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About this place
Toku has received praise from diners who enjoyed its salted beef tongue rice bowl at lunch. Listed as a classic rice bowl for 800 yen, it is an easy way to enjoy a yakiniku-style dish at midday. Lunch also brings charcoal-grilled meat sets, served with kimchi, bean sprouts, a mini salad, miso soup and rice. Options include Set A with premium lean meat and premium tongue, and Set C with mixed offal, so diners can choose according to the cuts they fancy. Daily lunch specials, a weekly rice bowl, cold noodles and yakiniku bibimbap round out a menu that ranges from a full grilled-meat meal to individual dishes.
In the evening, platters make choosing easier, with combinations such as loin, short rib and skirt steak, as well as salted-meat sets and assorted offal. One diner found the portions larger than expected and particularly enjoyed the skirt steak and sakura yukhoe, a dish of seasoned raw horse meat; grilled meat can also be paired with a raw dish. Another family singled out the premium set and yukhoe. The set includes premium loin, premium short rib and premium omasum tripe, served with vegetables, and is a good way to sample several cuts.
Kimbap is another option between rounds of yakiniku or as a finishing bite. Listed as a Korean-style seaweed roll, it has been recommended by diners who enjoyed it alongside the meat. For noodles, there are two choices: Korean cold noodles and Morioka cold noodles. A diner who tried both cited them as one reason they would like to return.
There are sets for different group sizes, from loin, short rib and skirt steak platters for 3 people to a family set for 5, served with vegetables. One family said they were given tableware for their child; a baby chair and children’s menu are also listed. Courses require booking by the previous day and are available for groups of 3 or more. Some plans can include all-you-can-drink, making a set course worth considering for a group meal.
