Gyoza no Ohsho - Shichijo Karasuma — Restaurant in Kyoto

Chanced upon this place when the family arrived in Kyoto late in the evening and generally places close around 9.00pm or even 8.00pm for some.

Their last order is at 10.00pm, and closes at 10.30pm so if you want a late dinner this is a very decent place.

Seems like a chain but the place is packed with locals and very few foreigners which is generally an excellent sign that the quality of food even if its not mindblowing it will still be of standard; which it was and let's just say all the food you see in the photos there was literally nothing left when we were done with them.

Would recommend their fried rice, ramen and their "thick-sauce" rice, on top of the wild vegetables stir-fry and mapo tofu. Gyoza do go for their strong garlic option; the other two types their flavours are oddly similar so unless you have a big party that can share, go for the garlicy ones.

To queue, enter the store and write your name down plus the number of pax and they will call out your name when its your turn. It may be daunting for the first-timers but just have one pax inside with his/her ears peeled with the rest outside to not clog up thr area and all...

My husband and I just finished eating here, and we loved it! The food was delicious and reasonably priced. The gyoza were particularly delicious. The waiters were very attentive and kind. When we came in, there was a large line, but we just put our name in the book at the front and there was an open table only five minutes later. They also have an English menu with lots of great pictures. For those who complained that the waiters never served you (and for the information of others reading this review): you need to push the button on your table for service (it has a picture of a plate of gyoza on the top), otherwise they'll think you're not ready. They don't tell you this (although, yes, they should), but if no waiter came to your table, you could have at least flagged them down by waving them over. Overall, great place...

This restaurant was a short walk from my hostel and looked packed with locals. The prices here are also pretty afforsable. I got a fried rice set meal (¥985) which consists of 6 pieces of gyoza, 2 pieces of karaage, soup and fried rice. The gyoza was pretty tasty but I figured it could do with a side of chilli sauce which the restaurant did not have. The karaage on the other hand was pretty tough and not as enjoyable to eat. The soup was delicious and not salty at all. The fried rice was packed with small pieces of pork and was pretty substantial. One can easily walk out feeling very full with just...