Barbecue in America is an exhausting group negotiation. Someone burns the brisket, someone argues over the bill, and you leave smelling like charcoal smoke. In downtown Tokyo, you step into a restaurant built exclusively for one-person BBQ. You sit in your own private counter bay. Built flush into your table is a personal, high-tech smokeless electric grill. A mini touchscreen tablet lets you tap exactly what you want: thin-sliced A5 wagyu beef, garlic skirt steak, rice, and kimchi. Three minutes later, your personalized tray slides into a custom-fitted groove on your counter. Under your elbow, a sleek wooden drawer pulls out to reveal chopsticks, toothpicks, and wet wipes. In front of you are six different custom dipping sauces. You ignite your own grill with the push of a button. You lay down a single, perfectly marbled strip of beef. Sizzle. You flip it when YOU want. You dip it in YOUR favorite sauce. No group politics. No smoke in your eyes. Just twenty dollars for a customized meat feast designed entirely around your appetite.