Steakhouse Satou

Located on an un-inspiring but surprising crowded crossroad of the unassuming streets of Kichijoji, littered with colourful personal care stores, sits the place I named my Holy Grail for beef. If I haven't mentioned this earlier, I rank Matsuzaka beef higher than Kobe because it simply tastes more like beef. Kobe is just this slab of melt in the mouth beef which feels kinda like... Butter? But I love butter! Then again, I prefer beef over butter.

So I went to Tokyo (yes, again) earlier this month and chose to stay in Kichijoji to be nearer to my favourite shop in Tokyo. And being away from the main city area means I will have a supermarket nearby. Without sounding like some Auntie, you can discover so much about a culture by taking a walk down the aisles of the supermarket. But more importantly, I can stock up on my Kuzukiri noodles and Goma dip.

Back to Steakhouse Satou - Many blogs spoke of their disappointment and the different pricing of the different cuts. To make things easier, I'll mention them according to their price tags.

Many like me would trek all the way there and feel that "I must have the best since I've travelled so far..." which is the 10,000 yen slab. To be fair, it's super awesome when I first ate it. The beef just melts in your mouth and slides down your throat like butter but yummier. It does lack some quality of real beef, like a good slab of USDA Prime. But I hate to compare the Japanese and American beef because they are just in their very own classes.

This time around, I got to try to 5000 yen and 3500 yen one. The 3500 one felt less sophisticated and definitely more meaty. But it does retain a good balance of meat vs fats ratio. Do not expect the super beefy taste like the American or Aussie beef. Even at 5000 yen, it still feels that the ratio of fats to meat is still overwhelming. But to me, the 5000 yen one has that perfect balance. If you want meat, go get yourself some American beef. If you want that marbling and smooth texture (Read: Melt in your mouth), now this is the one. No one is going to stop you if you're still going for the 10,000 yen one (for 150g mind you) since I once felt I HAD to try it. But if it's too much for your tongue, you have been warned.

Different strokes for different folks.

But of course, if you order the 10,000 yen one, you will be treated like royalty. They will bring you the beef and show it to you like bringing a live snake to you in a Chinese restaurant. Feel free to take photos with it for bragging rights. Then it happily slides down your throat with your pocket alot lighter. Sure it's an experience. I'm not even saying it's not worth the while. But if I get to choose, I would pick the 5000 yen one and if I'm not in the mood for such a heavy meal, I'll go with the 3500 yen one. Yes, 150g of beef is not heavy to me at all.

So... Do yourself a favour if you're Tokyo. You must go to Steakhouse Satou. Just ANYTHING on their menu. Go straight up to the second floor and skip the queue for the menchi katsu. You can find directions in one of my earlier posts.

放不下你是我活该

Having some understanding from my male friends, it seems that closure is not something they would seek. For a woman, it eats me up everyday. Maybe the remaining womanly part of me always want THE chat and what we're really hiding from the public eye is the minute belief that reconciliation is in the books. If you, the woman, are asking yourself the question when you have a tiny nagging feeling that no is the answer, then believe me and believe yourself that it's a bit fat NO. Looking the other way is never a solution. It's as good as sweeping the bigger problems under the carpet.



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你那神秘的笑脸　是不是说　放不下你是我活该