Gyoza no Ohsho - Takaragaike — Restaurant in Kyoto

Best noodle/soup (better than Gion district) and this is the place to eat with Kyoto locals! Such a positive experience, and amazing food (think dim sum portion size) experience we will be back for more. Don’t be intimidated by no English menu option!

Here are some tips for you:

Reserve a seat by taking a number from the monitor as you walk into store. Use Google Translate to take a photo of the screen so you know exactly what it says in English. Look up the pronunciation of your seat number so you will know when your number is announced! You just gotta get the last number correct and go up once called if they are not that busy. Lastly, use Google Translate's photo option to translate the entire Japanese menu to English. Problem solved!

Some recommendations: their soup dumplings are quick delicious, and their new soup menu item. We enjoyed everything we...

My wife and I are from California and went here while at a conference nearby. We thought the food was good and the price was great. They have a English menu online or you can point to the menu pictures with Google translate. The staff doesn’t speak much English but it was fine. You order al-carte with a running tab as you go, with each item costing around 600yen. We had sweet and sour shrimp(better than I’ve ever had before), gyoza, spicy shrimp and a pork dish. All were very good. Atmosphere wise, it feels a bit like Dennys but with high energy and it’s always packed with locals. You can order takeout too with items clearly marked in English if it can be...

If you're a homesick foreigner, this place is perfect. It's got the atmosphere of a western restaurant while still having affordable Japanese food that's cooked plenty well.

I got one of their combo meals for about 1000yen and it was delicious. The soup, chicken, and especially the gyoza were all fantastic. I wasn't the biggest fan of the fried rice, but it was certainly not bad either.

The only bad thing I can say is that they're a little slow, but...