湯火功夫 麻辣燙 — Restaurant in Osaka

This place offers a discount for leaving a positive review, which explains the high rating on various websites. This appears to be a Noodle restaurant aimed at mainland Chinese tourists. We had a disappointing experience here. First of all you can only order via Wechat and line apps. There's no other way to order here, which is just dumb. When we finally managed to order food, lots of things were out of stock. Lastly, the food took about an hour to get to us even though it was practically empty when we got there. No explanation given, we were just told to keep waiting. Very bizarre and frustrating experience. Food was OK but nothing is worth waiting that long for. Won't...

Short version: recommend for authentic malatang.

My husband and I are from New York and Mala spicy is one of our favorite foods. After 2 wks in Japan, stuffing ourselves with sushi, seafood, ramen and everything mild (we've tried ordering spicy wherever we can but Japan doesn't seem to know how to spice), we decided to try this place once we stepped food in Osaka for a familiar taste. And they delivered! The food is good, extra-hot spicy is a medium spicy in NY so it's 👌🏻. My husband has a satisfied look on his face (tota none Asian American, but have been groomed by me), so it's well worth the meal. Service is good,...

Decent food with acceptable price range. Good lighting for taking food pictures.

Other great details: Designated lower seat with higher table position allowing us to eat without the need to hold up the bowl. Providing apron prevents getting dirt from soup (they will provide if they see your wearing is white, otherwise you might need to ask for it) Providing water with lemon slices, better to calm your tongue than...