Is Hikiniku to Come Worth the Queue? Japan's Bluntest Food Reviewer Finally Cracked — and Locals Piled On
挽肉と米は並ぶ価値ある？辛口の正直レビューが「悶絶レベル」と絶賛した日の日本人の本音
Japan's bluntest food reviewer called Hikiniku to Come's charcoal-grilled hamburg steak "pass-out-level" good — and the comment section confirmed it was a first: "I've never seen him praise anything this hard" (9,957 likes), "if HE says it, it must be seriously good" (11,018), "under ¥2,000 for this is basically a bug" (12,743). An ex-employee and a current staffer both surfaced in the thread, one revealing the patties are hand-kneaded fresh twice a day, the other posting the queue hack regulars pay 8 a.m. ticket runs to learn. The catch is that queue — and the two branches locals say are the smarter play.
“He's sounded happy on reviews before, but "pass-out-level"? I've never seen him praise anything this hard.”
ご機嫌で紹介してたりとかはあったけど、「悶絶レベル｣とかこんなに褒めてるの初めて見た
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What locals said (excerpted from 859)
- @IIポケモン👍 11,018
If the honest-review guy is saying all this, it must be seriously good.
正直レビューさんがこんなに言ってるってことは相当うまいんだろうな
- @しゆちかもしれない👍 12,743
Under ¥2,000 for this is basically a bug.
これで2000円切るのバグすぎる
- @yamato7622👍 12
This place was stupidly good. It kept showing up on my TikTok so I'd written it off as all looks. I was wrong lol
ここまじでえぐい美味すぎた、TikTokとかでよく流れてきたから見た目だけだろって舐めてた笑
- @もどき-p1t👍 2,386
This place has appeared a record three times on Yonino Channel — celebrities who eat extremely well keep going back. I'd wondered how good it could really be, and now even the honest reviewer is raving… I want to go more than ever.
ここよにのちゃんねるで過去最多の3回登場してて、しこたま美味いものを食ってきたであろう芸能人が動画で何度も来店するほど美味いてどんなもんやって思ってたんですが正直レビューさんまで大絶賛とは……もっと行ってみたくなりました。
- @saeki_pop👍 218
I love this place. Honestly, the rice alone is good enough that I could eat bowls of just that.
この店好きだから嬉しい ご飯自体もまじで美味くて正直お米だけでもめっちゃ食べれる程美味い
- @ririririchan👍 293
I go to the Kichijoji branch now and then — the hamburg is great, obviously, but the iron-pot rice is unreal. Staff are kind and attentive too. Lovely shop.
吉祥寺の方にたまに行くけどハンバーグはもちろん美味しいし、羽釜のご飯がめちゃくちゃ美味しい！ 店員さんも親切丁寧で素敵なお店です。
- @k_hmk009👍 451
Ex-employee here. The patties really are kneaded fresh twice a day, morning and afternoon, and we even ran monthly tasting contests for the rice — so this rating makes me genuinely happy. Thank you.
元社員です。 本当に毎日その日の前半後半で捏ねたてですし、米も毎月品評会してやってるくらいなので評価して貰えて凄く嬉しいです。 ありがとうございます。
- @alcali404_ch👍 330
It was ridiculously good here. But I lined up at 8 a.m. for a numbered ticket and didn't eat until 1 p.m. — "just open more branches" is exactly right.
ここめちゃくちゃ美味しかったなあ ただ朝8時にならんで整理券もらって13時から食べられるとかだったから、店舗増やしては本当にそれ
- @ぱる-s8j👍 22
I go to the Kichijoji one a lot — you seriously have to line up in the morning to sign the book or you won't eat by lunch lol. But it's genuinely delicious, so everyone should absolutely go.
ここの吉祥寺店よく行ってるけどまじで朝から記帳に並ばないとお昼には食べれません笑けど本当に美味しいから皆んな絶対行って欲しい
- @ここ-t3d3l👍 5
Truly delicious. You can also book online in advance (slots sometimes open the same morning), which is easy. But in summer it's hot inside, and the street out front smells like garbage. Please open more branches!!
ここ本当においしい。ネットで事前に予約出来るのも楽(当日の朝取れたりする) ただ夏は店内も暑いし、外は生ゴミの匂いがするくらい汚い。店舗を増やしてほしい！！
Where locals go instead
- @ああ-x6k1g👍 3,591
Staff here! The "pass-out-level" rating makes us so happy ✨ The Shibuya branch will be closed for a while from September, so please come to Kichijoji 😊 By the way — if you line up at Kichijoji around 9:30 a.m. (about 8:30 on weekends), you have a good chance of booking whatever time slot you like!!
店員です！悶絶レベルとの評価、本当に嬉しいです✨ 渋谷店は9月からしばらくお休みになるので、ぜひ吉祥寺店にお越しください😊 ちなみに吉祥寺店は9時半（休日だと8時半）頃に並んでいただければ、お好きな時間に予約できる可能性が高いかと思います！！
- @ああ-x6k1g👍 278
We have four branches in Japan — Kichijoji, Shibuya, Kyoto and Fukuoka — so do come 🙌🙌
@marly1731日本には吉祥寺、渋谷、京都、福岡の4店舗がございますので是非🙌🙌
- @アイスの実-g9e👍 22
There's a Kyoto branch too — I went once, it was so good I went again on my second Kyoto trip. At first I thought "this price for meat, rice and miso soup?" — but you leave completely full and every flavor delivers. Huge recommend! Now I want to go again!!
ここ京都にも店舗あって、1回目京都行った時美味しくて感動したから2回目行った。まじで美味い、最初値段的にお米とお味噌汁とお肉でこの値段か〜と思ったけど、普通にお腹いっぱいになるし、どの味も大満足だから超オススメ！行きたくなってきた！！
Places named in this article
- Hikiniku to Come (Kichijoji)挽肉と米 吉祥寺Kichijoji, Tokyo
The original — staff say lining up ~9:30 a.m. (8:30 weekends) lets you pick your slot (3,591 likes). As of the comments.
- Hikiniku to Come (Shibuya)挽肉と米 渋谷Shibuya, Tokyo
Paused for renovation from September 2025 per a staff comment in the thread; it has since reopened.
- Hikiniku to Come (Kyoto)挽肉と米 京都Kyoto
A commenter went on two separate Kyoto trips: "you leave completely full and every flavor delivers" (22 likes).
Named in the source comments — hours, prices, and openings change, so check each map listing before you go.
FAQ
- Is Hikiniku to Come worth the queue?
- The Japanese comments say yes — emphatically. A reviewer famous for harsh verdicts rated it "pass-out-level" good, and locals called it his biggest praise ever (9,957 likes). Even skeptics who assumed it was TikTok hype admitted they were wrong. The price sealed the consensus: "under ¥2,000 for this is basically a bug" (12,743 likes).
- How do you get into Hikiniku to Come without losing a whole day?
- A staff member posted the hack in the comments (3,591 likes): at Kichijoji, join the sign-up line around 9:30 a.m. on weekdays — 8:30 on weekends — and you can usually book the time slot you want. One commenter also reserved online the same morning. Others who showed up without a plan queued at 8 a.m. and ate at 1 p.m. As of the comments.
- What do you actually get, and how much does it cost?
- Per commenters: three small charcoal-grilled hamburg steaks served one at a time, iron-pot rice locals rave about on its own, miso soup, and a table of condiments for flavor changes — for just under ¥2,000 as of the comments. One reply puts each patty at about 90 grams.
- Which branches does Hikiniku to Come have?
- Four in Japan, per a staff comment in the thread: Kichijoji, Shibuya, Kyoto, and Fukuoka. The staffer noted the Shibuya branch would pause for renovation from September 2025 and pointed everyone to Kichijoji — it has since reopened. A Kyoto visitor in the comments vouched for that branch on two separate trips.
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