Teppan Yakiniku Ooatari – Incredibly Good Steak And Cabbage Stir-fry On A Hot Skillet!

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Teppan Yakiniku Ooatari – 鉄板焼肉大当り*Cash Only*

1 Chome-25-19 Kyodo, Setagaya City, Tokyo 156-0052, Japan

5 Minute walk from Kyodo station

Hours (as of 2025/12): Everyday from 11:30am-2:30pm, 6-10:30pm

Order system: Menu (It is written on the wall)

This is what I think of when I say “Japanese soul food”.

One menu item, meat, vegetables, rice, and a cramped interior filled with hungry locals that further adds to the atmosphere.

This restaurant has been featured on TV and youtube channels alike plenty of times, and over the last few years it has really gotten popular.

What differs this from other places however is two things: 1 being that it was actually good to start with, and 2 being that the flavor hasn’t declined at all after getting popular.

They serve a famous dish from Fukuoka, which is known as teppen yakiniku where your food is served and continues to cook on a steel plate on your table.

It consists of 2 things on this plate: Cabbage, and steak. That is literally it.

Except the steak is seasoned perfectly, and the juice of it seeps into the cabbage, giving it a flavor I didn’t know cabbage was capable of attaining.

It is something that you can eat a ton of and not feel guilty about, because it really isn’t that bad for you, and this is another thing I love about it as well.

Now, some of you may also be wondering (is there really nothing to spice up the meal a bit more), and it is a good thing you ask, because perhaps the most important part of this meal isn’t even served on it – it is left on the table for you to put on yourself.

When you sit down at the table, you will see that there are some random wooden blocks.

These wooden blocks serve a purpose however, and they actually slot into the button portion of one of the sides of the hot skillet.

What this means, is that the skillet will be slightly slanted, and all of the juice from the meat will slowly drizzle down to pool up on the opposite end.

This is where the important part comes! The only other thing on the table should be a container with a spoon.
Open it up and you will have the most addictive crack-like substance known to man which is spicy miso paste.

I think you guys see where I am going now, but you are going to take that paste (it isn’t that spicy, but start small first) and drop it down into the pool of meat juice and stir it up.

Then, for the rest of your meal, as the meat juices continue to trickle down, this pool is going to act as the dipping sauce for your meat and cabbage – all while staying on the same dish.

It is both ergonomic as it is simple, and it is even more delicious.

The menu is above the counter when you walk in but they have varying sizes that increase both the volume of both the cabbage and steak and while ordering may be a bit difficult, but there is only one thing on the menu, so just look at the sizes beforehand and decide.

Yet another hidden gem, except this time it is something that isn’t going to make you regret your life choices after eating it! So simple, yet so delicious – that is Ooatari!