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Attaka
2021/12/31 -Japanese Food(日本料理), others, >Tempura(天ぷら)
Attaka is a very small bento style restaurant located within the JR Tsukaguchi station in Amagasaki. I decide to stop in and try their lunch set before going to work. I checked out the display of menu items before going inside. The price ranges were between 600 yen to 1300 yen. I ordered the chicken set which came with chicken on a bed of lettuce, soup and rice. I added ...
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Hub British Pub/82 Ale House
Watch! Drink! Enjoy! Those words are used to describe The British Hub in Umeda. This restaurant just opened up late last year. It is located near Yodobashi Camera on the B-1 Floor. The British Pubs have a long history of serving excellent beer and ales. Everyone is welcome to drop by, enjoy drinking, talking, eating, and watching sports on the wide screen TV monitors. The interior atmosphere is very roomy ...
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Mahisa: Tea Room
2020/01/13 -Cafe, Indian Food(インド料理), Kobe(神戸), others, Restaurant, >Okamoto(岡本), >Sannomiya(三宮)
Mahisa has three restaurants in the Kobe area. The Restaurant in Okamoto was recently renovated. The interior is very casual but cozy. The food served by Mahisa is homemade style and very healthy. Mahisa also offers a variety of teas. From the lunch menu I chose the Chicken Curry. The meal included a light tasting curry which was not to spicy, bread, egg, and some vegetables. I looked over the ...
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Solaniwa Onsen: Osaka Bay Tower
2020/01/13 -Chinese Food(中華料理), Japanese Food(日本料理), Osaka(大阪), others, Restaurant, >Sushi(寿司), >Tempura(天ぷら)
Last year I read an article in the Japan Times about the Solaniwa Onsen in Osaka. I thought, Wow! This is where I want to go during the New Year Holiday! And I did! The Solaniwa Onsen is a five minute walk from the JR Bentencho Station along the Osaka Loop Line. The onsen is a very large facility consisting of five floors, and an open air garden where you ...
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Muu Muu Diner: Fine Hawaiian Cuisine
2019/11/07 -American Food(アメリカ料理), Nishinomiya(西宮), Osaka(大阪), others
I have been to Muu Muu Diner several times in Nishinomya Gardens. This Hawaiian restaurant is now located in Osaka. I like this restaurant because the atmosphere is all Hawaiian. The seating arrangements are comfortable and stylish. Muu Muu Diner changes their menu on a regular basis and offers special courses designed to attract customers to Hawaiian cuisine. I like to order their special Hawaiian drinks, and hamburgers which are ...
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Kua Aina
2019/10/26 -American Food(アメリカ料理), Cafe, Nishinomiya(西宮), Osaka(大阪), others
I stumbled upon a burger shop with a Hawaiian flair in Umeda Station called Kua Aina "Koo-a-eye-na". Kua Aina has more than twenty stores throughout Japan. This popular restaurant chain has become a big hit domestically and abroad with its original hamburgers made with secret spices and other ingredients. The restaurant gives you several options to choose from. They also have a large sandwich menu, popcorn, soup, and salads. I ...
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Papaya Leaf Restaurant
2019/10/06 -Chinese Food(中華料理), Kansai(関西), Nishinomiya(西宮), others, >Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi(西宮北口)
I was walking around Nishinomiya Gardens looking for a place to eat when I noticed Papaya Leaf Restaurant. I looked over some of the menu items on display outside the restaurant, and decided this was the restaurant I wanted to enjoy Southeast Asian food. Papaya Leaf offers a variety of Thai, Vietnamese, and Singaporean food. The menu is extensive, and the food was not as spicy as I expected. I ...
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Mikagekokaido-Shokudo: A Hidden Gem
2019/10/06 -Japanese Food(日本料理), Kansai(関西), Kobe(神戸), others, >MIkage(御影)
It is a rare occurence to find a hidden gem regarding restaurants anywhere in Japan; especially one that has been around for more than 40 years. But, I found one in Mikage on Highway 2 along the Ishiya River at the Kobe Municipal Mikage Public Hall on the B-1 Floor. The building itself was completed in 1933, and underwent periodic renovations. The restaurant is very well known by the local ...
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J.S. Burgers Cafe: Bite Into It
2019/08/31 -Cafe, Japanese Food(日本料理), Kansai(関西), Kobe(神戸), others, Restaurant, >Sannomiya(三宮)
I love a eating a good hamburger. But I really truly love a very delicious mouth watering hamburger! And that is exactly what I found at J.S. Burger Cafe at the Mint in Sannomiya. J.S. Burger Cafe has twelve restaurants throughout Japan. This restaurant serves very high quality hamburgers. When I first saw this restaurant their was a very long queue. I decided to come back another day. And I ...
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Freshness Burger: Fresh And Organic
2019/08/26 -American Food(アメリカ料理), Kobe(神戸), others, Restaurant
I like to eat a delicious hamburger from time-to-time. One day, while I was walking around in Ashiya, I got a sudden craving to eat a hamburger. So I decided to drop in at Freshness Burger or better known as Freshness. This fast food restaurant was founded in 1992, and sells sandwiches, salads, hamburgers, vegetarian food, and assorted drinks. In Japan, their are over 189 restaurants. Freshness has four slogans: ...
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BLA Diner: Hamburger and Steak
2019/08/26 -Osaka(大阪), others, Restaurant, >Steak, >Umeda(梅田)
The BLA Diner is located on the 8th Floor of the Yodobashi Camera building in Osaka. This restaurant serves a brand of beef called Kuroge Wagyu. Kuroge Wagyu is a very delicious meat which has a lot of intramuscular fat or marbling which gives the Wagyu beef a rich, buttery flavor, and makes the meat very tender. BLA serves steak, hamburg, and hamburgers. Their is also an all you can ...
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Ali's Kitchen: Michelin Award 2017 and 2018
2019/08/18 -Osaka(大阪), Pakistani and Arabic Food, Restaurant
Ali's kitchen opened in 2012 in Osaka. This restaurant has been going strong ever since due to the high quality of the food and service. Ali's Kitchen serves traditional Pakistani and Arabic food such as Biryani, Masala, Arabic Kebab, and vegetarian dishes. The restaurant is rather small, but very cozy and relaxed. I strongly recommend making a reservation because the restaurant is very crowded during lunch time. The menu consists ...
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Kitchen And Market: Hankyu Oasis In Umeda
2019/08/17 -Japanese Food(日本料理), Osaka(大阪), others, >Sushi(寿司), >Tempura(天ぷら), >Umeda(梅田)
Down on the B-2 Floor of the Lucua Building near Yodobashi Camera is an oasis of food beyond ones imagination. That's right: An oasis of delicious food! This place is a food and wine lovers paradise where anyone can sit down at any one of a number of seats and have a nice glass of cold beer or wine, and eat something purchased from one of the many food ...
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Isomaru Suisan: Seafood Galore!
2019/08/15 -Japanese Food(日本料理), Kobe(神戸), others, Restaurant, >Sannomiya(三宮), >Sushi(寿司), >Tempura(天ぷら)
Japan is very well known for seafood. Isomaru Suisan sets the high bar when it comes to fresh seafood at an excellent value. This restaurant is an izakaya or Japanese style bar. There are over 150 branches in Japan, and are open 24 hours a day seven days a week. The atmosphere is lively, colorful, and very casual. The interior looks like a beachfront house with signs, Japanese style ...
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Good Good Meat
2019/08/15 -Japanese Food(日本料理), Kansai(関西), Nishinomiya(西宮), others, Restaurant
Good Good Meat Restaurant is located near the Hankyu Kurakuenguchi Station. I had come to the area to enjoy the Cherry Blossoms along with hundreds of other people. I wanted to find a nearby restaurant to eat lunch when I spotted Good Good Meat. This restaurant uses the motto "grazing beef" and "grazing pig" because they believe that the quality of the meat is far superior. Luckily, I was able ...