Washoku Restaurant - Miura Itadaki Shokudou

Restaurant Review by Y. N.

I'd like to introduce Miura Itadaki Shokudou, which is a Japanese style restaurant. I went with my friend. The shop is in the basement, and I was excited because this restaurant sells fresh fish. It may be slightly high for students.

The main menu is fish. The picture shows osashimi no moriawase. Tuna, sawara, kanpachi, tako (octopus) and hotate (scallops) are also served. I ordered these fish dishes on that day. I thought that the broiled tuna was particularly delicious.

The restaurant is medium size. There are about 12 tables for four.There are also about ten seats at the counter.

There were a lot of office workers on the day I went, but it is not crowded on weekdays  If you go on a weekday, you will probably get seated immediately.

The staff was very friendly so I felt. I want to take everybody!

Miura Itadaki Shokudou (三浦頂食堂）
Address: 1-10-9 Kamiookanishi, Kounanku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Phone: 045-843-7330
Hours: Lunch - Mon -Thu 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
                           Fri-Sun 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
             Dinner -5:00 p.m.-12:00 p.m.
Access: 2 minutes on foot from Kamiooka Station

Tonkatsu Restaurant - Maisen

Restaurant Review by Y. H.

I will introduce a tonkatsu (pork cutlet) restaurant. Tonkatsu is one of the most popular foods in Japan. Of course, I like it very much.

I went to Maisen at Foursyun in LaLaPort Yokohama. It is located near Kamoi Station on the Yokohama Line. Foursyun is like a food court. Customers sit at one of the many tables and eat, but it is more expensive and more refined than a general food court. Foursyun has many tempting restaurants, I chose Maisen from among them.

At Maisen, we can eat various pork cutlet items, such as shogayaki (pork fried with ginger), pork cutlet curry, and katsudon (pork cutlet with egg on rice). I ordered the cha-mi-ton (a kind of pork cutlet) set meal. It’s 1190 yen. It is not too expensive.

The tonkatsu is glossy, but definitely not oily, and is very tender, so I could cut it easily with chopsticks. In addition, the coating is very crispy and tasty. Maybe I had never eaten such a delicious pork cutlet before. Naturally, the rice and laver miso soup tastes very good. I ate it too quickly, which was slightly regrettable.

If you want to eat tonkatsu at Maisen, you should go on a weekday because it is very crowded on weekends.

Tonkatsu Maisen
Address: LaLaPort, Yokohama, 4035-1 Ikonobecho, Tsuzuki-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 224-0053
Phone: 045-931-1000
Hours: 11:00 a.m. ~ 22:00 p.m.
Access: About 10 minutes walk from Yokohama Line, Kamoi Station
URL: http://mai-sen.com/

  

Machida Pecori

Machida Pecori

Restaurant Review by M. M. 

Do you want to go to a restaurant that is lovely and the dishes are delicious？

I went to Machida Pecori with my friends the other day, so I will introduce it to everyone because I like it very much. I think you will like it too.

Machida Pecori is a cafe and restaurant. The menu is mainly Italian dishes. There are many course menus too. When we went, we chose the Joshikai Course. It's a 3500 yen course with a 3 hour limit Ten items come out in all. 

The desserts are served all you can eat and you can drink as much as you like. Pasta, salad, chicken, and French fries came out, and we became very full. The kind of pasta changes daily. Mine was the clam peperoncino pasta. It was very good!!

I have to particularly recommend the rare cheese cake. I ate two pieces. It was so delicious!!

Inside this restaurant, the lighting is a little dim, and there are a lot of colorful lamps. There are table seats and booth seats. All wait staff are kind, bright and cheerful to customers. We were able to spend a happy time.

If you tell the waiters it's your birthday, they will provide a surprise rendition of Happy Birthday. They present fireworks and cake to the person whose birthday it is.

It's a very nice restaurant, so please go.

Machida Pecori

Address: Regarobiru4, 4-5-8 Haramachida, Machida-shi, Tokyo

Phone: 050-5861-7289

Hours: Mondays to Thursdays 17:00-3:00 a.m.

           Fridays 17:00-5:00 a.m.

           Saturdays 12:00-5:00 a.m.

           Sundays &.Holidays 12:00-3:00 a.m.

Access: A 5 minute walk from JR Machida Station, or 6 minutes from Odakyu Machida Station

Original Yakitori - Senkushiya

Restaurant Review by A. I.

I'd like to introduce my favorite Japanese food shop that sells skewers of grilled chicken, Senkushiya in Futamatagawa. Senkushiya is about five minutes from Futamatagawa Station. A big lantern is displayed in front of the shop.

Senkushiya mainly has barbecued chicken and motsunabe. It is very delicious. There are some
original menu items at Senkushiya. The most popular dish is white liver. My favorite menu item is tomato maki. It is a dish with tomato wrapped in bacon. The tomato softens and is so delicious.

The restaurant interior is beautiful, so Senkushiya is especially popular among woman. There are 20 seats. People can watch the cook grilling the barbecued chicken there.

Senkushiya
Address: 45-35 Futamatagawa, Asahi-ku, Kanagawa
Phone: 045-364-9488
Hours: 17:00~23:00 (last order 23:30)
Access: About 5 minutes from Futamatagawa Station, Sotetsu Line

Very Good Man

Restaurant Review by K. N.

Today, I'd like to introduce Very Good Man, a steak restaurant. When you want to eat something like steak and you are near Yokohama Station, you should go to this restaurant.

At Very Good Man the atmosphere is nice, calm and fashionable. This restaurant staff are very kind, because they always care about customers. For example when we finish our water, they bring water to refill our glasses.

Next I going to talk about the menu. There are many kinds of steak and grilled food. The steak is so soft to bite. My favorite menu item is steak and rice with yakiniku flavor (¥1206). It is steak on rice like a donburi.

This restaurant is located in many places in Kanto, but I usually go to the one under Yodobashi Camera in Yokohama. It is near JR Yokohama Station. You can get to Very Good Man in just 10 minutes from the station.

I suggest you go to this restaurant!

Very Good Man, Yokohama
Address: Yodobashi Camera Yokohama, restaurant floor B1 Yokohama City, Nishi-ku 220-0004
Hours: Mon~ Fri 11:00~23:00
Access: JR Keishintouhoku and Negishi Line, Yokohama Station
Phone: 045-321-0837
Website: http://www.yodobashi-yokohama.com/restaurant/restaurant_very.html

Rakeru - an omelet restaurant that uses premium eggs!!

Restaurant Review by D. D.

I'd like to introduce the restaurant Rakeru. Rakeru is a restaurant that serves omelets and Japanese omurice. Rakeru has 48 shops in Japan. Almost all shops are in the Kanto region (shop location list) so some people who live in the Kanto region may know Rakeru. I went to the Shibuya Miyamasuzaka shop with my friend.

Omurice is a popular dish in Japan. It's an omelet with a filling of ketchup‐seasoned fried rice. Rakeru is particular about its ingredients, especially eggs. Rakeru uses Yodo Ran Hikari. It’s a premium egg.

Rakeru has about 20 tables so you don’t need to wait long and you don’t need a reservation. Four people can dine at one table. There is no counter, but we can see the kitchen depending on the table.

Rakeru has many menu items. You might be unable to decide what to order. That happened to me. The most popular menu is Omurice and Hamburg with Demiglace sauce (￥1,166). Finally, I decided on  Chicken and Tomato Cream Omurice (￥1,058) and Salad Set (￥216). I t was so nice!! These are not expensive if your budget is ￥1,200. You can also choose the course menu if you like (plate, drink, soup, bread (￥1,382), with dessert (￥1,706)).

In general, omurice uses ketchup‐seasoned fried rice, but this restaurant doesn't use ketchup-seasoned fried rice. Rakeru uses curried pilaf.  The taste is very nice, and we were well satisfied.

The restaurant has a relaxed atmosphere, and we could enjoy a leisurely meal. Some Rakeru shops do not allow smoking, but some shops have separate areas for smokers and non-smokers. And Rakeru’s waitress uniforms are cute, so check them out if you go there.

Thanks for reading my review.

Rakeru 
Phone: 03-3407-9221
Address: Toho Estate Building, B1, 1-12-9 Shibuya, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo
Hours: 11:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Access: 6 minutes walk from Shibuya Station.
URL: http://www.rakeru.co.jp/

Stylish Sushi Bar - Kohada

Restaurant Review by H. A.

I will introduce my favorite sushi bar, Kohada. I have been to various sushi bars, but this sushi bar is the most delicious!

Kohada is not belt conveyor sushi, but it's cheaper than other sushi bars. The cheapest neta ('neta' is the fish or other sushi ingredient that goes on top of the rice) is 100 yen. And the most expensive neta is 800 yen.

Each neta is very thick and filling. Kohada’s master goes to the fish market himself and gets the seafood, so the neta is fresh and delicious!

I ate many pieces of Sushi. I tried salmon, ikura (salmon roe), toro (fatty tuna), and kohada. Kohada is the most recommended. It has a rich taste.

Kohada's menu is not only sushi, but you can enjoy other a la carte items as well. For example, handmade omelet,’ ‘miso soup,’ ‘seafood salad’ and more are on the menu. Of those, ‘tuna steak with the bone’ is the most popular food. This food is so big, but  the price is only 900 yen.

Kohada also has various kinds of  Japanese sake. There are some rare types of sake available. You should try sake at Kohada!

To go there, exit  the Yokohama Station east gate. Go straight, cross the bridge, and cross the pedestrian crossing. It’s a five minute walk from Yokohama Station.

Kohada

Address : 2-10-7 Takashima, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

Phone : 045-451-6188

Hours : 18:00 ~ 23:00

Access : About 5 minutes from Yokohama Station

Ramen Gyoten-ya - Good Tasting Ramen

Restaurant Review by M.K.

Today, I'd like to introduce Ramen Gyoten-ya, which is a Japanese ramen restaurant chain. I like ramen, so I often go to ramen restaurants. This restaurant should be interesting to people who like ramen and Japanese food, as ramen is very popular, not only in Japan, but also in some foreign countries.

I went to this restaurant with my band members after band practice. A member of my band, who likes this restaurant introduced it to us. We didn’t wait for a table because it was about 11:00 p.m.

I ate Tonkotsu Shouyu Ramen, which is the most popular menu item in the restaurant. It tasted very nice and at 700 yen, it was a reasonable price! 

Tonkotsu Shouyu Ramen is simple. A slice of pork, a few leaves of spinach and about 5 pieces of nori (dried seaweed) are in the bowl. The nori made a nice display!!

The waiters in the restaurant give polite service to the customers, but the atmosphere of the restaurant is slightly dirty. However, it’s a ramen restaurant, so I think it’s good when the ramen restaurant is slightly dirty. The people who often eat ramen can understand my thinking.

There is only one table, but it’s long and wide, so 22 people can dine there at one time.

This restaurant is next to the music studio where we practiced, so it’s convenient for us. We may go the restaurant again at the next practice. This restaurant chain has four locations.

Ramen Gyoten-ya

Address : 4-11-14 Haramachida, Machida-shi, Tokyo

Phone : 042-724-5444

Access : Near Machida Station

Hours : 11:00 a.m.〜 03:00 a.m.

Pacific Deli - Shonan Style Restaurant

Restaurant Review by T. F.


Have you ever been to Chigasaki? There are famous restaurants there. One is Pacific Deli, a local cafe and restaurant. It has various items, such as pasta, Asian noodles, hamburger steak, loco moco and so on. Moreover, it has many kinds of alcohol, so you can enjoy your meal with a lot of food and cocktails.

This restaurant has 3 shops in the Shonan area.The atmosphere and menu are slightly different at each restaurant. I went to Pacific Deli in Chigasaki LUSCA. It has a western style appearance

I ordered Original Spareribs.This is the recommended item in this restaurant. There are 3 sizes: S size (2 pieces ¥1300), M size (3 pieces ¥1800) and L size (4 pieces ¥2200). You can choose from two sauces, BBQ sauce or black vinegar sauce. I chose BBQ sauce. It is spicy, so you might become addicted to it. This dish uses big pieces of  meat, but it's so tender that it's really easy to cut. The spareribs are so delicious!!

After the meal, I ordered Vanilla French (¥800). This is a French toast that has fresh cream and ice cream. This item is so popular. If you like sweets, you should go there and eat it! Everything can be ordered for take-out, too!

Reservations are accepted at this restaurant, and if you want to have a party, you can reserve the whole restaurant. 

This restaurant is unusual because they allow you to bring your dog! They even have some menu items for dogs, such as bread or cookies! You can go there during your walk with your dog!

The restaurant is within easy walking distance from Chigasaki Station because it's connected to the station. Please try and go at least once.

Pacific Deli LUSCA
Address: Chigasaki LUSCA 2F, 1-1 Motomachi, Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa 253-0043
Phone:  046-784-4546
Hours: 10:00 a.m.～10:00 p.m.; open 7 days a week
URL: http://www.takk.co.jp/pacific/

Feel the Authentic Taste! - Tokori

Restaurant Review
by K. S.

Do you want to feel the atmosphere of Korea? The Korean restaurant, Tokori, has 7 locations in Japan. You can feel the authentic taste and atmosphere of Korea there. Many kinds of hot spicy foods are on the menu, so I’m going to introduce them now.

First, I will tell you about the special features of this restaurant. This restaurant’s lighting is a little bit dark, but you can see a nice view from there. so you don’t mind the dark. In addition, you can eat at the counter. The counter is best for a couple, as it’s so romantic. The staff are kind to us, and they keep their customers in mind. They refilled my glass of water several times. You can have the best time with the staff, your friend or your special person.

You don’t need a reservation, but if you want to eat with a beautiful night view,  you should reserve a table. This restaurant has 90 tables, so you can have a banquet. But the capacity is 20 people for each party.

There are many kinds of Korean food available at this restaurant. For example, there is Korean barbeque, Jigae Pot (￥1200) and Sundubu (￥1000). These are popular menu items. One of my favorite items is Kochori (a kimchee flavored salad). Kochori is part of the set menu and it’s not available separately. It’s healthy and delicious, but so spicy hot. Most items on Tokori’s menu are spicy hot, so if you don’t care for spicy food, I can’t recommend it to you.

Tokori has many course menu sets. The course menus are good for having a banquet. Of course this restaurant has a la carte items too. I recommend you choose from the a la carte menu. The a la carte menu is less expensive than the course menu. But this restaurant is a little expensive. The average price per person is over ￥3000. You’d better use some coupons, or you should  go on a special day or anniversary. However you can pay with a creditcard at the register. This restaurant accepts Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club, and American Express.

Tokori is easy to find. It’s next to a movie theater. You can’t smoke at this restaurant, but they have a special smoking section nearby. Colette Mare Minato Mirai has a big parking area. You can go to this restaurant with your family by car.

If you visit Sakuragicho, you should dine at Tokori with it’s beautiful Minatomirai night view. And you should go to this restaurant with your special person on your special day.

Have a good time!!!

Tokori (土古里) 
Address: Colette Mare Minato Mirai, 6F, 1-1-7 Sakuragicho, Naka-ku, Yokohama 〒231-0062

Phone: 045-640-6672

Hours: 11:00~23:00

Access: From Sakuragicho Station, go into Colette Mare Minato Mirai

URL: http://www.to-ko-ri.jp

Village Vanguard Diner - I think you'll like it!

Restaurant Review by K.O.　　　　　　

Do you have a favorite hamburger restaurant? Today, I’ll introduce the hamburger restaurant where I often go. I like this restaurant’s hamburgers, so I think you will like them too!

At Village Vanguard Diner, there are many kinds of hamburger. For example, they have avocado burgers, cheeseburgers, avocado cheeseburgers, bacon lettuce burgers, and so on. I especially like the cheeseburger! It is delicious!

This restaurant’s good point is that it’s cheap. The cheeseburger is 880 yen! If you order a cheeseburger and something to drink, you can keep the price within 2000 yen. And another good point is that the staff is kind. If you go there for the first time, the staff will teach you how to eat the hamburger!

Although this is a hamburger restaurant, there are pancakes and loko mokos, too. You can eat many kinds of food! 

This restaurant is a place with a good atmosphere. My favorite music is played there. There are only 31 tables, but you can eat at the couple seats or counters. 

If you go there with your children, there are chairs for kids. But this restaurant doesn't allow smoking, so if you smoke, you must go outside to a smoking area.

I often go to the Yokohama location, but there are branches in Kichijoji and Shimokitazawa as well. You don’t need reservations, so you should go there and eat with your friends or with your boyfriend or girlfriend!  

If you’d like something good to eat, go to Village Vanguard Diner!!

Village Vanguard Diner (Yokohama branch)

Address: Yokohama Lumine 6F, 2-16-1, Takashima, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture 　神奈川県横浜市西区高島2-16-1 横浜ルミネ6F   

Phone: 045-444-1255

Hours:11:00~23:00 all year around (Closed on January 1)

           lunch→11:00~16:00;  dinner→ ~22:30

URL: http://www.village-v.co.jp/about