Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan｜Otentosan

It had good reviews, so I went there with my wife, parents, and aunt! I went for lunch on a Saturday, and at first glance, most of the customers were young women, so older people like us might have felt a little out of place, but each seat was in a private room. It was designed like this, so I was able to relax and not worry about my surroundings. The most important dishes were the hand-kneaded Kuroge Wagyu beef and pork hamburger steak, and the Saikyo-yaki pork, which was delicious not only as a main dish, but also with anything else! This cuisine and atmosphere make it popular among young women. What surprised me even more was that the rice at this restaurant is cooked for each person in a pot similar to a pot rice bowl, and then served in a bowl with a shamoji. They make them into rice balls and take them as souvenirs. Instead of just using the leftover rice as a rice ball, they sprinkled it with bonito flakes, which is a specialty of this shop, and put what I think was seaweed tsukudani inside and made it into rice balls! If something like this happens to you, you'll want to go again! ! I wonder if the male owner was there when we left? It was also nice that he came out from the back and said hello and said he was looking forward to seeing you again. Everything about this store was great! Recommended!

I visited "Japanese Bistro Otento-san" during lunch time, which I had been interested in for a while in Kamisu City! The inside of the store has a stylish cafe-like feel, but since it is a "Japanese bistro", there were many Japanese-style lunch menu items. This time, I ordered Toro Saba Yakizen and Otento Gozen. While I was waiting, the order for the seat next to me arrived, and I waited for about 10 minutes, looking at the roast Saikyo-yaki set and pork kakuni set as if they looked delicious. Oten and Gozen arrive at their seats! It came with tempura, sashimi, salad, hiyayakko, and oden, along with rice cooked in dashi soup stock, miso soup, and roasted green tea. All the dishes are very delicious, and I think the cost performance for 1,210 yen is too good. The fatty mackerel grilled meal also arrived soon. It was a set of grilled fatty mackerel, salad, cold tofu, three dishes of oden, rice cooked in dashi soup stock, miso soup, and hojicha. The plump and thick mackerel was fatty and delicious, and even though I don't like mackerel, I couldn't help but think, ``It's delicious!'' Apparently it's fatty mackerel from a place called Yaguchi Shoten in Hasaki, and I thought I'd buy it on the way home, but when I checked, it was closed on Sundays... Both dishes were very delicious, and I would like to come back to try other menu items!

I stopped by for lunch on Saturday. It was crowded with people who looked like housewives, so I was able to fit in just in time. Ordered hamburger set and fatty mackerel set Is it because the hamburger is 100% beef? Quite fluffy and juicy. The grated sauce makes it refreshing and easy to eat. Is there any other bagna cauda style with warm vegetables? things Oden, homemade tofu...all were delicious. I was satisfied with the volume. The fatty mackerel is quite large in size, and it is not grilled to a crispy texture. It had a fluffy, steamy feel. According to my companion, it was fluffy and delicious. It's a nice meal where you can eat small portions of various dishes. I would like to go again because I liked the other places. I'm glad that the staff was in good spirits as well.