Yamazaki Ramen House & Japanese Grocery — Restaurant in Makati

Food Recommendations: The most affordable food at Little Tokyo would be here. They serve lunch set meals all day at P200.00+ each. Grilled fish is delicious; try saba (mackerel) & shake (salmon). For curry-lovers, chicken has the most meat. Level of spiciness is mild by default. Expect your plate to be filled with curry sauce because it's really served that way. Curry lunch set meals have less free side dishes. Takoyaki is served differently because it's soggy yet still delicious as takoyaki should be. I notice other people enjoy Gyoza, Chahan, & Ramen.

Tea / O-cha: Drink all the hot / cold tea you'd like!

Bookworms: A small manga library is available at the sliding door, entrance of the smoking section. Feel free to bring a book to your table while waiting for your food. Be nice though & return it after use.

Smoking Section: If the dining area is full, consider going here if it helps lessening wait time. Not everyone smokes so it's a hit or miss for 2nd-hand smoking. It's also quiet here at times & you'll get to watch Japanese news on TV.

Air-Conditioning: Smoking / non-smoking sections are well-ventilated but I suggest avoiding tables under the aircon units because they do drip.

Grocery: Before you leave, you might want to check out their grocery items. They have chips, chocolates, cooking ingredients, ice-cream, bottled drinks (special mentions for Lemon & Milk Tea), alcohol, variety of noodles, magazines, & newspapers (shinbun). Cash only. Bring an eco bag if you don't want to carry brown paper bags.

Sale: When certain products approach their expiration date, they go on sale so you might want to check these out. So far, I've availed & enjoyed chocolates & pizza potato chips....

It’s half Japanese grocery and half resto. We’ve been going to this place for several decades and a bit sad with the changes we saw and tasted recently. It used to be full and bustling with Japanese family and business people and servers are very welcoming and energetic and you could feel almost an Izakaya vibe with half of the resto separated for smoking and the tv is always on with NHK or Nipon news and lots of manga to borrow while you wait for the food. Back then, it was a bit run down but cozy and has a happy feel to the place as you listen to the severs shout the orders and there’s lots of paper posters of menu stuck around old wooden dividers. Everything feels like home. Recently, there’s barely any patrons and the place was renovated and cleaned and new shiny menus and tv and mangas are gone. It’s quiet except for the radio playing English tunes. I felt like the soul of the place left the establishment. The food we still enjoyed but the Gyoza seems smaller, the Yasaitame a bit saltier, the Chahan is undercooked, but thank God the Shoyu Ramen tasted the same. The noodles are still springy, there’s balanced amount of pork, vegetable and naruto, and most importantly, the broth is still light and seasoned very well. Will still recommend because of the simple Shoyu Ramen like “your Japanese mom use to make at home”.. but will definitely miss what...

Has a good variety of japanese grocery items,albeit a bit pricey. Security,waitstaff,cashier courteous and aim to please. Restaurant is half the place. Reasonable prices, good service, reasonable portions. Prepare to be squeezed at peak hours,tables are sooo near each other. To get in or out, you go sideways. Non peak hours better. With the constant opening of the shared door with the.grocery, brace yourself to watch dancing flies trying to land on your sticky rice. Wave your chopsticks at the pesky pests and soldier on. They won't provide lit candles,you're on your own. Tada! The ebi furai and grilled salmon consistently good. I see neighbors with gyoza and ramen looking...