Komatsuya

The restaurant I am going to introduce here…I honestly don’t want to spread the word to too many people. I don’t want to imagine a situation where there is a line for this place. Also, the menu is limited in quantity, so we can’t serve it to that many customers. But if your friends and acquaintances knew that such a restaurant existed, they would surely take a shine to you…

Komatsuya｜Limited quantity hamburger steak lunch served by a prestigious beefsteak restaurant established 87 years ago in Osaka

Komatsuya is a family-owned restaurant that has been operating a beefsteak restaurant in Umeda since 1931, before the start of World War II. During the war, the family was evacuated to Yoshino, Nara, while the restaurant continued to serve meals to people living nearby. The warm-hearted owner has been replaced by his son and grandson, who are now the main keepers of this traditional restaurant.

This restaurant…was originally a high-class restaurant offering a 10,000 yen or more course menu. It has been 87 years since the restaurant has continued to purchase the highest quality beef from Kyushu, stick to the traditional “beefsteak” style, and compete with the original flavor of the meat. The restaurant has such tradition and authority, but if you go during lunch time, you can get a hamburger steak lunch for only 1,050 yen (with rice or without rice)! (with rice or bread, miso soup, and an after-meal drink).

Here is their remarkable hamburger lunch…

The hamburger steak is the size of an adult’s fist, and is covered with a rich demi-glace sauce made by slowly simmering vegetables. The key meat is minced from the finest cuts of meat used in beefsteak…how could it not be delicious?

Now, put my chopsticks into the hamburger…it is exquisitely tender. It is just soft enough that it does not fall apart when I hold it with chopsticks. When I put it in my mouth, the meat loosens up. Then, the demi-glace sauce with an adult flavor and the meat juices are combined…you can imagine the rest.

The “Amiyaki Bifteki Komatsuya,” where you can enjoy the finest hamburger steak at a reasonable price, is a 7-minute walk from JR Osaka Station (Umeda)!

Now, here are the details of the restaurant.

It is located along Route 2 in front of Exit 11-43 of JR Kitashinchi Station. It is also a 7-minute walk from Yodoyabashi Station on the Midosuji Subway Line.

One last aside. According to the owner, “Bifteki” and “Beefsteak” are not the same thing. Bifteki” is a dish made with high quality meat of French origin, while “Beefsteak” is an American-style dish made with high quality meat that became unavailable after the war. It might be a good idea to share this kind of poop with you while you drop by the restaurant.

P.S. My favorite restaurant, located close to Komatsuya…