Yasubei of Ebisu — Restaurant in Tokyo

Pretty tasty pan-fried gyoza here. We preferred the garlic gyoza over the non-garlic gyoza. The gyoza skins are incredibly crispy and thin, which was interesting.

The atmosphere inside was lively and fun. We were the only foreigners while here; this restaurant was mostly filled with locals. The staff still treated us politely despite our elementary Japanese language skills.

The wait was about 50 minutes on a Saturday night, which I didn't feel was worth it based on the food. I would recommend coming here early when...

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瀏覽Tabelog的時候發現餃子居然也有百名店😆，週五的晚上只想喝酒來點下酒菜，來吃的餃子最剛好不過🙌🏻。

這家成立於1975年，本店在高知市，原本只是一間小路邊攤；特色就是用鑄鐵鍋煎炸成的超薄皮煎餃；經過幾十年後分店開來東京惠比壽。無法預定，店內空間延續“屋台文化特色”只有35個座位，週五晚上早一點到大約要排隊40分鐘左右（大部分都是日本人）☺️。

雖然“餃子”在日本人心中是屬於中華料理，但我覺得跟我認識的餃子不是同樣的食物🤣；以日本餃子的角度來看還滿好吃的，外皮酥脆到彷彿在吃什麼小西點，一口一個非常下酒🤤；水餃子的部分更接近蒸餃，還附上一碗湯讓你搭配著吃。

最讓我驚喜的應該是關東煮的部分，很難得遇到合我口味的關東煮（大部分都糊糊軟軟的實在不是我的菜，但這間的關東煮是屬於Ｑ彈類型的），不用沾醬就很好吃了😻。

下酒菜的部分也很有趣，比方有伴著蛋黃吃的韭菜，淋上一點麻油非常好吃，唯一的遺憾就是韭菜有點長，很難咬😆。

整體來說還蠻值得體驗的🤩。

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While browsing Tabelog, I discovered that even dumplings have top 100 restaurants! 😆 On a Friday night, nothing beats some dumplings with drinks. 🙌🏻

Founded in 1975, originally a small street stall in Kochi City, "Ebisu no Yasubee" is known for its ultra-thin skin dumplings made in cast iron pans. Now, it has a branch in Ebisu, Tokyo. With only 35 seats and no reservations, expect a 40-minute wait on Friday nights (mostly locals). ☺️

Japanese dumplings are different but delicious. Crispy, bite-sized, perfect with drinks. 🤤 Boiled dumplings come with soup.

Oden was a pleasant surprise. Chewy and tasty without sauce. 😻

Interesting sides like chives with egg yolk and sesame oil. Chives were a bit long. 😆

Overall, worth the...

Small but very crispy dumplings! Popular spot to go out for some beers. Usually there is a long queue to be seated, so be ready to wait in line for at least 30 minutes. The line are actually shorter now due to COVID. Not only that the dumplings are great, but the ramen at the end of the meal is very delicious, too. The soy sauce base soup is phenomenal. It’s good enough to share...