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From its name, most people would expect Japanese restaurant chain Onyasai to offer a huge variety of salads and other vegetarian fare, After all, Onyasai literally translates to “warm vegetables,” and is usually used to refer to a medley of steamed veggies.
Ironically, though, Onyasai restaurants specialize in shabu-shabu, a type of meat hotpot. That means the chain is eager to take part on Japan’s periodic “Meat Day” celebrations, often held when the date can be written with the numerals 2 and 9, which can be read as "ni" and "ku," the components of the Japanese word "niku," or “meat.”
So on Feb 9 (2-9), Onyasai will be offering all-you-can-eat beef for just 290 yen.
However, this amazing deal is only available at two Onyasai locations: the branches in Tokyo’s Roppongi neighborhood and Osaka’s Umeda Kita Onyasai.
While all of the meat is juicy and delicious, the star of the show is the extra-thick sukiyaki, which is 29 millimeters (1.1-inch) thick.
Like the other meat in the course, the extra-thick sukiyaki is Japanese "kuroge" wagyu beef. But while you can have unlimited refills of the other cuts of beef, the special Meat Day promotion only includes one serving of extra-thick sukiyaki per person in your party.
On the upside, whereas shabu-shabu is usually a cook-it-yourself dish, the Onyasai staff will prepare the extra-thick sukiyaki for you right at your table.
Given how popular the promotion is bound to be, making a reservation through Onasai’s smartphone app is advisable should you want in on this non-stop meat parade. If you see us there, give us a wave, but we’ll forgive you if you’re too busy eating to actually say hi.
Restaurant information Onyasai (Roppongi branch) / 温野菜（六本木店） Address: Tokyo-to, Minato-ku, Roppongi 7-13-6, Kondou Building 2nd floor 東京都港区六本木7-13-6コンドウビル2F Open 5 p.m.-4 a.m. (weekdays), 4 p.m.-4 a.m. (weekends) Website
Onyasai (Umeda Kita branch) / 温野菜（梅田北店） Address: Osaka-fu, Osaka-shi, Kta-ku, Nakatsu 1-1-38 大阪府大阪市北区中津1-1-38 Open 5 p.m.-midnight Website
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sensei258
So what's the catch? 290 yen for all that meat? No way they're making money unless there's a "catch" not mentioned in this article
theFu
Technically, anything that comes from a cow is "beef." Just be aware of that too. I worked at a BBQ restaurant for 4 yrs. The "chopped beef sandwiches" ... well, yes, everything in them did come from a cow (or bull), but I never ate one again after seeing what parts were put in.
Spanki
The Japanese are eating quite a lot of meat these days, bbq places are springing up everywhere.
Addfwyn
Sensei258, they probably expect to use that to get people in and make money on the drinks AND as advertising. Alcohol is usually a way higher margin than most food at restaurants, and they would still be getting full price on that.
Plus having a single day with really good deals is basically just advertising cost, I am sure they expect to lose money but gain customers. There's a meat specialty place near my flat that has pretty deep discounts the 29th of every month, the first time I went there specifically for that and I started going back regularly, so it worked.
vinarius@pm.catv.ne.jp
It is very amusing to me,ads just say beef but it did not mention good Japanese beef or mad cow beef ???.