もんじゃ屋さんの「牛スジ丼」は裏メニュー : Hou yuu

The restaurant is located on the second floor of a building on the corner of the Asakusa Sushiya Street shopping arcade where it intersects with the gourmet street. The first floor of the building is occupied by a Ramen restaurant called [a:rstlst, Jyoshoken], and you can go up to the second floor from the stairs next to it. In front of the stairs, there are many red banners with "okonomiyaki" and "monjayaki" and stand signs with menus with photos. It is hardly noticeable among them, but I found a sign that said "The Original! Beef Tendon Bowl" and I was intrigued, so I went in. After taking off my shoes, I went up to the tatami room, where there were six sunken kotatsu-style tables with iron plates, and one group of four customers was there. The restaurant has only two male staff members. No matter how I looked at it, it looked like a Monja, Okonomiyaki, and Teppan-yaki restaurant, so I asked the staff if they had beef tendon rice bowls, and they said, "It will take a little time, but we can make it," so I ordered the beef tendon rice bowl and sat at an empty table. There were many menu sheets on the table and many menus on the walls of the restaurant, but there was no mention of beef tendon rice bowl anywhere. When I asked the staff, they told me that the beef tendon rice bowl is a secret menu item only for regulars. There are also many autographed autographs and posters of comedians and female idols on the walls of the restaurant. 14 minutes after ordering, the beef tendon rice bowl was brought to me along with miso soup and pickles. The beef tendon meat was placed on top of rice in a large bowl, and plenty of chopped green onions were sprinkled on top, covering the beef tendon, and red pickled ginger was placed in the center for a colorful look. The beef tendon meat was cut into small pieces, mixed with a lot of soup and chopped green onions, and eaten with rice. The beef tendon, which had been simmered for eight hours, was so tender that it melted in the mouth, and the collagen-rich, sweet gelatinous texture and fat were delicious. The miso soup was filled with Maitake mushrooms, and had a light, delicious taste that felt homemade. The pickles were lightly pickled daikon radish, cucumber, and carrot, and were also light and delicious. I didn't know the price, but it came to 840 yen. The "beef tendon bowl" was so delicious that on my way out I told the staff, "Maybe we should officially put it on the menu?"