Ohmuro Luncheonette — Restaurant in Ito

I thought that this would be just a basic lunch place, but the staff is turning out the most AMAZING food. Lunch comes with appetizers and matcha and dessert, for very reasonable prices. The appetizers are top-tier concepts using fresh ingredients -- and they are plated like a Michelin restaurant, just BEAUTIFULLY done. Their udon is the best I have ever tasted. The noodles were homemade and thick and hearty, with wonderful broth and delicious thinly sliced pork. A cup of matcha and dessert followed -- excellent mochi and a small cup of custard. The ambience is unpretentious and the fixtures are traditional and even rustic; they are the perfect way to showcase the food. The chef is gifted, this is a treasure. Not...

At first glance, it seemed like a marked-up bowl place attached to a local tourist attraction, but once the food came out we realized we had underestimated them. The restaurant actually does a lot to showcase local ingredients and delivered them via a salad plate, main dish, and dessert. The salad plate was a collection of small appetizers with a variety of vegetables, and dessert included freshly-whisked green tea.

No doubting the quality of the food or presentation, although I think the volume of the fried fish bowl could have...

We waited for a long time, but we just wanted something to take out, because there was a sign that told us, the restaurant offers take-out. We decided to go inside and ask about the take-out but were greeted really poorly and rude. We then tried to order the pita with mushrooms for take-out, they took our money and let us again wait very long. The restaurant was not full at that time. When the gave us the bread, it tasted really bad, like someone had thrown way too much salt onto it. We weren‘t even given some napkins or...