Ikeda, Osaka, Japan｜日本料理 魁

I came here because I saw a photo of a delicious-looking lunch on SNS. There is a coin parking lot right next to the store, so I parked my car and walked there. The autumn leaves and maple trees in front of the restaurant are waving in the breeze, giving it the feel of a Japanese restaurant. There is a menu with photos at the front of the store, so it's easy to understand. When I went inside, there were no other customers. Since I was alone, I sat at the counter. The owner spoke to me in a friendly manner and the conversation got lively as soon as I walked in. So even if you come alone, you won't feel lonely at all, haha. After that, many old men and women who were regulars started coming in, giving the impression that it was a popular local restaurant. Click here for the lunch menu. ・Tempura set meal 1,200 yen ・Jaco rice set meal 1,350 yen ・Cha soba set meal 1,350 yen ・Eel bowl set meal 1,350 yen ・Kaifu Tendon set meal 1,350 yen ・Kakiage set meal 1,350 yen ・Sai Gozen 1,750 yen ・Japanese set meal 1,650 yen All come with coffee or sorbet. Refills of rice are available. I chose the tempura set meal, which is the most wallet-friendly. ◆Tempura set meal 1,200 yen including tax The tray is overflowing with delicious-looking dishes♪ Tempura, mixed vegetables, miso soup, pickled vegetables, and rice. Tempura is served with tempura sauce instead of salt. I have 2 shrimp, so I'll start with shrimp. It's beautifully coated and crispy! Fresh shrimp are sweet and juicy. And above all, the clothes are amazing♪ Other ingredients include shishito peppers, eggplant, pumpkin, sweet potato, and lotus root. The batter on the shrimp is gorgeous, like a beautiful dress, but the vegetables are coated in a thinner batter to bring out the flavor of the ingredients. The vegetable tempura was so delicious that the batter seemed to enhance the taste of the vegetables. Cooked together, the taste is warm and gentle. I'm busy making things like small potatoes with Kome miso and conger conger roe hardened with eggs like dashimaki. The eggplant, pumpkin, and daikon radish were all soaked in the gentle Japanese soup stock, making me feel so lucky to have been born in Japan, haha. The miso soup was also delicious with a good dashi stock. After your meal, reset your palate with a homemade mango sorbet. The lunch was just as delicious as it looked in the photo. It's not a well-known restaurant with few reviews yet, but you can't go wrong with its taste. I would like to visit this place again. It was a feast!

Eight of us had lunch at a table in the tatami room in the back. I had a Japanese set meal, and the tempura was crispy and the seasoning of the stew was elegant. The white rice was topped with chirimenjako stew and shiso leaves, and it was delicious and satisfying.

The soup stock is strong, the flavor is heartwarming, and the cooking is careful. Homemade until the last dessert. I want to go eat sorbet next time! This is a Japanese restaurant that is run by one person. It was so delicious that we talked about it after we finished eating, and we made a reservation for the festival at the end of December. fun~!