Okayama, Japan｜Makotoya

It's a small shop near a small railway crossing at Seno Station, and it's in a place that only locals can reach. I used it alone to eat dinner on Sunday. There are two table seats and two tatami mats inside the store. My mother runs the restaurant by herself, and it has a great atmosphere. Yakiniku is a style of grilling in a roaster. I ordered beer (large), beef tongue, short ribs, and rice (small). For beer, you can choose lager or Ichiban Shibori. The beef tongue was delicious, but the short ribs were even more delicious. Personally, I really liked the sauce. Hormones seemed to be recommended, but I was too full to eat them.

It was my first time going there, and the restaurant had a nostalgic Showa era feel, and the meat, sauce, and rice were quite delicious.They didn't have soup or bibimbap, but I would like to go again.

At first glance, it looks like it would be difficult for only regulars to enter, but once you enter, you'll feel at home in the Showa era, and the mothers who run the restaurant are kind and nice. Having said that, I was hesitant about the store for more than 15 years and less than 20 years since I first heard about it. A friend of mine had the courage to try it and told me how delicious it was, so I went there with her. For some reason, when you step down from the road and enter the store, it has a nice, calming feel to it. The first tongue that came out after ordering was thick and had a rich flavor. I was able to eat thick tongue for the first time in a while. Lately, I have been unable to eat the ribs with sticks from famous restaurants, which I could eat a lot when I was young. You can eat a lot of ribs here. The ribs have just the right amount of ribs and are not greasy. What's worth mentioning is gross. It was included in the mixture I ordered, and it was delicious, so I ordered two servings of the disgusting one. Generally, the texture is a bit crunchy, but the texture here is not crunchy. It's so delicious that you can eat it with anything. No matter what I ate, I couldn't go wrong, and everything was delicious. This is not the smokeless roaster that has become popular these days, but an old-fashioned gas stove that sits on the table. There is no duct directly above the room, so the room gets smoky when you start grilling the meat, but there are two large ventilation fans, and the shop's mom operates them appropriately. There are two table seats that can seat 4 people and 2 tatami mats that can seat 4 people, so it fills up quickly, but I think the turnover is quite fast so you may have to wait a little while to be seated. If you're interested but haven't been able to go yet, there's no harm in trying it out. I'm thinking of going again soon.