Butcher Yamamoto, a steak and grill restaurant, opens on Good Meat Day!
Ebisu is known as a fierce battleground for drinking and meat, and is one of the towns where many food lovers gather. Butcher Yamamoto & Daughters" will open on November 29 (Good Meat Day). The chef, a veteran chef with a French background, will be in charge of the food. We visited Butcher Yamamoto & Daughters to get a glimpse of what kind of restaurant it will be.
Whether by yourself or with friends . A new bar is born where you can enjoy high-quality beef on skewers.
Butcher Yamamoto & Daughters will open opposite Ebisu Shrine, about a 3-minute walk from the west exit of Ebisu Station. Produced by "Rhino," a fashion production company and the creator of our web magazine HOUYHNHNM's, which opened the hormone yakiniku restaurant "Tantora" on Matsumizaka in Shibuya-ku in 2002, the restaurant is now making a full-fledged entry into the restaurant industry, The opening of the new restaurant is the result of this full-scale entry into the food and beverage industry.
Butcher Yamamoto & Daughters" was designed to be a casual place to enjoy delicious meat next to a butcher store, like a corner bar where you can have a drink in a liquor store, and we arrived at the standing drinking style with grilled beef skewers as the main dish.
In front of the restaurant, neon tubes with the restaurant's name written on them and a showcase with meat chunks attract the attention of passersby.
As one steps inside, one is struck by the art of cows painted on the wall. If you look closely, you will see that they are pointillist paintings, created by hitting dots one by one, and that the artist, "handpoint.." by .
At the time of the interview , the cow's art was still unfinished. All that remained was the body!
The tableware, cutlery, and aprons were selected by Fumiko Sakuhara, a stylist active in many fields. The space is not large, with a capacity of about 14 people, but it is a relaxing place.
Chef Hiroshi Yamamoto, a former chef of Restaurant Hiramatsu, specializes in French cuisine. As the restaurant's name "& Daughters" implies, Mr. Yamamoto's daughter will be working with him to make the restaurant a success.
Chef Hiroshi Yamamoto
Most of the beef used for the main dish, beef skewers, is Japanese Wagyu beef that is purchased at Shibaura, a wholesale meat market. The best beef at the time is selected and served from among beef gathered from all over Japan, mainly from the Kanto area, so the beef is not only of high quality, but is also extremely fresh.
The skewer menu features a luxurious "Tokusami Series" of skewers, including Hatsu (pork cutlet), Kamimino (minced chicken), Uchi Harami (inner meat) and other hormones, as well as Tokusami Sagari, Tokusami Rump, Tokusami Ichibo, and Thick-cut Tokusami Tan (top-grade tongue).
Menu is subject to change without notice.
Front: Extra fine loin ¥800, Back: Inner Harami ¥600 (All prices are tax-excluded. .) (All tax not included, same as below)
Each skewer weighs 40 to 50 grams! We recommend the "Five-Piece Platter" (¥1,800), which includes the lean meat, loin, heart, mino, and halami all on one plate. We recommend the "Five-Piece Platter (¥1,800)," which combines red meat, loin, hatsu, mino, and halami in a single plate.
Chef Yamamoto is particular about not only the quality of the meat , but also the way it is grilled. In order to bring out the full potential of the meat, he uses a charcoal grill instead of a grill. Two types of grills are used, the first over low to medium heat and the second over high heat, to ensure that the meat is crispy on the surface and juicy on the inside.
Front: loin ¥350 , Back: lean meat ¥300
Also, when eating meat, it is the "Butcher Yamamoto & Daughters" way to dip it in their original sauce. There are a total of five sauces available, including "garlic olive," which is recommended for beef and pork, "paprika gravy" for red meat and loin, "garlic root celery" for grilled red meat and vegetables, and "honey mustard" and "barbecue" that go with everything, among others. You can choose two types from among them. It is fun to find your favorite way of eating meat by changing what you put on it depending on the type of meat.
Clockwise from top left: paprika gravy, barbecue, honey mustard, garlic root celery, garlic olives
It is not only the meat that is well prepared. Because the chef comes from a French background, the extensive side menu is also a must-try. The hummus, which is chickpeas mixed with olive oil, caponata, carrot rapé, and many other dishes that you would be hard pressed to find at a meat restaurant.
Left: Hummus ¥400 , Right: Caponata ¥350
Of course, we also offer the standard yakiniku restaurant fare such as potato salad with braised beef tail and motsu-ni-nimono. Most menu items are reasonably priced, ranging from 300 yen to 500 yen.
Potato Salad with Braised Beef Tail ¥350
Stewed motsu ¥500
Other dishes include curry and rice with egg to finish off the meal, and for dessert, Chef Yamamoto has created a "pudding" that is an adaptation of the famous pudding that everyone knows and loves.
In addition to skewers, we also offer "Charcoal Grill" which is grilled in katamari, with a minimum weight of 100g. The price is a little more reasonable than grilled skewers. This is perfect for those who want to eat their meat with gusto.
Butcher Yamamoto & Daughters is convenient not only for a drink with a few people or a date, but also for enjoying real meat by yourself. Why not add Butcher Yamamoto & Daughters to your gourmet list?
BUTCHER TAMAMOTO & Daughters
Address: 1F Blossom Dairokuten, 1-13-5 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo