"Niku no Stamina-ya Teppanyaki All-You-Can-Eat 3000 Yen" Opens Near Koen-dori

A Teppanyaki All-You-Can-Eat Restaurant Named After Its Price

"Niku no Stamina-ya Teppanyaki All-You-Can-Eat 3000 Yen," an all-you-can-eat teppanyaki restaurant, opened on October 1 near Koen-dori (Asakusa 1, Taito-ku). It is a sister concept to "Niku no Stamina-ya," a yakiniku restaurant run in Asakusa by owner Toshiyuki Kasajima. While the original restaurant focuses on beef, this one centers on pork offal and samgyeopsal made with "Joshu Mugibuta" pork. It has 16 seats at four tables for four. September was a trial period with a reception and other events, and regular operation began in October.

The restaurant name is intended to work like this: "If people keep the impact of '3,000 yen' in their minds, before long they'll say, 'Let's go try that place.'"

Menu and Prices

• All-you-can-eat: 3,300 yen (tax included) for a 100-minute session
• Basic menu: teppan-grilled offal, samgyeopsal, grilled vegetables, stir-fried liver and chives, steamed white rice, and more
• Weekly special menu: changes depending on what is stocked. "Horumon Yaki Udon" (grilled offal udon), devised by local children at the reception, is also served
• All-you-can-drink: 1,500 yen for 100 minutes (self-serve style, where customers pour their own draft beer and shochu; "Hoppy-style" drinks such as "Hoisu" and "Baisu" are also available)

Reservations Required by the Previous Day

The restaurant operates by reservation only, which must be made by the previous day via the official LINE account. This is to prevent food waste and to pass the savings from lower electricity costs on to customers through the price. Children are also welcome, and Kasajima says, "In a year or two, I want this to be a place so popular that reservations are hard to get, and where children can come on their own."

Open 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Closed on Mondays.