Yakiniku Roasken Azabu-Juban

Restaurant Details

Wagyu beef is the Rolls Royce of beef. The word most closely associated with it is “marbled;” referring to how the meat is rich with intramuscular fat, easily visible in the form of white veins chasing through it. The most iconic images of raw wagyu beef, often held aloft by smiling butchers or ranchers, is of meat that appears more white than red.

Which is why it might seem strange that the whole concept of Yakiniku Roasken (pronounced “rows-ken”) in Azabu-Juban is to use wagyu that isn’t quite as extensively marbled. Chef Serada Tomoyuki still uses quality A5-grade wagyu beef, but chooses to use cuts that give less of a fatty taste and mouthfeel, for a lighter and beefier experience.

As such, the most popular cuts at his restaurant are his personally hand-selected harami skirt steak and muscular tri-tip steak — leaner cuts that Chef Serada says let the flavor of the meat, rather than the fat, take precedence. (The word is that these cuts are more popular with women for precisely this reason as well.)

These cuts are then grilled by the staff to perfection: each member has been trained to best understand the perfect degree of doneness for each meat, letting visitors enjoy the wagyu prepared in its optimal state — as well as having the added benefit of being able to focus on the conversation at hand without having to tend the grill. Private rooms are available too for an even more exclusive experience.

Interestingly for a yakiniku restaurant, this particularity about ingredients extends even to the rice. Chef Serada believes that yakiniku must always be accompanied by rice, and regularly changes his stock of rice to use the rice best suited for the particular season. His favorite cultivar, however, remains the popular Tsuyahime grain. For those of a noodly persuasion however, a choice of ramen or reimen to finish is just as popular too.

Yakiniku Roasken Azabu-Juban Remarks

• Guests with dietary restrictions and/or food allergies should inform the restaurant beforehand. The restaurant might not be able to accommodate guests who make same-day requests.

• Guests are requested to note that the restaurant may not be able to accommodate certain dietary restrictions.

• The course menu content listed below is an example, and is subject to change based on seasonal availability.

• The restaurant cannot always guarantee that it can provide guests with their preferred seating options after a reservation due to availability.

• The pictures provided are for illustrative purposes.

Yakiniku Roasken Azabu-Juban Business Days

Yakiniku Roasken Azabu-Juban Address

3-11-2 Motoazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0046

Yakiniku Roasken Azabu-Juban Access Info

• Yakiniku Roasken Azabu-Juban is located a 7-minute walk from Azabu-juban Station on the Toei Oedo Line and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line.

Yakiniku Roasken Azabu-Juban Phone Number

Yakiniku Roasken Azabu-Juban Cancellation Policy

Cancel your reservation at least 3 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.