Stone Burg - Hamburg on a Stone Plate

Restaurant Review by M. O.

I'd like to introduce one of my favorite restaurants. The shop's name is Stone Burg. As you can guess from the name, this restaurant's main menu item is a hamburg steak baked on a plate that is made of stone.

There are 59 seats, and all seats are non-smoking. The restaurant is a little dark, but I felt calm, so I think it has a good atmosphere.

In this shop, you can choose the amount of hamburg steak,  from 180g, 270g, 360g, 450g. The price goes up 320 yen for each increase in the amount, so you must take care. I chose the amount of 180g, and the price was 1080 yen.

You can choose from six types of sauce; demi-glace, wafu oroshi, Amerian gravy, garlic soy sauce, and Italian tomato. On this day, I chose American gravy sauce topped with cheese. The plate is very hot, so to prevent being burnt by gravy and sauce flying, paper is wrapped around the iron plate. The hamburg shape is a little strange, like a bale. It has a lot of volume and is very delicious.

When you go at dinner time, I think you must wait a little, so I recommend going at lunchtime. And Stone Burg gives you a free dessert if you go on your birthday, so try to go on your birthday.

Stone Burg is directly connected to Kawasaki Station, so I think it has good access.

Stone Burg
Address: Kawasaki City, Saiwai Ward, Horikawa-cho 72-1, Lazona Kawasaki Plaza 4F
Phone: 050-5841-5809
Business Hours: 11:00〜23:00 (last order 22:00)
URL: http://www.stoneburg.jp

Talk Back - Mysterious Name, Fantastic Food

Restaurant Review by K.M.

One of the great things about living in the Tokyo/Yokohama area is being close to many excellent entertainment and restaurant districts. I live not too far (about 7 train stops) from Kichijoji, a suburb of Tokyo on the Chuo Line. Kichijoji is home to scores of quaint and charming restaurants, cafes and bistrots, most of which are casual, and not overly expensive. Last night I went to Talk Back, and I recommend it highly.

Talk Back bills itself as a French-style bistrot, and it certainly has a nice rustic, European feel to it. It's the kind of place you want to have wine with your meal and enjoy the creative and flavorful dishes they have on offer, and at a slow pace.

The regular menu is extensive, but even the daily recommended specials list is quite substantial. We chose a salad as an appetizer, garlic bread, a fish dish (snapper) and lamb sausage couscous. Additionally, there are many soups, pasta dishes and meat, poultry and seafood entrees available. Entrees range from about 1000-3000 yen.

Thinking the salad would be small and Japanese-sized, I was surprised at how much volume there was, and the vinaigrette dressing was delightful. The snapper came in a creamy sauce with vegetables such as asparagus, squash, okra, and baby corn. The couscous entree was two large pieces of lamb sausage in a tomato-based sauce, which was very flavorful, also with vegetables. The amount of couscous (semolina grain) was small by French standards, but considering the volume of everything else, it was fine, as we were both quite full already.

Many of the customers were couples, but there were families and small groups as well. The atmosphere is noisy, casual, and relaxed, with both table and counter seating. From the counter, you can watch the cooks at work, and they are continuously busy. Reservations are recommended.

The owner of Talk Back has two other restaurants nearby, Galopin and Talk Back Bicoque, the latter of which appears to feature more Italian dishes. I haven't tried these yet, but they're on my list!

Talk Back
Address: 2-24-6 Kichijoji, Honcho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo
Phone: 042-221-0505
Hours: Lunch 11:30-14:00; Dinner 17:30-23:00 weekdays & Saturday
            Holidays & Sundays 17:00-22:30
Access: 6-minute walk from Kichijoji Station; north side
URL: talkback.jp/Bistro/

Uniroom - The Stylish Café [CLOSED!]

Sorry! This café is now closed!

Restaurant Review by A.S

Do you know the café, Uniroom? It is close to Tsurumi University. This café has many items. For example, they have green curry, the daily set lunch, pasta, coffee art and French toast.

When I went there, I ate French toast. It was delicious. The ice cream on the bread and strawberry sauce was a good combination. I think the prices are cheaper than other cafés. The price of French toast is 700 yen. 

Café art is popular in this café. For example they can draw a heart, cat, dog, etc. The most interesting coffee is café au lait. The taste was subtly... yummy. I think it is a funny menu.

Uniroom's atmosphere is stylish. When I went there, I could watch a movie. The movie was showing on the walls and in English, so I couldn’t understand and I couldn't know the title. But I enjoyed the atmosphere. 

This café is nearby Tsurumi University, so if you have time, please go to this café. I think you'll like it. 

Uniroom

Phone: 045-859-9250

Address: 4-15 Toyookacho Tsurumi-ku Yokohama-shi

       横浜市鶴見区豊岡町4-15

Hours:Weekdays 8:00~21:00
            Saturdays 11:00~17:00

Closed: Sundays and national holidays

URL: http://uniroom-trm.com
        http://profile.ameba.jp/uniroom-cafe
         
NO LONGER IN BUSINESS!

Shichirin Sumiyaki TETSU - Are you lucky?

Restaurant Review by S. H.

I think many people like reasonable shops and restaurants, so today I'd like to introduce a very cheap yakiniku restaurant. It has some special prices  and good tasty menu items. I was really surprised when I went to the restaurant and saw the prices of the menu items, because some menu items, pork, chicken and horumonyaki are only 158 yen, and some beef (rib,sirloin,other) are 399 yen.

My recommended item is shiodarehorumon, Shiodare is original salt sauce and it goes on the horumonyaki. It's very good. 

The restaurant has 65 seats, but 2 of these are outside seats. And you can eat for half price when you sit in the outside seats. But the outside seats are only 2 seats. If you are a lucky person, you can sit at the outside seats. I think it's a unique point, and charming for me.

I think the most important thing at this restaurant is the atmosphere. This restaurant's distance between seats is narrow, so we can hear the conversation of other people and laughing voices. So if you want to enjoy dinner calmly, I don't recommend it. But I hope you like it.

The restaurant is located in Mizonokuchi, and is a 2 minute walk on foot from the Tokyu Denentoshi Line Mizonokuchi Station or JR Nambu Line Musashimizonokuchi Station. 

Shichirin Sumiyaki TETSU

Address : Kawasaki City, Takatsu Ward, Mizonokuchi 1-12-2

Phone: 044-812-3937

Business Hours: 17:30 p.m -3:30 a.m. No holidays.

Access: Tokyu Denentoshi Line Mizonokuchi Station or JR Nambu Line Musashi Mizonokuchi Station; 2 minutes on foot.

URL: http://www.tamai-group.com/tetsu.htm