept cafe, but concept meat!
Incidentally, the service was quite polite, and that contrast was rather nice too, ha.
New Year’s party course (with two hours of all-you-can-drink) — 10,000 yen
Take course (with two hours of all-you-can-drink) — 7,000 yen
VIP course (with two hours of all-you-can-drink) — 13,000 yen
There are various courses, but they all come with two hours of all-you-can-drink.
Well, at around 10,000 yen with drinks included, that feels like a solid bargain, so this time I chose the New Year’s party course.
And so, we got right underway.
Crisp napa cabbage kimchi. Instead of wide leaves, it is cut somewhat into short rectangular batons (hyoshigi-giri), making it easy to eat. It is not particularly spicy.
It looks like an ice cream cone, but it is not finished when served — it requires a bit of hands-on work, ha.
First, you flip it over onto the plate and press it down to make it look like a little shelled snail creature!
Then, pulling out the cone sends the egg yolk spilling out, and you finish by crumbling the cone over top by hand.
A fun little bit of entertainment!
A yukhoe dish lined across the plate, topped with egg yolk and condiments, that seems to be exclusive to Roppongi?
They give you a bite-sized serving of rice, so you eat it together with that. Yes, delicious. This might actually be really good.
The yakiniku zone! Tongue, harami (diaphragm), mino (first stomach), and heart. So the offal cuts come first.
That said, since everything is seasoned with salt, you can eat it briskly and cleanly. Delicious.
Yes, the assortment of lean beef cuts is delicious! This is what yakiniku is all about.
However, with plenty of marbling, you really do not need a huge quantity. In that sense, this amount was just right.
They cook this for you, and it turns into this!
The strong flavor of butter makes it delicious!
Soup comes with it too! Or rather, quite a hearty, substantial soup.
So, for this volume, does not 10,000 yen feel like quite a bargain? Especially with all-you-can-drink included! While people might have different feelings about the concept, I felt the substance, volume, and value were remarkably good! It gets posted a lot on social media, so if you are curious, why not check it out?
#Hirokiya Roppongi (Yakiniku / Roppongi Station, Roppongi Itchome Station, Azabu-juban Station)
Tabelog dinner rating ★★★☆☆ 3.4
I ate here and paid for it myself. Nothing on this site is a comped meal.
One more for the road?
