A Japanese timber housein the heart of District 3
SUMO Yakiniku Cao Thang — dark timber beams, a tiled roof, red paper lanterns. A round mesh grill at every table, and a true Japanese yakiniku ritual with every meal.
Step through the timber frame, sit down by the grill
SUMO's interior is built like a miniature Japanese house: a dark timber frame, a curved tiled roof, rows of red paper lanterns and sumo-motif paper fans on the walls.
The light here is lantern light — warm, golden, glowing on the wood. A wide hall of long table rows, each table with its own round mesh grill: busy but never cramped.
This is a place for families and groups of friends — sit long, grill slow, talk plenty around the grill.
Red lanterns 提灯
Red aka-chōchin lanterns hanging on the timber frame — the restaurant's landmark from afar.
Tabletop grill 網
A round mesh grill at every table — you grill, the kitchen prepares.
The sumo mark 相撲
The smiling sumo wrestler on the signage and staff aprons — cheerful, unpretentious.
Sendai beef tongue, and marbled cuts
Gyutan — beef tongue is the soul of Sendai's food culture, and SUMO's signature cut. A crispy tongue tip, a juicy tender root — two textures, one ingredient.
Alongside it: Wagyu beef, Harami, US outer loin, Iberico pork, plus proper Japanese dishes: Okonomiyaki, salmon-and-fish-roe fried rice, Shabu Shabu hotpot.
Tare sauce, shio salt, miso sauce — seasoning that keeps the meat's original flavor.
Meet by the grill
The Cao Thang branch of the SUMO Yakiniku chain — a Japanese yakiniku restaurant of Golden Gate.