Back then, Kuro 5 was happily busy every single day,
and after the move, our hours extended until 5 a.m.
Even with few employees, members still active at Kuro 5 today,
alongside those who went independent,
young talent grew steadily, brilliantly filling the void left by Chida.
Around the same time, we often frequented “Isomaru Suisan” after work.
We worked hard, drank hard, got scolded often, and laughed a lot—
Kuro 5 back then was pure “youth” itself.
そして、黑5の新店舗も軌道に乗ってきた頃。
これまで黑5を支えてきた千田が、宇都宮で
「焼肉キッチンスタジアム10」を開業するため、黑5を巣立っていきました。
店名の「10」は、“黑5の倍にするから10だ！”という
彼らしい前向きな意味が込められています。
その店も宇都宮で超繁盛店となり、
開業からわずか3年で増築を果たすほどの人気に。
あのとき一緒に黑5を立ち上げていなければ、
今の黑5はなかったと心から思います。
今も変わらず仲が良い、可愛い弟のような存在です。
And seeing Chida like that inspired me to make a decision too.
Every day, so many customers came,
yet they couldn’t all fit inside the shop—
watching that scene,
and seeing the young staff growing, pushed me forward.
“Alright, let’s open a second location!”
“And why not make it right at 池袋’s East Exit!”
Just three months after the move—
I resolved to open a second store at 池袋’s East Exit.
The mysterious town of 池袋.
“East is Seibu, West is Tobu”—a new challenge begins at that very East Exit.
Continue reading 黑5 Birth Story: Episode 11
和牛 烧肉 黑5
IKEBUKURO Main Restrant
1F Shima 100 building ,2-46-3, 池袋, Toshima-ku , Tokyo 171-0014
https://ch.kuro5.net/restaurant/honten
和牛 烧肉 黑5
IKEBUKURO East Exit Restrant
2F Need Building, 1-42-16 Higashi-池袋, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013
https://ch.kuro5.net/restaurant/higashiguchi
和牛 烧肉 黑5
歌舞伎町店
1F Sankei Building, 2-21-4 歌舞伎町店, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
https://ch.kuro5.net/restaurant/kabukicho
Official Instagram: @黑5烧肉
