TOSHIMAEN: Yakiniku Sanga to give the pig feet and least expensive 330 yen young kalbi a try! (OLYMPUS E-PM1)

Yakiniku Sanga in one of the most popular restaurants in Toshimaen... an area that has so very few restaurants but hopefully that will change when the new Harry Potter park opens in 2023.

Lined up at 4:50pm on a Thursday evening!  Only about 5 people lined up... on the weekends it usually a 1.5 to 2 hour wait. 

Oh my this 1,980 yen meat looked sooo good. 

Bottled beer!  My old Olympus E-PM1 doesn`t automatically rotate photos...

The Kalbi menu!  Little did I realize that there was a 330 yen yakiniku menu option called Young Kalbi.

480 yen Kalbi! The few marbled pieces were soo tender but the other pieces I just couldn`t bite into the fatty part... unfortunately it ended up in a tissue. 

480 yen Harami!

480 yen Rooosu...!

Friend ordered chilled pig feet! Said the collagen is great for your skin... just 1 piece for me. 

Kimchee set.

Now for the Young Kalbi 330 yen!  It just looked so supermarket grade... it wasn`t very good and a bit tough.   

And we close out the bill! 4,150 yen for 2 people.  This night the meat wasn`t as tender as usual... find it odd as so many restaurants are closed due to Covid (coronavirus) that high quality beef must be accessible at deep discounts due to low demand.  Anyways was a miss this night will try again!

My other entries!  https://tokyobelly.blogspot.com/search?q=sanga

I have alot of cameras but mainly use my Sony RX100 due to the great low light F1.8 lens but this day took out an old school Olympus E-PM1... less bokeh with 14mm F2.5 lens so everything is in focus. Need to take out my other once in a while.

Restaurant: Yakiniku Sanga 焼肉山河

Tabelog Foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132102/13057646/

Address J: 東京都練馬区練馬4-26-11 SUBWAY壱番館1F

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Nerima 4-26-11

MAP:   https://goo.gl/maps/otbpDpi3kxhPMzQT8

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TOSHIMAEN: Yakiniku Sanga with my favorite couple for a bit of celebration... it was SOOO YUMMM this night!! (Sony RX100)

Toshimaen has sooooo few restaurants that people tend to jam everything in the area and even more so due to coronavirus.  BUT took my favorite couple to Yakiniku Sanga. Yakiniku from 430 yen!!

Lots of clear plastic barriers set up due to Covid19

Every one of these plates is only 430 yen!  Because of corona many cattle farms are having difficulty selling stock and I think the grade of beef here has elevated... 

This was the most super melty tender.... Don:t remember if this was kalbi, rosu or harami.

Gyu-tan.. beef tongue!

The only shot i took with my iPhone 7.  Rest is Sony RX100.  This mixed Kimchee plate was soooo flavorful!  Just loved it. 

Scissors and a pot!

Huge potted kalbi!

Everything was so incredibly tender this night... BUT waiting time on a Saturday is 1.5 to 2 hours so this is definitely a place for locals who can hang out at home or the Italian wine bar Casa del Viaggiatore next door. 

http://tokyobelly.blogspot.com/2015/10/toshimaen-casa-del-viaggiatore-italian.html

Hopefully this town will have more places to dine once the new Harry Potter theme park opens in 2023! 

Restaurant: Yakiniku Sanga 焼肉山河

Tabelog Foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132102/13057646/

Address J: 東京都練馬区練馬4-26-11 SUBWAY壱番館1F

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Nerima 4-26-11

MAP:  https://goo.gl/maps/w8qz7umY8nz2iqDc9

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TOSHIMAEN: CLOSED 6/30/2022) Kissa Gogo (Cafe PM) for coronavirus lunch burger set! Little mom and pop cafe. (Sony RX100)

Doing some leaky roof repair on my home and took two of the construction workers to lunch barely anything was open due to coronavirus.  Randomly strolled by Kissa-Gogo (Cafe PM) and an elderly lady popped her head out... that was it we were committed. 

Very old school cafe thats been around for over 40 years.  The ederly couple own the entire building!

The husband and wife were featured on a famous Japanese TV program that features dirty restaurants.  

The elderly husband was sitting at the entrance and chatted us up about how many celebrities including Arashi dined at this place.  He was mummy old... live long.

It sounded like they were playng AFN radio (Armed Forces Network).

Went with the shop recommended hamburger curry and hambuger rice set that the Japanese band Arashi enjoyed... they beat out Tayor Swift for most sold album in 2020. 

My Hamburger Rice Set!  Came with a side of soup, ketchup pasta (very traditional Japanese style) and salad mayo topping.

Very soft hamburger.. perfect for little children and the elderly.

The curry set... 

And closed with a cold English tea!  Overall the atmosphere takes you back and the staff were very friendly... as for the burger I would go elsewhere. 

Closed permanently on June 30, 2022.  Building is now for sale.

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Restaurant: Kissa Gogo

Restaurant J: 喫茶午後

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132102/13157766/

Address J: 東京都練馬区練馬4-15-15

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Nerima 4-15-15
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/GYoUEAJUomSEaspH7

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