Osakana Kuzoku Zakoya — Restaurant in Sasebo

As a tourist, we stumbled on this restaurant on the way back to our cruise ship. We had dinner Sat night 6pm. Lightly crowded, but not so busy we couldn't get a table immediately. We were in a hurry, and knew we wanted the Pork Loin Cutlet meal set and small Eel meal set. Both dishes were the best we had throughout our time in Japan. We highly recommend this restaurant! The two meals came out to 3256 yen. The pork cutlet was hot and juicy on the inside, but crispy and light on the outside. The crispy part was not oily. Perfectly cooked. The eel was phenomanal. Compared to any I've had from Vancouver or Toronto, this was a whole other level. The flavour, the texture, and thickness of the eel was a new experience for me. And, finally, all of the side dishes and sauces were done perfectly too. Nothing was left when we finished. Our food arrived within 10 minutes, and we were done and paid within 25 minutes of arriving. The server helped explain to us our orders and when I dropped my chopsticks, they replaced them immediately. A+++. I will be recommending this place to others. Trust...

The Japanese are fish-eaters. Consequently, “fish” is something they excel at cooking. One thing about this place is that your dinner stares you in the face as you walk in the door. (It’s their last day.) The wait staff is oddly expressionless, humorless, though the manager is gracious enough. Prices are reasonable. We have come here several times, as it is on our daughter’s...

Tasty set meals focusing on seafood, plus a few meat options. We were drawn straight to the tempura and got set meals that came with cold dipping noodles, which were extremely refreshing even in the middle of winter. The miso soup was also hearty and filled with tofu and small mushrooms instead of being something thin and...