Teppanyaki at Umakamontei, Fukuoka

I haven't finished posting all my Australia pics but thought I should get started posting a few more pics from our trip to Fukuoka a few months ago.  We found a really nice teppanyaki place recommended by a friend, and were so glad that we made the trip there. The meal came up to around 20,000 yen including drinks for 3 people which we were happy to pay. The meat was great, and even though the atmosphere was a bit old school, we were fine with it.

They have an English menu too

Starting with some cold sake

Seriously, the salad was nothing to shout about

They gave us 2 types of dipping sauces

First up, a squid on the hot plate

Check out the happy chef

We had these prawns to start with first.

Squid rings being cooked

They use foil for plates, but hey, as long as the food is good, I don't really care. And the squid was excellent. They added some butter for extra dipping, which we avoided since they used quite a bit already in cooking the squid.

Veggies in the background

The other chef - I think his name is on the name card.

All the veggies we got, fried in butter. Excellent : )

When they took the meats out, our hearts skipped a beat. Check out the marbling.

En route to heaven

I had it done medium. PERFECT.

And then they topped it with fried garlic pieces.

And lastly, they fried the rice with the beef fat. Extremely tasty.

And the bean sprouts too. Great idea, but so unhealthy!

Amazingly tender, luscious and to die for.

What the building looks like on the outside - you need to climb up the stairs to the 2nd floor

And this is where you find it.