Gyutan-yaki Sendai Henmi at Go Ikebukuro
Location: Japan, 〒171-8557 Tokyo, Toshima City, Minamiikebukuro, 1 Chome−28−2 Ikebukuro PARCO Main Building, 7階
Ikebukuro PARCO
A Sendai-style beef tongue specialist on PARCO's 7th floor, hand-cutting premium gyutan and grilling it to order.
A Sendai-style beef tongue specialist on PARCO's 7th floor, hand-cutting premium gyutan and grilling it to order.
Gyutanyaki Sendai Henmi is a specialist restaurant dedicated to Sendai's famous gyutan (grilled beef tongue), located on the 7th floor of Ikebukuro PARCO's main building. The chain traces its roots to the city that made beef tongue a regional icon.Only carefully selected, high-quality beef tongue is used, and each piece is cut by hand rather than machine to preserve its natural texture. The tongue is seasoned simply and grilled to bring out its characteristic chewy yet tender bite, typically served with barley rice, tail soup and pickles in the traditional Sendai style.
The restaurant has 56 seats and is open from 11:00 to 22:00 with last orders at 21:15. Directly connected to Ikebukuro Station, it is a reliable choice for a satisfying meal before or after shopping at PARCO.
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Based on 90 Google reviews
Negative Reviews
A Reviewer
They serve lukewarm, unappetizing beef tongue. It's dripping with juices, difficult to chew, and the meat quality isn't good.
Positive Reviews
M.
٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶ Affordable Sendai Beef Tongue Rice in Ikebukuro After a long walk, I decided to go to the 7th and 8th floors of Parco in
A Visitor
I visited on a weekday in the early afternoon. Since it was past lunchtime, there were only two other groups of customers, so I was able to get in easily.
I. N.
I've been there over 10 times. My visit times and days vary, so there's sometimes a wait and sometimes not.
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Gyutan-yaki Sendai Henmi
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