On my third day in Tokyo, I walked into the Chanel building in Omotesando.
I walked past the store and straight up to the restaurant. Because that is just the kind of girl I am.
This set of spoon and fork guards greeted me as the elevator doors opened.
At that very instance I knew Ukai-tei is serious about its food.
Ukai-tei is part of the Ukai group which also operates restaurants that specialize in charcoal
grilled chicken, seasonal Japanese cuisine, and tofu, apart from teppanyaki and steaks.
I have previously dined at the beautiful Toufuya Ukai near the Tokyo Tower.
Click here to read about my experience.
Upon arriving at the teppanyaki restaurant, you will be led to a salon where you are
to rest a bit and sip some tea
When the staff feels you are ready, he will walk you to the room where the action happens
Embroidered napkin. So special.
To keep things simple and easy, I ordered the Abalone and Ukai Beef Course - the signature 8-course set at Ukai-tei.
The menu says all sets come with "Ukai Top Quality Beef."
Do not be fooled. At Ukai-tei, top quality is NOT the best quality.
You can upgrade to "Ukai Best Quality Beef" for an additional 4,320 yen.
Since you already traveled all the way to Tokyo, of course, upgrade you must!
My meal started with an appetizer of perfectly cooked shrimps in avocado mousse
Next came this superb fish dish, which I forgot the name of. Sorry.
But I still remember the texture of the flesh. It was soooo very tender!
Impressed, I asked the chef if I could meet the fish.
He probably thought I was a weirdo, but happily obliged.
The next course destroyed me.
FOIE GRAS ROASTED WITH SUMMER TRUFFLE
I still get multiple orgasms looking at this photo
@#$$%&*#!@@QYBSHAVKSFAL:D{#&Y!!!! @%^#&*@(# *&#*) (W@YW%$#%!!!!
The Chilled Onion Cream Soup was the perfect cool-me-down after such intense pleasure
And then the chef presented this to me
My God!!! It was alive and working its muscles!
He seasoned the abalone
Covered it in seaweed
And buried the whole thing in salt
After a few minutes, TA-DA!!!
He arranged the seaweed on my plate and sliced up the abalone
And poured his secret seaweed sauce that I am sure contained a lot of butter.
I finished everything anyway.
IT WAS GLORIOUS.
The abalone liver deserves its own photo. So decadent, these little things!
And then, the main event. UKAI BEST QUALITY SIRLOIN.
The beef was seasoned simply in salt and pepper, seared on both sides, and covered
with a copper lid until it was cooked to a medium rare
I could really have more than these 7 pieces
They were tremendously tender, rich, and flavorful
TOO GORGEOUS!
I swear I took a photo of each precious piece before putting it gingerly into my mouth
Ukai and I
Obligatory rice dish after every teppanyaki meal
But this was no simple rice dish. It was topped with anago.
The sea eel was so soft it broke at the slightest nudge of my chopsticks
The most playful miso soup
Tea in a pretty cup
And just like in all proper, old school teppanyaki restaurants, desserts were served in a
separate, more elaborate, carpeted room
They also have outdoor seats, but I prefer air-conditioning versus Tokyo heat
There were 5 choices for dessert. It was easy. There was only one item with the word
"chocolate" in it
I wasn't expecting something this beautiful when the menu simply said "Chocolate Cake."
Everything on this plate was divine - the chocolate mouse, the layer of cake, ganache,
ice cream, hazelnut, cacao nibs, and every single dust of the cocoa powder.
I finished it all.
After my server took away my empty plate, he presented me with
this trolley and announced that I could take anything and everything
I wanted, and that he took great pleasure in serving me.
OMG! Standing in front of me was The Perfect Man!!!
I didn't want to scare him away so I asked for three tiny pieces only. He watched me
as I ate each piece in the most ladylike manner I could manage, wiping the corners of
my mouth daintily after each bite. I also ate my chocolates with a fork! LOL!
I guess it worked.
The Perfect Man walked up to me, knelt down on one knee, looked into my eyes and smiled ever so sweetly.
He took out something from his back pocket and presented it to me.
OMG THE MOMENT I HAD BEEN WAITING FOR!!!
I started hyperventilating and I swear I almost fainted when I saw how big it was.
THE BILL! HAHAHA!
It was worth every yen.
Omotesando Ukai-tei: 5-10-1 OMOTESANDO GYRE 5/F (Chanel Building), Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo
東京都渋谷区神宮前5-10-1 表参道ジャイル5F
Tel: +81-3-5467-5252
