Manryo Minamimorimachi — Restaurant in Osaka

Tl;dr we ordered at least ten items on the menu to only be served two of them because apparently that was “all we ordered,” with a solid undertone of tourist discrimination. Read below to entertain yourself.

For foodies like me, you’d probably take at least ten minutes to scan the menu and to choose the best possible items to order for your meal, of course, taking into consideration your apetite, what you feel like for the day etc,. As yesterday being no extraordinary day, I did just that with high anticipation for the meal, seeing how highly rated they are on Tabelog-they even allowed for a google reservation prior to my trip to Osaka!

Well anyways, with a mixture of gestures here and there coupled with my partners limited Japanese, we made an order for at least, five people. We were only a party of three by the way. Out of all the orders that we’ve made, would it make you laugh that the only items we’ve received was a plate of livers and an assortment of offal? Oh yes and the three bowls of rice.

Theres a saying in Korean where when youre at a bbq place, its a nono to have your flow of meat cut off while youre barbequeing- which was literally the situation that the plate of offal and I faced as we looked at each other, while scanning the other tables just to see if it was a kitchen issue that was delaying our meal. Every other table (probably natives in the area) were ordering seconds and thirds to their meal as they received their items one after the other. Our table? We were looking like a sad party of three without any niku to yaki.

When we asked the waiter who took our order- where is our food? He, after “checking with the back,” says that that was all we ordered. Goodness gracious all the hand gestures and the interchangeing nods, apparently, turned out to be a little circus show we collectively played together. The waiter taking our order with his device? Maybe was texting girlfriend on his device. All the “koko, ✌️” acknowlegded with a nod? None registered, just us throwing a pointing sign to the ceiling with occasional peace signs being thrown it seems.

“So this is what they mean when they say that some locals discriminate the foreigners/tourists,” we all thought as we exited the restaurant. Not to even mention the main waiter (an older person who looked like the manager) who gave us the side eye everytime he walked...

indeed I realized that the menu offerings are slightly different within each branch. was looking for some hormone items that did not existed in this branch.

overall the place is cosy with about 7 + 4 tables in both sections of the shop (they have 2 sections). you can put your bags underneath your chair, which is great to keep out the smell from your belongings (it's like a container storage chair).

I felt the rosu being served was a little inconsistent, with some being softer than the others.

overall it's nice, but I think I would like to try other branches. And yes, do make your reservations in advance, as it's popular, and it's not a big place. (I made mine thru Google reservations, and it was successful).

lastly,you'll need to be able to read Japanese and order in Japanese to be able to read the menu and make...

One of the best Korean BBQ places I have ever been to. One of the top 3 restaurants in Osaka from my point of view. However, you need to make a reservation from time! You can also try to go directly there, but there are high chances that everything is booked.

Later edit 28.01.2020 - I visited it again, same quality, and it still remains in my top3 of Osaka. It’s an Korean BBQ adapted to the Japanese market and it’s very high on the preference list of local Japanese people. The prices are quite high - for 2 persons to try 5-6 types of meat and 4-6 drinks it will go to 10-12000¥. But it’s worth every penny! For booking it’s best to kindly ask someone that speaks Japanese and you should do it 2...