Chibo YodobashiHD Ikebukuro Building — Restaurant in Tokyo

Had the opportunity to try this place after shopping at Seibu.

We had the ox tail and a pork, squid and soba okonomiyaki.

The first attempt at the ox tail was slightly disappointing, as it was cooked to very well done but the presentation on the menu was rare. Also it was probably very hard to chew because.of this. I'm not sure if it is normally cooked it this way but we weren't asked for our preference of rarity for the cook.

fortunately the restaurant was happy to try again and second attempt was done much closer to the menu after we asked it to be cooked softer.

the okonomiyaki was very good in my opinion.

Overall I would recommend Chibo, but perhaps stick to the okonomiyaki because less things...

Okonomiyaki restaurant inside Ikebukuro station. Visited around 2pm on a weekend and had to wait for only fifteen minutes for a table. Food was brought to the table and served very quickly after ordering, which was very welcomed. I got the Hiroshima okonomiyaki and it was quite tasty!

However, I found the staff a little difficult in comparison to many other customer service experiences I have had in Japan. I have a dietary restriction and despite speaking in Japanese, the staff could not understand anything I tried to explain because they kept expecting English. So if you are a Japanese speaking foreigner, you may still need to provide a written translation for...

We had dinner here quite late and there was no wait to sit down. The staff was very friendly. We ordered a vegetarian okonomiyaki, corn with sausage, beef cubes, and the original okonomiyaki. Everything was served quite quickly and it was pretty good. My friend really enjoyed the signature yogurt drink. The hotplate was effective and the servers' mayonnaise spritzing skills were impressive. We were not rushed even though it was near closing time at this restaurant. Overall a decent place for...