Coffee & Restaurant rotor — Restaurant in Sapporo

was slightly taken aback at the lack of english menu initially, but i understand that as a really small local establishment, you’re not obliged nor generally expected to bridge the gap in language with the international community. with a picture translation app we went ahead to make our orders. took awhile to serve as the establishment is manned by a single uncle in his older years.

the pork curry katsu was probably top 3 in taste for all the pork curry katsus i’ve eaten over the course of my life.

but with formidable portions at a mere 650 yen? definitely number 1 if i consider purely...

This place is real. That guy is a real one. Recommended for people who like real down to earth stuff. In this case a decent hot meal at a great price made by a guy quietly manning his little booth in the city six out of seven days a week. 500 yen today for a sizeable omurice. And he slides over a mug of hot simple broth several minutes into the meal without a word. This is a little time slip in a good way. Communication without words upon the backdrop of a one coin meal. If that doesn't resonate with you, go to a chain restaurant. You don't...

huge portions, the cheese hamburg teishoku (set meals 定食) was for 850yen. My friend and I ordered two set meals and were taken aback by the proportions. There is a single chef (uncle) making all the food and cleaning up etc, so it does take more time than a regular fast food joint. It was worth the wait for the food. This place was frequented by many locals and appears to be a neighbourhood favourite.

The menu is in Japanese, but if you can read katakana you’ll be all good - most of the menu is...