Fukutaro Okonomiyaki — Restaurant in Osaka

I used the Fukutaro Okonomiyaki Umeda branch store in the early afternoon in early winter while shopping at the Umeda Grand Front with my wife. We wanted to look for new paper, so we took the early morning train to Umeda to visit a certain stationary store. While shopping we were distracted by exciting backpacks, and before we got to the paper store, my wife feels hungry. If I am in the Kansai, it has to be kansaiyaki! When we look on the 7th floor, we are happy to see such a famous Osaka store. For those who are concerned with details, the time is 12:30. The day is Sunday, 19 January.

After waking up early for a long trip on the train, the stomach has a strong desire. When I see the list for customers waiting, it says there may be a 40 minute wait, I feel a little . . . Well, it has a bench for waiting outside, so my wife can sit. Order with the salesperson while you wait. Actually, the customers revolve quickly, and within 15 minutes the salesperson shows us our seats. Please be cautious ! ! I may not need to wait as long as the sign says . . .

The restaurant has a long teppan that goes around the staff. All of the seats are at the counter in front of the teppan, so the meal can be brought directly to the customer and stays warm on the teppan. There are 29 seats. It seems like Fukutaro is a famous store in Osaka, with specialities of grilled green onions and kansaiyaki. Even if my wife and I are from the Chuugoku, maybe it is time to try kansaiyaki. The grilled green onions and kansaiyaki are grilled at the front of the store by the chef. Yakisoba and other menu items are prepared in a kitchen behind the teppan.

I have heard that Fukutaro has a particular specialty in grilled green onions, so I order pork grilled green onion, with a small beer. My wife chooses butatamayaki to try kansaiyaki, and a coca cola.

Compared to okonomiyaki in the Chuugoku, kansaiyaki seems very quick to finish cooking! When the meal is placed in front of us, the kansaiyaki has a dark sauce with plenty of mayonnaise. Grilled green onions are especially interesting, with no sauce and a crispy outer layer. Inside the texture is fluffy and soft. Because I am used to the chewy noodles of a proper Chuugoku okonomiyaki, I may find the texture surprising! Please consider it if you are from the Chuugoku.

Overall, I enjoyed the grilled green onions. Without sauce the flavour was tasty and regular, and green onions instead of cabbage give a bright flavour to add to the fluffy texture. As for me, the kansaiyaki is a little . . . Well the sauce and the mayonnaise are good, but the texture is too fluffy! Proper seimen will give a satisfying chewiness.

As for my wife, she says the grilled green onions taste like takoyaki without octopus, and the kansaiyaki tastes like yakisoba without soba. Please consider it slowly.

As for the staff, it is enjoyable to watch the chef prepare multiple kansaiyaki with efficiency, but maybe it seems like a machine? I miss the warm feeling of okonomiyaki masters tossing seimen onto the teppan. Also, when I try to talk to the salesperson, the feeling is a little . . . Well, I miss the warm feeling of the teppan in my hometown. Please try harder to represent the Fukutaro main store with a focus on connecting with the customer.

Overall, it was an enjoyable lunch that gave us the strength to enjoy shopping for paper. It seems like a store that is recommended for customers of the Umeda Grand Front who need to gather strength to continue shopping, but is also recommended for customers who want to try a famous kansaiyaki store without going to the main store. The grilled green onions is recommended, and I want to eat it again! Because I miss the soba that is necessary for okonomiyaki, I have to subtract one star, so please consider it!

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Fukutaro Okonomiyaki Umeda Store, also known as "福太郎 梅田店," is a restaurant that specializes in okonomiyaki, a popular Japanese savory pancake. Located in Umeda, Osaka, this restaurant offers a delicious and authentic dining experience.

One of the highlights of dining at Fukutaro Okonomiyaki is the opportunity to cook the okonomiyaki on a hot teppan grill right at your table. This interactive experience allows you to customize your okonomiyaki with a variety of toppings, such as pork, seafood, vegetables, and special okonomiyaki sauce.

In addition to okonomiyaki, Fukutaro Okonomiyaki also offers other popular dishes like yakisoba, a stir-fried noodle dish. The noodles are cooked to perfection and mixed with a savory sauce, creating a delightful...

Overall good experience and good food. It was entertaining to watch the chef prepare each Okonomiyaki right in front of you. He was friendly and took time to describe cooking process and shared his thoughts on the history of Okonomiyaki. The batter was flavorful and sauce was tasty. Octopus was bit chewy to our taste. Unlike the chefs, every server was visibly unfriendly for some reasons and avoided eye contacts. We had to call them to be attended although they were standing right in front of us. Still, I’d come back to try other items...