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About this place
Looking through a Yoshoku menu can be an agonizing exercise when you want both a tender hamburger steak and the savory appeal of pork sauté or sliced roast beef. At Kitchen Kimura in Minamioizumi, the house specialty solves this dilemma neatly: a numbered selection of hearty mains from which diners can choose 2 or 3 items to compose their own custom plate. Starting from 1,100 yen, this build-your-own approach turns lunch or dinner into a personalized tasting of your day's cravings.
The natural anchor for many platters is the hand-shaped hamburger steak, crafted from 100% domestic beef and pork for a tender, juicy texture. It can be tailored to taste with classic demiglace or tomato sauce, or finished with grated daikon radish and ponzu or melted cheese. Pairing that with the charred-soy-sauce domestic Mochibuta pork, with its caramelized savor, or the succulent domestic beef rump roast beef creates a luxurious plate of contrasting meat flavors.
The supporting lineup is equally expansive, featuring comforting choices like braised roast chicken in rich cream sauce, oven-baked beef tendon curry topped with cheese, or a generous butcher-style salad for those craving crisp greens. Rice is ordered separately according to appetite, making the menu as suited to a full, carb-fueled meal as it is to an evening centered on savory dishes paired with drinks.
The dining room blends counter seats with tables in a calm, relaxed environment, accommodating solo diners at lunch just as comfortably as friends or families gathering over dinner. With wine available by the glass, carafe, or full bottle—unopened or unfinished bottles can even be taken home—settling in with a pour while working through a customized meat plate makes for an easy, satisfying meal.
