Hokkyokusei Umeda shop — Restaurant in Osaka

We were just wondering around B2 of Daimaru department store and stumbled on this little restaurant at the corner of the grocery section.

We heard of omurice and seen it on many of popular Youtube channels but never try it.

A quick search online and we found out that this restaurant was actually the original creator of omurice!? 😲

Anyway, we ordered two different types of omurice, one is mushroom and one is chicken. Bith tasted similar because the rice inside the omelet use the same seasoning to cook except the ingredient is different.

We like it because it's not salty and very mild. The gravy is very nice and not thick. The teo tempura prawn was huge and tasty. The chicken karaage was also very good. We even ordered a side of three piece chicken.

It is a lot of food and the meal was very satisfying.

This is definitely something everyone coming to Japan...

Located in the basement 2 level of the Daimaru Umeda department store, this is a small Hokkyokusei branch with counter seats only. You will have to navigate through the supermarket section of Daimaru to get here. They claim to be the first omurice restaurant in Japan, established in 1922. The main store is at Shinsaibashi, Osaka. What I find endearing is their add-ons. I added shrimp tempura ¥360 and two fried chicken pieces ¥300 to my hamburg omurice ¥1400. That soft egg inside the omurice was delicious. The demi glace sauce adds to flavors of the tomato rice and egg. There was no wait for me on a weekday lunch. Service was excellent. On the side, there's a little window by the chef. You can watch him make an omurice if you...

Great spot for an Omurice stop while commuting through Osaka/Umeda station. Head towards Daimaru, and go to BE, you'll find Polaris counter in the corner. Some choices of Omurice are offered at a bit higher price than what you could found outside (well don't forget that you are somehow still at the train station). Despite the price, the taste/flavor was great. The rice was seasoned and the omelett was a...