Onigiri Gorichan Shinsekai Branch — Restaurant in Osaka

I had high expectations but was suspicious at the same time to go to a restaurant with 4.9 average review rating. The food was delicious. The Onigiri was huge. But there was few things I didn’t like: They asked two times to write a review on Google maps, and pointed to a document with a QR code that explains how to write a review. I think the document is okay. But I don’t like when asking customers directly to write a review. Actually this is the reason that the this restaurant has suspicious ultra high average review rating (4.9) with many of the reviewers is the only review they have in their profile.

I couldn’t find a spoon to eat the miso soup, ended up drinking it like from a cup.

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Tasty freshly made onigiri! The onigiri are rather large so I was happy with one, though if you're rather hungry you might want to order two. For comparison, it's probably the size of ~1.5x-2x of conbini onigiri. The ingredients are fresh and there are all sorts of toppings, so there are a lot of options. Also had the aosa miso soup, which pairs well.

The inside is bar seating and cozy so maybe not great for a large party, but it wasn't busy when I went a little past the typical lunch time. The owner and staff are also super chipper and friendly and will greet customers as they come in and leave. Definitely stop by if you're in the area, especially if you're...

Huge rice balls, very creative combinations, as well as luxurious more traditional ones.

My parents tried the set #1 with the 2 top onigiri choices (salted salmon roe and salmon & egg yolk in soy sauce with minced meat), pickles, and miso soup (1,900¥).

I tried the karaage mayo cheese (500¥) and the grilled miso cheese (500¥).

Other interesting option was the black beef rice ball and the meat options, but we had just had Kobe beef this week so they will have to wait til next time.

Service is very enthusiastic, shop open and ran by a young crew with passion. Restaurant is kind of tucked away, inside a building. Outside the building you can see another restaurant...