Karen — Restaurant in Ginowan

This is a restaurant run by Taiwanese, and Japanese YouTubers and Taiwanese YouTubers have visited it.The parking lot of Taiwanese Snacks KAREN (台灣小吃 花蓮) seems to be shared with the store next door.

The store manager is Taiwanese, and he tried to speak Japanese as he can and explain to me the food and how to order. To order food, scan the QR code. The store clerk is a Japanese grandma. She wears a Taiwanese Indigenous headscarf on her head,which is very cute.

Ribs stewed with medicinal herbs soup has a very light Chinese medicinal taste,which should be acceptable to people who try ribs stewed with medicinal herbs soup for the first time.

The pearl milk tea is very sweet and tastes very similar to the pearl milk tea at stalls in Taiwanese night markets.It is indeed a Taiwanese shop.

The soup dumplings (小籠包) were delicious, with the meat juice overflowing from inside.

I also wanted to order preserved egg lean meat congee, but I went there after eating something else, so there was no extra space in my stomach to eat preserved egg lean meat congee.

Preserved egg lean meat congee is rare even in Taiwanese restaurants in Tokyo.When I have the opportunity to visit Okinawa again, I want to go to Taiwanese Snacks KAREN...

Nice, casual Taiwanese cuisine with great views on the hilltop, overlooks Camp Foster & Chatan. Choice of tables with small stools…or you can sit on cushions directly on the floor with low tables, Japanese style.

Friendly staff will get you seated and get you physical menus, which are limited but everything seems awesome! The menus are in both Japanese and English; staff directs you to the QR code that you can use to order online easily, three languages to choose from including English.

We chose normal noodles; there’s options to choose from firm noodles or extra helping of noodles. four or five noodle dishes to choose from, we chose the one with minimal sauce almost like a moist stirfry. Of course we also had the steamed soup bao! We also had smoked duck breast and hot sour soup. Everything was great, we had been to Taiwan and it felt like we were transported back there.

They also have soft drinks and alcohol, and water you can serve yourself. My only issue is when you help yourself, the spigot is clean, but the button you press is filthy.

We will definitely be back for more great...

The working crew was welcoming even though I didn't bring any yen on me. The owner was kind enough to tell me to pay another day but I had a early departure next morning to Atsugi. Very pleasant people and authentic food. I drove back home and ate the food too quickly(Oishi Kata Des) and I came back with yen to pay him and I was still short ¥ While ordering some more food and he even took dollars at this point cause I was just a mess 😩. If any of the staff is reading this review, I'm sorry for being that kind of customer..😭 other than that, I appreciate the experience and it was a...