Yakiniku Futago is a great place if you want to get that local yakiniku (焼肉, Japanese barbecue) experience. Not a high-end upscale restaurant, but an almost izakaya (居酒屋, Japanese pub)-like ambience where every day people come after work to eat good food and be merry. Staff are cheering all around you, people are chatting loudly over their drinks, and there's a nice bustling atmosphere that's almost electric. We should note that rowdiness doesn't mean unsafe, Japan's an extremely safe country, and when people are merry and loud, they usually make sure to keep their jolliness to their own groups. So you don't have to worry about feeling intimidated or dealing with other problematic customers.
Yakiniku Futago's signature dish is their Kuroge Wagyu (黒毛和牛, Kuroge Wagyū) Hamideru Kalbi, an extremely huge 250g rib steak that just protrudes off of your grill. The meat is extremely well-marbled and melts in your mouth, and it's one of the most value-for-money things to get at Yakiniku Futago. Do note that this dish needs to be ordered over reservation, but you could try your luck in-store if you want to.
Another popular dish is the Hamidetai Harami, a delicious cut of skirt steak that has been marinated over a long period of time with a sweet-spicy marinate. It's a massively long cut of skirt steak, and just watching it cook on the grill makes you drool. The meat is also really soft and tender, and the staff cut it up into bite-sized chunks so that it's easier for you to eat.
Yakiniku Futago is really the place to go if you're looking for the "everyday man's" yakiniku shop. The shop's bustling atmosphere full of salaryman (サラリーマン, Sarariiman) after their day of work, and staff yelling out orders in unison, it's really an experience all by itself. The wide variety of meats served is also very much catered to the local "commoner" taste and gives you an off-the-beaten path local experience.
Whatsmore, if you enjoy drinking alcohol, they offer a wide variety of drinks on the menu, including the popular, Special Lemon Sour (サワー, Sawā, Sour Cocktail), a popular drink at all yakiniku establishments.
Bonus Tip: If you’re interested in getting something to drink, and want to test your luck, then how about trying out the Saikoro (サイコロ, Dice) Challenge? It's a popular dice game at Japanese drinking spots that brings risk or reward for your drink. Pick a drink from the selection, then roll a pair of dice. If you roll both a 2 and a 5 (in Japanese, this is the name of the shop), then your drink is free. If your total roll is an even number, then your drink will be half-priced, if it is an odd number, there will be no change, and if you roll double 1s, your drink shrinks to a smaller cup. So in general, your odds are pretty good at getting something better than what you ordered, but of course, do this at your own risk!
