Kushikatsu Tanaka Kyobashi — Attraction in Osaka

Pretty good kushikatsu with a fun, family friendly atmosphere, but with lots of annoying extra charges. First of all, the katsu was very good. They were all freshly fried to crispy, fluffy perfection. The sauce was pretty sweet (most people prefer a little more vinegar in their kushikatsu sauce), but still ok. The sides were good, too. The do-it-yourself potato salad was a fun concept, and the yukke was tasty. The restaurant has a lot of free bonuses for kids and groups, so it would be fun to bring a family here. There's a drinking dice game for adults, too, so that looked fun. The only complaint I have is the unavoidable and annoying extra fees. First, they serve you a small bowl of about 10 edamame and the equivalent of 1 torn up cabbage leaf at the start without giving the option to opt out and charge you almost 700 yen for it. Then, you're required to order at least one drink per person, and of course the drinks are all overpriced. We ended up paying almost 400 yen each for a glass of apple juice and a bottle of cheap ramune. If you're going with a large group or as a family, this place would be pretty good, considering the bonuses and the food quality. If it's only a couple of you, though, be prepared to pay...

Great dining experience overall. Staff did not have any English but we worked together with our phones and pointing at the menu. They did have a few English menus, but still pointing, which was easy enough. Lots of great meats and vegetable options and you can't go wrong with breading it on a stick!

We had a misunderstanding on the dessert order(probably on our side), but what we received was just as good.

Sauces are great. Only comment was that the breading was a little plain, as was the edamame and cabbage appetizers - would be nice if they were seasoned with a little of something. The plain breading was still nice because it allowed the flavor of the meat or vegetables through, but it would have been good to have a little more flavor in the breading...

客席はカウンターとテーブル、奥に座敷もあるようです。 カウンターもテーブルも隣との距離があり、ゆったりしています。 逆に「もうちょっとテーブルを置けたのでは」と思ってしまうほど。

着席時に飲酒運転について書かれた紙を提示され、指差し確認をお願いしますと言われたのですが、何が書いてあるのかと上から読み始めた途端に喋り掛けられてまともに読めないまま終わってしまいました。 1つずつイエスかノーか答えるものではなく、4つのうちどれに当てはまるかを答えるものでした。 後から分かりました。

串カツは安くもなし高くもなしの価格帯で、揚げ具合は良い感じでした。 ソースがドロっとしたタイプでわりと甘め。 醤油も置かれていましたが醤油の味が結構強かったです。 卓上の調味料には好き嫌いが出るかも知れません。

ビールはジョッキで税込550円でした。大きなジョッキではないので割高感は否めません。 また、お通し（キャベツ。おかわり可とのこと）が1人税込297円というのも驚きます。

串カツ以外のメニューも焼きそば、焼きうどん、いわゆるスピードメニューなど色々あります。 たこ焼きや出汁巻きは自分で作って下さいというもので、ガスコンロと鉄板が渡されます。 大人数なら楽しいかも。

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