Wakayama, Japan｜Hotaru

The Sichuan mapo tofu is made with Japanese pepper in a mill right in front of you, so you can enjoy a very nice aroma. The sesame dumplings for dessert are also delicious.

I visited at noon on a weekday. I made a reservation for a seat the day before and arrived at the restaurant almost as soon as it opened, but at that point half of the seats in the restaurant were occupied and people were already eating. We recommend that you reserve a seat. I don't know how many seats there were, but there was one room. Sweet and sour pork lunch with mini mapo tofu. Both were very delicious. Mapo tofu is sprinkled with Japanese pepper at your seat. It will add the amount you like, and you can add more later. Refills of rice for lunch were free. The sesame dumplings after the meal were delicious, not greasy and very easy to eat.

2022/11/13 First visit, sweet and sour pork set for lunch, my partner had a shrimp chili set (changed to fried rice for an additional 500 yen), made a reservation and entered the restaurant around 11:30, and it was full by 11:40. I did. There were 7 pieces of sweet and sour pork with a firm texture, and the ketchup-flavored sweet and sour bean paste and soup were light and refreshing, and all were piping hot. The pickles were zha sai, and sesame dumplings were served at the right time with hot tea (oolong tea? Puerh tea?). The fried rice and shrimp chili that I received were also delicious. Some of the tableware was missing, but the bowls and small plates that were touched by the mouth or hands had been repaired. I visited again for lunch on April 30, 2023, and had the Fujian seafood fried rice (with soup). The fried rice is simple egg fried rice, and the filling is shrimp, scallops, and maybe zucchini? ,Lotus root? was