Ueda, Nagano, Japan｜Restaurant No. 12

Amazing restaurant with a friendly atmosphere. All the food is prepared from scratch and you can tell the owner puts huge attention to detail into everything he makes. Highly recommended!

I usually visit him for lunch on weekdays, but I visited him for lunch on Sunday. The store is located in a corner of the building, so it's not very large, but it always fills up quickly. It was crowded, so it took a while to be served, but I think it was worth the wait. All the dishes are very delicious and I don't think you will be disappointed no matter what you eat. This time I had fillet cutlet inside and grated pork cutlet, and the batter was crispy and very delicious. The rice was also made with new rice from Maruko, and it was really delicious. Next time I visit, I would like to try a hamburger steak.

Additional notes when revisiting in September 2023 ◎ Stewed grilled fish and beef tendon At 12 noon (30 minutes after opening), I stopped by for the first time in a while. It was a good thing that there was only one small table for one person available, but it is popular enough to be expected to be full at 12 noon even on weekdays. The host cooks the food by himself, so please expect it to take quite a while (maybe 30 to 40 minutes) for the food to arrive. Please be aware of this before using. (Difficult to use if you are in a hurry) This time, I had the ``grilled fish and beef tendon stew'', which was inspired by the Japanese cuisine that I was interested in last time. Since the menu price is less than 1,000 yen (prices vary depending on the fish), I expected the portions to not be that large, but there were enough side dishes to finish off the large rice I ordered, and I paid my bill. I thought maybe I was wrong about the current price! For the fish, I decided on mackerel from among the choices that day. Judging from the price, I thought it would be half a mackerel with the head and tail cut in half, but the head was cut off, but it came out as a whole half-body~♪ Although the size of the fish is a little small, there is also stewed beef tendon, so I don't feel like there is a shortage of side dishes, so I passed~♪ The stewed beef tendon was delicious to the very end, as the tendon was tender and the sauce had a gentle sweetness and salty flavor. Next time, if possible, I would like to visit again soon. Recommended for those who have time and want to eat delicious food at a great price. ※ ※ ※ [Latest menu prices] ※ ※ ※ New prices are posted on the store's Facebook page, so if you would like to see the latest prices, please click on the link in the "Summary" section of this Google map. As you all know, due to the long-term soaring costs, there are some items whose prices are increasing little by little. Below are comments from past users. ↓ First visit in January 2023 Impressions This time, I entered the store as soon as it opened on a weekday, and I felt that it was a popular store. Within 5 minutes of opening, regular customers, or at least repeat customers, continued to arrive and the seats were filled. . The inside of the store is roughly like this, with 2 small tables for one person, 2 tables with 2 chairs, and several tables with 4 chairs.It's a small store, but the layout is good. I didn't feel any pressure. ◎Gorotto Hamburger Steak W (Double) The reason I visited for the first time was the Golot Hamburger Steak W (Double).It had a bit of a spicy taste from the pepper, but you could also enjoy the gentle sweetness of the coarsely ground meat and onions.It came with two 180g hamburgers. Super voluminous specification. What's more, the rice set meals at this restaurant come in small, medium, and large sizes, and the price remains the same up to medium (large), with an additional 200 yen for large (large). If you have a normal appetite, even if you choose Golot Hamburg Steak, which only has one hamburger steak, if you choose a large bowl of rice, you will be satisfied. If you are a rice lover, this restaurant's rice is not cooked in a sticky and watery way, but it is still moist, which is my favorite way to cook it, and it is very skillful. Thanks in part to its deliciousness, even though I'm a big eater myself, I ended up refilling a large bowl of rice that I thought would last more than 1 cup. In total, I thought it was 2 cups of rice alone... Looking at the menu, there are many Western dishes, but there are also Japanese-style fish dishes, and there seems to be a wide variety of alcoholic beverages, so if I had the chance, I would like to enjoy drinking while eating delicious food. By the way, people who look at the wife who is in charge of the customer service and serve customers may think that she is cool, but if you watch her talk with other customers, she seems to be very considerate. So, I think it's a problem with the very small number of customers who (probably) have strangely high self-esteem these days. In a sense, this is a bad custom in Japan where the customer is a god. I think it's important to tell even the customers what they need. If you look at the way his wife says thank you (thank you ♪) when she sends off a customer, you can see that it's not just her words, and it gives me a good impression. Thank you for your visit, I look forward to seeing you next time.