Restaurant Review: Hikiniku, Pop-Up Wagyu Lunch at Juju
- Deliciously Judgmental
- Oct 5, 2025
- 2 min read
At a Glance:
Restaurant: Hikiniku at Juju’s Chef Counter
Address: Juju, 700 Maguire Blvd, Orlando, FL 32803
Parking: Free parking in the shared parking lot with Target.
Summary: Hikiniku currently offers an elevated Japanese wagyu hambagu (hamburger) lunch set experience with limited seating at the chef's counter at Juju.
Vibe: Casual, retro Japanese bar.
Price: The price and set menu changes but during our visit, $45 came with two wagyu hamburger patties, a whole tray of accompaniments, soup, and dessert.
Reservations: Reservations are required. Limited seating. The times and dates are announced on their social media and Juju's Resy.
Our Favorite Items: We agree with Hikiniku's recommendation, "the best way" to eat the hamburger is definitely by making it a gohan, by mixing the rice with the marinated egg yolk and meat.
What We Ordered at our Most Recent Visit:
Hikiniku Lunch (Japanese Hambagu) with included two wagyu hamburger patties, koshihikari rice, seasonal accompaniments, clear mushroom soup, and soybean ice cream. There are also additional upgrade options on the day of the visit.
REVIEW:
Juju currently offers a limited-time wagyu hikiniku (ground meat) lunch concept at Juju's chef's counter. The wagyu hamburger lunch set was the only item on Hikiniku's menu, however, it is definitely an experience we would recommend trying! The coal-grilled wagyu was amazingly juicy and flavorful with a slightly smokey taste. To our delight, each meal comes with two hamburger patties and accompanied by delicious side dishes and condiments.
Our server advised that these seasonal accompaniments, served in an assortment of beautiful small dishes, allows us to customize our experience. Depending on what you choose mix the meat with, each bite can be different.
Hikiniku recommends eating the first bite of the wagyu on its own. Then, the server recommended pairing the meat with the house ponzu sauce or the yuzu kosho. There is also a soy marinated egg yolk that the restaurant suggested we add to the second hamburger to mix with the koshihikari rice. The chef also came out to greet us and offered us complimentary extra rice directly from the donabe (clay pot). During our visit, our vegetable side dishes included summer squash, grated daikon, and tomato salad, which were refreshing palate cleansers in-between bites, that made eating the wagyu even more delightful.
The main course is followed by a small bowl of clear mushroom soup that was packed full of flavor and ingredients.
Our lunch was finished off with dessert: kinako (soybean powder) ice cream. The ice cream was a nice treat to have before having to head back out into the intense Florida summer heat.
In Closing: Hikiniku is a new concept by the folks at Juju, which we previously reviewed here. Juju offers a more casual omakase dinner experience at their kappo bar. With Hikiniku, they now offer an elevated wagyu lunch experience. We look forward to coming back and trying the wagyu lunch set with new seasonal accompaniments.
Afterwards, we tried our hands at making wagyu hamburgers like the ones we tried at Hikiniku. Check out our inspired recipes from Hikuniku by clicking the button below! (Coming soon)
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