Kitashinchi Shabu shabu Sukiyaki Kiraku(Osaka) — Restaurant in Osaka

We booked the signature shabushabu set with messaged birthday plate. Due to some travel delays, we had to be 30min late for our reservation. So we called 15min ahead, and the restaurant immediately helped us changed our reservation.

All the food are very good. We added three pieces of sirloin at the end, and it was very large portion. My favorite was the thin slice tongue. The dipping sauces are interesting as well. For the sesame sauce, they put egg foam on the top. But it gets a little oily later on with meat, so we preferred the ponzu. The drink menu was a bit limited. I guess we expected a more comprehensive alcohol list with this kind of restaurant. For carbs you can choose udon or zosui. The birthday plate with mini cakes was well presented!

Our little private room is nice as well. I might be wrong but it seems all reservations are in private room, as we didn’t request it. We had a great time here...

Requires reservation. I would give 5 stars for the environment, you have a room to yourself and look into a Kyoto like garden,  with a bamboo water fountain. I would also give 5 stars for the waitress, they are all very nice, help you with your jacket and will help you to grill and prepare you dishes, provide mints before you leave. However, I can't say the same for their food and the price. The food is bad, appetizers and other dishes just taste bad. The main dish, sukiyaki is bad too, meat is alright but it's too sweet, even after adding the "water" to dilute it, it is still too sweet. Also, you arent really eating much meat, you are eating more of the vegetables. You can look at the photos.

For 40,000+ yen for two, it is definitely not worth it. But if you want a private room with a Kyoto like atmosphere, you...

On our recent trip to Osaka, we had a very memorable dinner at the Kitashinchi Yakiniku Kiraku, near the Oebashi station. We had booked the Japanese cuisine Special Course, through the Tabelog Reservation service. We are given a private room & Miho san (Hope I remember the name correctly) was our dedicated server through the meal. Right from choosing our Hashi to the final mint, it was an experience to remember! The 7 courses were all beautifully presented & served and tasted absolutely amazing. True blue high grade beef yakiniku from different prefectures across the country 😍 I was totally enamored of their servewear & floored by their service. Miho san explained every course to us and cooked it to perfection on the grill. Her sake recommendations were fabulous! Here are some pictures...