North Shore Kitahama — Restaurant in Osaka

Can I just say that I'm sick of restaurants/cafes calling themselves "Hawaiian" to get customers/charge more? Just as a general PSA: "Hawaiian" pancakes are not Hawaiian. Sure, we eat pancakes once in a while, but their role representing "Hawaiian" food is wildly out of proportion to the rate that locals eat them, which is once in a while, as one choice of starch option out of a much larger meal, for breakfast, and certainly not with a mountain of whipped cream. Hawaiian food is all about the food. Not the name of the restaurant or the music, the food. Large portions and hearty FOOD. Compare to Big City Diner, the polar opposite of North Shore. Their name is the least Hawaiian thing ever. They don't play Hawaiian music. They serve simple and delicious Hawaiian food with generous portions. Their Kimchi fried rice is 100x more Hawaiian than anything and everything about North Shore. The same could be said for Side Steet Inn, Zippy's; I could go on all day. But I digress. Hating "Hawaiian" pancakes, I ordered the "Loco Moco." I put that in quotes because I wouldn't call it Loco Moco. It came in what appeared to be a cast iron pot (like Lodge). I opened it, saw an egg and NO GRAVY. You can't have Loco Moco without gravy. I discovered that under my poached/sunny side up egg (should be over easy, come on; we're in Japan where it's safer to eat raw eggs you have NO excuse) was something that, in Japan, might be called gravy, but it was not acceptable by Hawaiian standards. EVERYONE from Hawaii knows the gravy goes on top, then the egg(s), then the hamburger(s), with the rice on the bottom or the side. This may seem like a nitpick but having the gravy between the egg and hamburger makes it slipperier, and thus harder to eat, and it leaves the egg with relatively little sauce to go with it, especially since it's supposed to be over easy so you can have the egg yolk "sauce" up everything else as well. In addition, the hamburger was the saddest hamburger I've ever had. Rounding out the fakest loco moco I've ever had was the least Hawaiian salad known to man. The overall portion size was lacking, to say the least. I was so disgusted I deleted the pictures I took and vowed never to come here again. Look, if you like this place, that's fine and that's your prerogative. But do not try to tell me that this place is "Hawaiian" because it simply isn't. If you want authentic Hawaiian food, check out Kua Aina; their burgers are the same as what you'd get in Hawaii and the price isn't bad either. Again, though they serve "Hawaiian" pancakes, they're not Hawaiian; that's not something you'd find on their...

cute atmosphere, nice staff, and pretty food. however, the food is just that- pretty.

my partner and i were craving food and vegetables, so we ordered and açaí bowl and veggie + egg sandwich.

the sandwich came on unexciting soft wheat bread, and depending on which side you bit into first you either got a predominately carrot or iceberg lettuce sandwich. the egg was also missing (unless you count mayo as egg- i don’t). as for the açaí bowl: bring your own granola. there was just a smattering atop the açaí, and they left the tops of the strawberries on, which i annoyingly discovered when i bit into an açaí covered strawberry.

the coffee was pricey at 500 yen, and we wouldn’t pay even 100 for it- the quality is that bad. you’re better off drinking a 7/11 or family mart coffee.

this is our first less than stellar dining experience in japan, and i feel that we were led astray by other english written reviews. the quality is definitely not...

This is a really nice cafe on the canal across from a rose garden. The inside is very cosy, and the outside deck is great for watching the world go by.

They have an English menu and speak English.

We had the banana caramel pancakes, and they were delicious. The serving of bananas was generous and perfectly ripe. The toasted mixed nuts sprinkled around the plate added a nice crunch to the pancakes. The orchid flower was a lovely touch.

We added the berry nut ice cream which was fantastic. It was filled with fruit and lots of macadamias. The pancakes themselves were light and fluffy on the inside with a slightly crisp outside. The price reflected the great quality of the ingredients used.

The cafe latte was great with a nice foam on top.

Note that they only accept card payments, we asked to pay at the counter when we ordered to ensure our overseas card worked and the lady serving us was very...