Gyoza Brothers Seijo — Restaurant in Tokyo

“Good Gyoza”

Been to Gyoza Brothers several times. Went there Thursday evening for dinner. If you have never been here, it is a quaint little shop off the main strip at Seijo. There is an Indian restaurant on the 2nd floor about a 2 min walk from the station. With the Indian joint at your back, look down that alley in front of you and there you will find Gyoza brothers.

Funny…every time we went (which was always at lunch time), there were male 2 workers so we just assumed they were the “brothers”. But the other night, there were 3 girls working. Wondering if a name change to Gyoza Sisters might be in order ;-)

OK the food. Good cheap yummy gyoza. They also have “large” orders available, like 40 fried gyoza for JPY 1920. Not bad, ne? Service is pretty good. Food comes out relatively quick. Menu is pretty simple. They do have some other kinds of dumplings available which are a little pricier, but yummy nonetheless and worth a try. Also to note they have boiled dumplings if that is your cup of tea.

One thing which sorta irks me about this place- is they require a 1 drink minimum for every person. And…the drinks are kinda pricey. They drinks are served out of the Bell glass canning jars (with handles on them), which is cool, and they do have an extensive drink menu, but once again the price is what gets me. For a soda, it will set you back like 260 yen. And they LOAD it up with huge ice cubes (really big square ones that you would love to use in a scotch) so no room for the soda. But it is cold as hell!!! Makes more sense to order a 380 yen beer as it looks like you will get 2 or 3 times the volume of liquid! So my advise is go for the beer and not the “cola”.

Another negative - the side dishes portion sizes are small. Ordered the cucumbers which are very tasty, but for a price of 350, it would be worth it if the size was larger, but alas, it is small size. Actually I would say that it is a crazy price as there were 9 pieces only. They apparently cut 1 cuke up and put the sauce over it and there you go. Yummy, but overpriced.

They had MaPo tofu special so we tried that. It was pretty spicy (for Japan standards) and very heavy on the “ma” (numbing Szechuan green pepper) which I love, so overall was pretty happy with this dish. If you can handle a little heat, you should try it!

IF you are looking for a quick, relatively inexpensive place for decent gyoza, then give Gyoza Brothers a try. And whatever size you thinking of ordering, order the next larger size up- as everyone will devour the yummy gyoza and then you will need to order more and wait. Happens to everyone who goes there so order more...

One of my local restaurants to enjoy a quick bite. The dumplings are always fresh, tastes light and is a nice place for a catch-up with friends.

Lunch set menu offered 7 days a week is good value for money, can always order more if you like. I enjoy both the pan fried and steamed Gyozas.

Restaurant is relatively small, even though smoking and non-smoking sections are divided and separated by the main kitchen, unfortunately the smoke will eventually smother the whole restaurant.

I wish it would be a smoke free restaurant as it will attract more families to bring their children for a...

A good place for cheap and tasty gyoza near Seijo station. It's situated just around the corner and down a covered walkway in an old fashioned mini shopping complex (look out for the beautiful kimonos on display in the shop on your right as you want down towards the gyoza place.

The lunch deal looks good, but I just popped in for six gyoza and a beer. This is, as far as I know, the only place round Seijo that sells craft beer (that basically means IPA) but, at ¥690 a half pint, I don't know why the tout the price in...