Kindred Kobe - Where to eat Kobe Beef in Kobe - Misono みその vs Ishida 石田 Restaurant for Teppanyaki Beef Steak - December 2017
Ohayo!
MerRyan is in Kobe – home of the best beef in the world. Almost everyone who comes to Kobe will definitely try the beef here. It is also in Kobe that the Teppanyaki beef steak was invented. Let’s go and try some steaks!
Here's a video review:
Where to try Kobe Beef - Misono vs Ishida Restaurant for Teppanyaki Beef Steak | MerRyan Kobe Guide
Here's a transcript if you prefer to read:
First we will go to Misono – the restaurant that started Teppanyaki beef steak. Do they serve the bet Teppanyaki beef in Kobe?
We will also visit Ishida – also famous for their Teppanyaki beef steak.
The battle of the Teppanyaki begins now!
Misono opened in 1945 in Kobe and claims to be the first restaurant in the world cook beef steaks in the Teppanyaki style. MerRyan visited their Honten (main store) on a weekday night.
The chef began by preparing the seasoning of salt and pepper, and his cooking utensils. Then he started on cooking the vegetables.
As we watched him cooking, we wee served with the appetizer – cold slice of beef to encourage our appetite. It was a lean piece of meat that was slightly seasoned with salt and lemon.
The A4 grade Kobe wagyu (Japanese beef) was shown to us – you can see the marbling on the beef was beautiful!
We asked the chef why A5 grade was not used in Misono- he said the fat content was too high and the taste would be compromised.
The cooking of the beef was a performance by itself – we were lucky to be served by a senior chef, and he was really skilled and confident as he prepared the steak.
Two types of sauces were prepared – ponzu and mustard – the chef taught us to mix the sauces together for a unique taste.
He was really skilled at getting the beef cooked the way you want! We ordered medium.
The beef cubes are so beautiful cut. You could dip the meat in salt, pepper, ponzu, shoyu, mustard or any combination as you like.
MerRyan was really impressed by the beef. So soft it literally melts in your mouth. I have never had steak so soft and delicious at the same time.
All in all, it was really a dance of the senses, with a cooking performance included. MerRyan is very happy! It costed us 19,000 JPY - includes appetizer, dessert and coffee.
The next day, we had another craving for steak – we heard Ishida serves good steak lunches! And they highest A5 grade Kobe beef!
Comparatively, Ishida was really crowded with diners.
The place was more stuff and they had to have fans to improve the ventilation. You will really smell like Teppanyaki after a meal here though.
Similarly, you get served appetizers for lunch here as well. It even comes with salad and cheese.
Before they start, they showed us our A5 highest grade of Kobe beef.
To be honest the Ishida beef appeared less marbling than Misono, even though Misono was only A4.
But the steak really had more fat, and the chef had to cut these parts to cook first – the fat juices would be used to cook the vegetables.
The chef at Ishida was not as skilled. The beef cubes appeared to have shrunk much from the cooking, becoming a thin layer of steak. There was also not so many options of sauce.
We asked for an option of garlic rice and the rice was fried together with the beef fat trimmed from the steak earlier! The frying of the rice was a performance too and MerRyan was so excited as I watched the frying.
Yummy! We really loved the garlic fried rice – it was really strong with the taste of garlic and beef.
The beef was really still yummy overall though, very soft and melts in the mouth too.
MerRyan was very happy in Ishida too. It costed us JPY 8,800 for the lunch set, and additional 500 JPY for the garlic fried rice. Lunch is very much cheaper!
Thanks for joining me in this culinary face-off! MerRyan really loved both restaurants.
Remember to subscribe to MerRyan for more videos.
Ohayo!
MerRyan is in Kobe – home of the best beef in the world. Almost everyone who comes to Kobe will definitely try the beef here. It is also in Kobe that the Teppanyaki beef steak was invented. Let’s go and try some steaks!
Here's a video review:
Where to try Kobe Beef - Misono vs Ishida Restaurant for Teppanyaki Beef Steak | MerRyan Kobe Guide
Here's a transcript if you prefer to read:
First we will go to Misono – the restaurant that started Teppanyaki beef steak. Do they serve the bet Teppanyaki beef in Kobe?
We will also visit Ishida – also famous for their Teppanyaki beef steak.
The battle of the Teppanyaki begins now!
Misono opened in 1945 in Kobe and claims to be the first restaurant in the world cook beef steaks in the Teppanyaki style. MerRyan visited their Honten (main store) on a weekday night.
The chef began by preparing the seasoning of salt and pepper, and his cooking utensils. Then he started on cooking the vegetables.
As we watched him cooking, we wee served with the appetizer – cold slice of beef to encourage our appetite. It was a lean piece of meat that was slightly seasoned with salt and lemon.
The A4 grade Kobe wagyu (Japanese beef) was shown to us – you can see the marbling on the beef was beautiful!
The cooking of the beef was a performance by itself – we were lucky to be served by a senior chef, and he was really skilled and confident as he prepared the steak.
Two types of sauces were prepared – ponzu and mustard – the chef taught us to mix the sauces together for a unique taste.
He was really skilled at getting the beef cooked the way you want! We ordered medium.
The beef cubes are so beautiful cut. You could dip the meat in salt, pepper, ponzu, shoyu, mustard or any combination as you like.
MerRyan was really impressed by the beef. So soft it literally melts in your mouth. I have never had steak so soft and delicious at the same time.
All in all, it was really a dance of the senses, with a cooking performance included. MerRyan is very happy! It costed us 19,000 JPY - includes appetizer, dessert and coffee.
The next day, we had another craving for steak – we heard Ishida serves good steak lunches! And they highest A5 grade Kobe beef!
Comparatively, Ishida was really crowded with diners.
The place was more stuff and they had to have fans to improve the ventilation. You will really smell like Teppanyaki after a meal here though.
Similarly, you get served appetizers for lunch here as well. It even comes with salad and cheese.
Before they start, they showed us our A5 highest grade of Kobe beef.
To be honest the Ishida beef appeared less marbling than Misono, even though Misono was only A4.
But the steak really had more fat, and the chef had to cut these parts to cook first – the fat juices would be used to cook the vegetables.
The chef at Ishida was not as skilled. The beef cubes appeared to have shrunk much from the cooking, becoming a thin layer of steak. There was also not so many options of sauce.
We asked for an option of garlic rice and the rice was fried together with the beef fat trimmed from the steak earlier! The frying of the rice was a performance too and MerRyan was so excited as I watched the frying.
Yummy! We really loved the garlic fried rice – it was really strong with the taste of garlic and beef.
The beef was really still yummy overall though, very soft and melts in the mouth too.
MerRyan was very happy in Ishida too. It costed us JPY 8,800 for the lunch set, and additional 500 JPY for the garlic fried rice. Lunch is very much cheaper!
Thanks for joining me in this culinary face-off! MerRyan really loved both restaurants.
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Verdict:
Overall, Misono in better in terms of quality and preparation, but it is a little expensive.
If your budget is tight, MerRyan would recommend Ishida for the better costpar lunch set.
Misono - yay!!
Good for preparation, quality of beef and skilled chef. The beef was done the way you want it and it still appeared cube-like and juicy. But Misono is too expensive!!!!
The servers were polite but as we were the last visitors, they seem to be hurrying us to get us out quickly - not so good on their part since we really paid a lot of this meal. It was too rush for a supposedly relaxing sit-down dinner. So go early if you want to eat there to enjoy a more comfortable service.
Ishida - Yay!!
Value for money and good Kobe beef for lunch
Comparatively, we could take our time to savour the beef. Although the beef was not cooked so well, but the difference was so subtle that it s not worth to pay twice as much for Misono quality.
Come here for your Kobe beef craving!
The smell after the meal is really bad though, get ready to launder those clothes in the hotel after that - to wash your hair!
Misono Honten みその 本店
1 Chome−1−2, Chuo, Shimoyamatedori, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture 650-0011
Tel: +81 78-331-2890
Lunch: 11.30 am - 2.30 pm
Dinner: 5 pm - 10 pm
No closing days
Ishida 石田 生田新道店
2 Chome-1-14, Chuo Shimoyamatedori, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture 650-0011
Tel: +81 78-335-5922
Lunch: 11:30 am - 3 pm
Dinner: 5pm - 10 pm
Closed Thursdays (at this branch)
Verdict:
Overall, Misono in better in terms of quality and preparation, but it is a little expensive.
If your budget is tight, MerRyan would recommend Ishida for the better costpar lunch set.
Good for preparation, quality of beef and skilled chef. The beef was done the way you want it and it still appeared cube-like and juicy. But Misono is too expensive!!!!
The servers were polite but as we were the last visitors, they seem to be hurrying us to get us out quickly - not so good on their part since we really paid a lot of this meal. It was too rush for a supposedly relaxing sit-down dinner. So go early if you want to eat there to enjoy a more comfortable service.
Ishida - Yay!!
Value for money and good Kobe beef for lunch
Comparatively, we could take our time to savour the beef. Although the beef was not cooked so well, but the difference was so subtle that it s not worth to pay twice as much for Misono quality.
Come here for your Kobe beef craving!
The smell after the meal is really bad though, get ready to launder those clothes in the hotel after that - to wash your hair!
Misono Honten みその 本店
1 Chome−1−2, Chuo, Shimoyamatedori, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture 650-0011
Tel: +81 78-331-2890
Lunch: 11.30 am - 2.30 pm
Dinner: 5 pm - 10 pm
No closing days
Ishida 石田 生田新道店
2 Chome-1-14, Chuo Shimoyamatedori, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture 650-0011
Tel: +81 78-335-5922
Lunch: 11:30 am - 3 pm
Dinner: 5pm - 10 pm
Closed Thursdays (at this branch)
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