A Monte Rosa group steakhouse I visit occasionally. Its name resembles the well-known Ikinari Steak, but it's a completely different restaurant. The interior is spacious, and the staff are very courteous, so you can enjoy a pleasant meal. For some reason, the restaurants around here don't draw many customers despite being right by the station, and they're never full even at weekend dinner time. I'm happy about that because I can eat at leisure. It's a miracle that you can get tender, delicious, good-quality meat as a set meal with rice, soup, and salad for around 1000円. They used to sell by the gram, and once, although I ordered 200g, cutting variations meant I was served a steak of about 230g and the bill was higher than expected. Now they charge the fixed price shown on the menu, so that's reassuring, reassuring. There's also a karaage specialty shop called 「唐揚げの鉄人」 in the same premises, and you can order a very reasonably priced karaage set meal. The karaage is also really delicious. Takeout is available too, so please give it a try! Paypay is accepted.

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Exit Koenji Station's south exit and turn left. It's about 1 minute from the ticket gates. Since it's part of the Monte Rosa group, it's on the 1st floor of a building housing various affiliated restaurants. Inside there are counter seats and tables, with partitions to prevent droplets. I ordered the combination steak （1188円）. It's a set of 100g lean beef and 150g zabuton, with rice (a large serving is free), salad, and soup. It took about 3 minutes from ordering to serving. Both sides are seared initially, and you then cook it to your preferred doneness. Both the lean beef and zabuton are thick, so they take time to cook through, but the lava plate seems to retain heat well, and it was good that it didn't cool down quickly. I like mine well done, but I seem to have overcooked it, and the meat was a little tough. Perhaps that's inevitable with lean beef and zabuton, but a little more fat would be nice. It gets dry toward the end. It's nice to get that satisfaction of having eaten plenty of meat, and there are several sauces so you can change the flavor. I think the value for money is decent too. They have hamburg steaks and other dishes besides steak, so I'd like to try those next time.

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I go occasionally. The staff are kind. It's not crowded, so you can relax. Both the steaks and hamburg steaks are delicious. Above all, I like being able to enjoy a leisurely meal even on my own. When you want a hearty serving of meat, I really recommend the steak-don with grated daikon topping.

The lunch Kaminari Hamburg for 864円 at カミナリステーキ高円寺駅前南口店. It's on the １st floor of a building in front of JR Koenji Station packed with Monte Rosa group izakayas. From the name and logo to the forks & knives standing upright and the sauce served in pots, it's remarkably like Ikinari Steak... actually, I think the silver sauce pots might be the exact same product. But it's nice that they provide disposable chopsticks, which Ikinari doesn't. After ordering, the salad and soup arrived first. The salad has carrots and other ingredients, making it more colorful and better put together than its inspiration. There seems to be more meat in the soup too. While I was making these observations, the hamburg steak arrived. Sizzling away and looking delicious! Cut it with a knife, cook it on the iron plate... let's eat! Yes, delicious! Well, hamburg steak is basically delicious anyway! The sides are corn, green beans, and mashed potatoes, also colorful. So besides copying things directly from their inspiration, they've improved some little details too. Is the price a little lower as well?

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The cooking is more careful than at the famous steak chain, and the presentation is neat. Even the lean beef is tender and very satisfying! It's great to get this for somewhere in the 1100円 range. If possible, I'd like them to add a standalone hamburg steak option to the menu.