Pork Tamago Onigiri Honten — Restaurant in Chatan

At a rice ball chain store in Okinawa, they're known for their jumbo-sized, thick, and perfectly square-shaped rice balls. Their logo even resembles a pig's nose, and it's absolutely adorable! 😘

We went to the one in American Village, and the three staff members gave off a family vibe: Grandma was taking orders, Grandpa was busy preparing the food, and their grandson was lending a hand.

🍙 These rice balls are seriously not small - they're as big as half a hand and impressively thick. The ingredients are straightforward: rice stuffed with pan-fried luncheon meat and tamago-yaki (Japanese rolled omelet), all wrapped up in a sheet of seaweed. That's it, you're good to go! ✅

What makes it special is the variety of choices they offer. You can have your rice ball stuffed with steak, tempura 🍤, fried tofu, and more. In my opinion, it's definitely...

Lot's of people walk by and scratch their heads after they look at the sign, and are also curious about what the store describes as "rice tacos."

Really, what the base consists of is a slice of fried spam, a layer of scrambled egg, sandwiched between rice and wrapped in nori. It's a savory, traditional Okinawan food that every local knows about, but this place gets right.

The base option as described above is only around ¥300, but this store offers around a dozen other additional options, all of which include spam and egg. Some have tofu, some a piece of fried shrimp and tuna mayo, some just a layer of mentaiko mayo(spiced fish eggs), and another with sliced goya, all arranging from around ¥300-¥700.

The size of each is about the size of a small closed fist, making a perfect snack if you get one, and a hearty meal if you get...

Interesting little place in the American Village for what it looks like, a Japanese Fast Food chain. Being American I had to try it especially because every morning between 7-9am there is a line of probably 15-20 people out the door.

Not sure exactly what these Sandwiches are called, but essentially they are a variant of a Spam Musubi with Rice, Egg, Spam and your choice of topping, wrapped in Seaweed.

I got the Cajun Chicken and Tuna Teriyaki. Both were solid, but nothing to blow you away. Exactly what I was expecting. Preferred the Tuna to the Chicken as I thought it had way more flavor. Not your typical American style of Cajun. More of a Mediterranean style rub on the Chicken.

Easy ordering and call your number system. Place is clean and service is good based on how...