In fact, many eateries were still open for business, including Sendai Gyutan Sumibiyaki Mori (仙台牛タン炭火焼 杜), a casual Japanese restaurant that specializes in charcoal-grilled beef tongue.
Sendai (仙台) is home to gyutan (牛タン), a special type of dish featuring pieces of thinly sliced or thick beef tongue, cooked over a charcoal grill. It was done using this type of metal mesh.
We were all looking forward to having their "Special Premium Beef Tongue" but disappointingly, they were all sold out.
Beef tongue curry (1,100 yen) - The diced beef tongue was done like a stew and served with a tangy Japanese-style curry sauce. Very nice. We rounded up getting a second order cuz it was just too addictive.
Standard Gyutan Teishoku, or "Beef tongue set meal" (2,400 yen) - This set came with two types of grilled gyutan, one that's been grilled with salt and the other marinated with miso before hitting the grill. The grilled beef tongue was served with steamed rice, scallion soup made with beef bones and a small salad.
I thought the ones grilled with salt (left) were by far the more delicious of the two. The charred exterior was nice and crusty with lovely smoky flavors, while also preserving the tenderness in the middle. The miso flavored one (right) had a more slippery and chewy texture, and it didn't have the charred crust which would make it much tastier.
It was a nice, quick meal to wrap up 2019. Now we had to rush back to our hotel to get a quick shower so we could sit back and do our count down. I think this is my first New Year count-down with mom in nearly two decades.
Food Rating: 5.5/10
Price: ￥￥￥
Address: First Avenue Tokyo Station B1F, 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 150-0002, Japan
Closest Metro Station: Tokyo Station
Tel: +81 3-3217-4111
Website: www.date-tokyo.jp/mori.html
Opening Hours: 10:00am - 11:00pm daily
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