Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Osaka - To Eat 29Aug2018 (Hanamaruken Ramen, Hotei-Zushi Higashi, Freshness Burger)

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Hanamaruken Ramen
located in Namba Recommended by others
 
Located just off the main Dotonburi area, is this 24hr run Ramen shop. Their unique selling point is their ultra thick braised pork. In comparison to other ramen houses with their usual near paper thin slices, this is where Hanamarken Ramen shines.
Ordered On:
29Aug2018
Their number one selling Hanamaruken Ramen 1080Yenn
and a side serve of x12 piece Gyoza. 450Yenn
*Average run of the mill Gyoza. Small sized with crispy fry on the base*
 Total fed 2 at about 1200yenn each
The soup stock itself wasn't too salty, but the slow cooked pork rib was what did the meal in. Though slowly cooked, and an impressive thick cut, after a while its more fat than anything else. Together with the springy starchy noodles, the combination makes the entire meal 'heavy' and in fact difficult to finish. Ramen Tensho located in Nipponbashi the anime district has a similar style thick pork and with its broth is better than Hanamaruken Ramen. Its also a contender for top spot with Ichiran.

Hotei-Zushi Higashi
Recommended by others

Ordered On:
29Aug2018
Super Set consisting of 8 Assorted Sushi
 *The premium items would probably be the eel, Uni, Otoro and fresh abalone.
We both agreed. The only stand out were the Uni and the Eel.
The Uni is perfectly chilled, rich and extremely creamy. Served atop a Ika slice and sushi rice. Amazing but a petit portion. 

The Unagi was a pleasant surprise as it was a whole piece wrapped around it.
Great char and sweet meat. 
The Otoro here honestly lacked luster. It was a thin slice and served a little on the warm side. Not enough and not that mind blowing.*
2810Yenn Each after taxes
Fed2
*In fact we topped up with Freshness Burger reviewed further below*
Food 3/5
Value 2/5
Its very pricey and portions are significantly smaller than those had a Eddokou Sushi NRT. Portion sizes are about30% smaller and prices I'd probably say about the same.
Ambience 3.5/5
Service 3/5

Freshness Burger

Freshness Burger is a chained restaurant that can also be found in Singapore. Its probably about the same standing as Superduper (SFO) and Shake Shack (Chain found globally). 
Ordered On:
29Aug2018
Top up from Hotei-Zushi
Classic Burger 500+ Yen and Classic Burger with Avocado and Cheese about 734Yen
 *Wow! You get your money's worth of avocado that's for sure.  An entire half Avo just for you. The meat is juicy and well seasoned. The bun is toasted perfectly, soft milky and so Fresshhhh. A nice strong showing for the burger.
The burger patty itself may not be as thick as U.S counter parts like all time number one Pearl's Deluxe, (close fight is Burger House in MUC) but it is a good burger overall that's presented beautifully and very satisfying to get greasy hands. Good enough for both to wonder how their fries were. A classic matched pairing.*
Value 4/5
Ambinece 4/5
*Its nice that they have free wifi without login in the restaurant and that they also separate the smoking area from the non-smoking
Food 3.5/5
Service n/a
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