Steak Satou, Tsukiji, Tokyo

I had heard about this steak house from various internet forums and decided to give it a try one afternoon after feeling tired of raw fish. Thankfully it was pretty easy to find, and I made sure that I went there just about 11.45am to be sure of getting a seat for 1 during lunch, since I had no clue how to make reservations in Japanese. 

Thankfully they had an English menu - I suppose the prices during lunch were also a lot more reasonable compared to dinner.

This leaflet also landed on the table, and I managed to make out that it was a special menu for their 25th anniversary. Well, I wasn't going to head back there during my trip, so I decided to just go for it, and save the regular menu items for another visit back to Tokyo. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, except that I was pretty sure there had to be a steak in there somewhere in there. No clue about the cut or the weight!

 Then, in one gorgeous moment, this descended in front of me.

"Consomme...Uni" said the waiter. That was good enough for me. I was so excited and yet so upset that I was eating alone with no one to share that moment of exhilaration with. 

Solid fresh pieces of uni on top, with uni cream below. It was amazing, it was gorgeous, it was absolutely divine.

Then came these 3 slices of roast beef - they were all right but definitely not very exciting at all. Could have saved it for another day for a sandwich with mustard.

This salad was pretty normal too - nothing to complain or rave about.

Then when the sauces were placed in front of me, I started getting excited again at the prospect of the teppanyaki steak coming

Pepper and salt

And the dude cooked it like, far far away! I mean, aren't they supposed to slice everything with a flourish in front of you, and tossing up bottles and knives in the process?

Ah well. Can't complain that I didn't walk out smelling of fried beef. Anyhow, this landed in front of me.

A slice of beautifully fried tenderloin. It looked and smelt amazing.

Kinda between medium and medium-well. No complaints here. The beef was super tender, and I enjoyed every bite of the soft inside against the almost crisp surfaces. Probably one of the best teppanyaki meals ever.

Vanilla ice cream to end everything off. Just nice.

What it looks like from the outside, and....

The shop sign, and phone number if you want to make reservations. Or just rock up before 12noon like I did.