How we eat Japanese hamburger steak is transformed with the opening of Japan’s Hikiniku to Come at Sunway Pyramid

Hikiniku to Come, a restaurant chain that originated in Japan, has gained popularity for its unique approach to hamburger steak, known as "hambagu." Opened in Malaysia at the Sunway Pyramid, it offers a set menu featuring three Wagyu hamburger steaks complemented by unlimited Japanese rice, miso soup, and various condiments.

The dining experience emphasizes freshly ground patties cooked before customers, allowing them to enjoy distinct flavor combinations with optional add-ons.

Despite the rising presence of imitators, Hikiniku to Come maintains its edge with superior quality and abundant condiment choices.

SUBANG JAYA, Sept 23 — In Japan, the hamburger steak can be found in yoshoku (Japanese-Western) restaurants or even in home kitchens.

Hambagu as it’s referred to in Japan, isn’t a steak made from a single piece of meat but is fashioned from minced meat shaped into patties.

No bun is used, rice is the chosen accompaniment for the hambagu.

It is typically served with a rich brown sauce, known as demi-glace . Variations include pairing it with curry and even tomato sauce.

Hikiniku to Come changed all this the moment they opened their doors in Japan in 2019 with the philosophy: “Just ground. Just grilled. Just cooked.”

Shohei Yamamoto devised the concept with his partners, Toshiyuki Kiyomiya and Toshiyuki Konishi, pushing that Japanese philosophy to focus on one item and take it to its absolute best.

The brand has spread from multiple locations in Japan to Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore with Malaysia being the latest addition.

When you arrive at the Sunway Pyramid outlet, you may encounter a queue that starts from 10am before the place opens at 11am.

On weekdays, the queue is shorter. If there’s no backlog of people waiting, you will be seated quickly once a spot is available.

Weekends have a higher volume of diners. They manage the queue by asking customers to book their preferred time slots, allowing you to shop in the mall while you wait.

Ordering is done at the kiosk and a staff member will guide you to select your choices.

Everyone must order the set for RM67.90, which includes three Wagyu hamburger steaks (each weighing 90 grams), a raw egg, unlimited refills of Japanese rice, miso soup and daikon oroshi — their homemade ponzu vinegar paired with freshly grated radish.

Add-ons like a kimchi salad, minced meat potato salad (RM8.90) and their signature sauce (RM4.90) can also be ordered, but the set is sufficient since they already provide an assortment of toppings and seasonings at your seat.

Staff will lead you to your seat at a round-shaped counter surrounding a grill.

You will walk past an enclosed chilled room where workers diligently prepare the patties.

Every patty is freshly ground in-house daily and shaped with their rubber gloved hands.

According to Business World from the Philippines, each country has its own recipe for the patties, known only to the founder.

While the ingredient ratios are unknown, Hikiniku to Come in Malaysia confirmed in a social media post that their Wagyu patties are made from 100 per cent beef.

Once you sit down, the server explains everything so quickly that the load of information may bewilder you.

Thankfully, a card inside the drawer provides detailed information.

You get your miso soup and a bowl of freshly cooked rice scooped from the hagama pot.

It’s a three-part experience course to enjoy the hamburger steaks in various ways.

First, enjoy the patty on its own, delivered straight from the main grill to the small grill in front of you that keeps it warm.

Putting the patty on the bowl of rice lets the grains catch the juices that ooze out the moment you squeeze the patty with your chopsticks.

It’s incredibly juicy as you bite through the charred crust to relish the beefy flavour.

Various condiments are on hand to enhance the experience: crunchy fried garlic flakes, Mou’s Xinjiang spice mix for heat, oil-marinated green chilli for a spicy kick, salted lemon with green chilli pepper to cut through the richness and Japanese pepper sauce.

The salted lemon is my pick to relieve the palate from the beef patty’s richness.

Once you finish the first patty, the second beef patty arrives at your personal grill, together with a bowl of grated radish and their homemade ponzu vinegar.

The crunchy radish adds a freshness as you pour the ponzu vinegar over it, making it my favourite combination.

I slowly relish every bit of the patty, which takes on a different taste with the radish.

Once you finish, it’s the swan song for the last patty, which is the egg yolk version.

The Japanese are particular about how one should eat rice at the table, forbidding soy sauce from touching the grains.

However, for the hamburger steak on rice, you’re exempted from those rules so add soy flakes and top it with the egg yolk for a super rich experience.

As the golden yolk oozes over the patty, it becomes a rich sauce with a beefy flavour.

It drips down the rice, transforming the grains yellow and giving it a decadent flavour.

Those with bigger appetites can also order extra hamburger steak.

Prior to Hikiniku to Come’s opening, copycats had already appeared in Kuala Lumpur, attempting to mimic this similar concept of hamburger steak on rice, cooked right in front of you.

While they can follow the same method, they falter badly with the patty because it’s never as juicy and decadent as Hikiniku to Come’s.

Even their condiments aren’t as numerous compared to the spread at Hikiniku to Come, which is a major part of the whole experience.

Looking at other places’ pricing, they offer a variety of Angus beef, Japanese Wagyu beef and chicken patties, where three hamburger steaks cost RM74 with unlimited Japanese rice, miso soup and vegetables.

Your pasteurised egg yolk is an add-on for RM3.

All this makes Hikiniku to Come’s RM67.90 set reasonable.

If you plan properly to shop at Sunway Pyramid while you wait for your turn, the whole dining experience will be incredibly enjoyable.

G1.111, Ground Floor,

Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya.

Open daily: 11am to 9.15pm.

Same-day booking opens at 10am on a first-come, first-served basis.

Instagram: @hikiniku_to_come_myofficial

*This is an independent review where the writer paid for the meal.

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源自日本的连锁餐厅 Hikiniku to Come 因其独特的汉堡牛排（日语称作“hambagu”）而广受欢迎。该餐厅在马来西亚双威金字塔购物中心开设了分店，提供包含三种和牛汉堡牛排的套餐，并配以无限量供应的日本米饭、味噌汤和各种调味品。

用餐体验的重点是新鲜研磨的肉饼在顾客面前烹制，让顾客可以享受独特的口味组合，并可选择添加其他配料。

尽管模仿者越来越多，但 Hikiniku to Come 凭借其卓越的品质和丰富的调味品选择保持着优势。

梳邦再也，9 月 23 日讯——在日本，汉堡牛排可以在洋食（日式西餐）餐厅甚至家庭厨房中找到。

在日本被称为汉堡肉饼（Hambagu）的肉饼，并非由一整块肉制成，而是由肉馅捏成肉饼状。

汉堡肉饼不用面包，米饭是它的首选配菜。

这道菜通常搭配浓郁的棕色酱汁，称为半釉汁。其他做法包括搭配咖喱，甚至番茄酱。

Hikiniku to Come 自 2019 年在日本开业以来，就彻底改变了这一切，他们的理念是：“只研磨，只烤，只烹饪。”

山本昌平与他的合作伙伴清宫俊之和小西俊之共同构思了这个概念，秉承了日本的理念，即专注于一件产品并将其做到极致。

该品牌已从日本多个地区扩展到台湾、韩国、香港、泰国、印度尼西亚、菲律宾和新加坡，马来西亚是最新加入的地区。

当你到达双威金字塔购物中心分店时，你可能会遇到从上午 10 点开始的排队，而该店则在上午 11 点开门营业。

工作日排队的人比较少。如果没有人排队等候，一旦有空位，你很快就能入座。

周末用餐人数较多。为了控制排队，餐厅会要求顾客提前预订用餐时间段，这样顾客在等待期间就可以在商场购物。

点餐在自助点餐机进行，工作人员会指导您选择菜品。

每位顾客都必须点一份售价 RM67.90 的套餐，其中包括三块和牛汉堡牛排（每块重 90 克）、一个生鸡蛋、无限续加的日本米饭、味噌汤和白萝卜泥——他们自制的柚子醋配上新鲜磨碎的萝卜。

还可以点泡菜沙拉、肉末土豆沙拉（8.90 马币）和招牌酱汁（4.90 马币）等配菜，但套餐已经足够了，因为他们已经在座位上提供了各种配料和调味料。

工作人员会引领您到环绕烤架的圆形吧台就座。

你会经过一个封闭的冷藏室，工人们正在那里认真地准备肉饼。

每块肉饼都是每天在店内新鲜绞碎，并用戴着橡胶手套的手塑形而成。

据菲律宾《商业世界》报道，每个国家都有自己独特的肉饼配方，只有创始人才知道。

虽然配料比例未知，但马来西亚的 Hikiniku to Come 在社交媒体上发帖证实，他们的和牛肉饼是由 100% 的牛肉制成的。

一旦你坐下，服务员就会飞快地解释一切，信息量之大可能会让你不知所措。

幸好，抽屉里的卡片提供了详细信息。

你会得到一碗味噌汤和一碗从荞麦锅里舀出来的新鲜米饭。

这是一个分为三个部分的体验课程，让您以各种方式享用汉堡牛排。

首先，您可以单独享用肉饼，它会直接从主烤架送到您面前的小烤架上保温。

将肉饼放在米饭碗里，可以让米粒吸收用筷子挤压肉饼时渗出的汁液。

咬开焦香的外皮，就能品尝到浓郁的牛肉味，鲜嫩多汁，令人回味无穷。

各种调味品可供搭配，以增强体验：香脆的炸蒜片、牟氏新疆香料混合料（增添辣味）、油腌青辣椒（带来辛辣刺激）、咸柠檬青辣椒（中和油腻）以及日式辣椒酱。

我选择咸柠檬来缓解牛肉饼的油腻感。

当你吃完第一块肉饼后，第二块牛肉饼就会送到你的个人烤架上，同时还会配上一碗磨碎的萝卜和他们自制的柚子醋。

脆嫩的萝卜淋上柚子醋后，带来一丝清爽，这是我最喜欢的搭配。

我慢慢地品尝着肉饼的每一口，萝卜让它的味道变得不一样了。

最后，最后一块肉饼（蛋黄口味）就如同天鹅之歌般落幕了。

日本人对餐桌上吃米饭的方式非常讲究，禁止酱油接触米粒。

不过，对于汉堡牛排饭来说，这些规则就不适用了，所以可以加入豆片，再淋上蛋黄，享受超级浓郁的美味。

当金黄的蛋黄流淌在肉饼上时，就变成了一种浓郁的、带有牛肉香味的酱汁。

汁液顺着米饭滴落，将米粒变成黄色，并赋予米饭浓郁的香味。

胃口较大的人还可以额外点一份汉堡牛排。

在 Hikiniku to Come 开业之前，吉隆坡已经出现了模仿者，试图模仿这种在你面前烹制的汉堡牛排盖饭的概念。

虽然他们可以采用相同的方法，但他们在肉饼方面却做得非常糟糕，因为做出来的肉饼永远不如 Hikiniku to Come 的肉饼多汁美味。

即使是他们的调味品，种类也远不如 Hikiniku to Come 丰富，而调味品是整个用餐体验的重要组成部分。

对比其他地方的价格，他们提供各种安格斯牛肉、日本和牛和鸡肉饼，三个汉堡牛排售价 74 马币，包含无限量供应的日本米饭、味噌汤和蔬菜。

巴氏杀菌蛋黄需另加 RM3。

综上所述，Hikiniku to Come 的 RM67.90 套餐价格合理。

如果您在等待就餐期间合理安排时间在双威金字塔购物中心购物，那么整个用餐体验将会非常愉快。

G1.111，底层

梳邦再也双威镇。

每日营业时间：上午 11 点至晚上 9 点 15 分。

当日预订从上午 10 点开始，先到先得。

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