Fancy Glass RR- Kuro Hitsuji

Kuro Hitsuji Nakamenguro, Tokyo (Black Sheep…restaurant review)

There is a new Mongolian barbeque place in the neighborhood. Simple and wonderful concept. It is called Kuro Hitsuji which means "black sheep" in Japanese. It is a simple menu and basically everyone orders the “Ghengis Kahn set.” Which for 1000 yen roughly 10$ usa gets you great onions, sprouts, okura and lots of tasty mutton to grill right at your table.

When you sit down and order the grill guy brings you your own little dome shaped grill filled with sumi, or high quality Japanese wood charcoal. It is hot and ready to go. They help you out by putting the veggies on the top to flavor the grill and then push them down to the sides in a circle. Then you start to grill the meat right at the table yourself. Participatory cooking is a huge thing in Japanese culture. There are all kinds of dishes that are prepared, cooked and shared at table. A few examples are okonomiyaki, some yakitori, sukiyaki, shabu shabu,
yakiniku, nabe and many more- So this style fits right in and this place is already a hit, often with long lines and waits of about an hour. With a cold mug of draft beer, or in my case a cold coke this grilled meat and veggies experience was an excellent way to wind down after work. It would be great for a big party of friends too.

The dessert of choice at the black sheep is Soft Serve ice cream, in a cone but brought to your table in a little Russian/ Mongolian looking tin holder. Very cute. Very tasty. I rolled home after, full and satisfied. (and if you don’t count the ice cream this was an extremely low carb dinner)

Review on a scale of 1-5 (5 being fantastic)

Atmosphere- 4 - simple warehouse style atmosphere. You come out smelling like grilled meat, but the use of vents, glass and stainless is actually really effective and fun. A little loud, but fun.

Food- 5- For what this concept is, I couldn’t have hoped for more! Delicious, and great value.

Service- 4.5 – fun, friendly and professional. (though the cashier was new and a bit of an airhead)

Dessert- 5 – ice cream is the perfect dessert after grilled mutton, trust me on this! It was just perfect. No flavors though, just nice plain vanilla.
Will we go back? Absolutely.