📍Okonomiyaki Fukutake
[Nearest station]
Tokyu Ikegami Line Hasunuma Station → 1 minute walk
I wanted to go to Fukutake, which is ranked No. 1 in Okonomiyaki in Tokyo, so I made a reservation on a weekday night before it opened, and it happened to be empty so I was able to go in!
When I looked at the reviews beforehand, there were a lot of comments about the proprietress being very picky, so I was hesitant to enter the restaurant lol
Inside the store, tatami seats are lined up in a vertical row.
There are no table seats.
For 39 years, the shop has been located in this area and has continued to operate with the support of local residents and many customers.
It has a long history.
It seems to be a family business, with the landlady and her daughter operating two surgeries.
First of all, my daughter welcomed me kindly.
And finally, the landlady appears. . .
[Today's order]
◆Wiener & green pepper ¥1,045-(tax included)
*Here it was called Wimpy for short.
◆Kou squid ¥660-(tax included)
◆Hanpen ¥605-(tax included)
◆Fukutaketen ¥1,925-(tax included)
◆Buta soba ¥1,320-(tax included)
◆Medium beer bottle ¥660-(tax included)
[Private manual & rules for enjoying the store]
① Basically, you should eat what the hostess recommends.
② Never hit the landlady
③ You should withstand with a smile no matter how much the landlady is abused
④Okonomiyaki is only for the first order and cannot be added to the order.
Other additions are possible.
⑤You should never bake it yourself.
⑥Nothing should be left in the hostess's personal space while baking.
⑦If the landlady says you can eat it, you should eat it.
⑧There is sauce, but you should follow the proprietress' instructions on whether to eat it with it or not.
⑨ Garbage other than the shop should be taken home by yourself
The above 9 points are preliminary knowledge for enjoying this restaurant, and I have written down my personal rules (lol) for your reference!
If you don't follow this, you will upset the landlady.
So, today was my first visit, so I ordered squid and hanpenyaki as recommended by the landlady.
The landlady will appear as soon as you place your order!
The furious machine gun talk begins!
While explaining how to bake and eat, the ingredients are grilled with bold skill.
And while getting scolded a little...
I can't convey this without a video, but it's really bold.
I mix the ingredients for okonomiyaki on the iron plate, but it spills all over.
I don't care if you protrude outside the iron plate.
This is fun to watch.
Including a talk by the landlady, it's truly tabletop amusement! !
Since it is baked slowly at a low temperature, the hostess spends a considerable amount of time on the table.
It took about 2 hours to finish eating everything, but the time I spent talking with my companion was only about 10 minutes lol
The rest was the landlady's one-man recital time lol
It's probably not a restaurant suitable for a date lol
The most important thing is the taste, but since okonomiyaki uses almost no onion, it is completely different from the okonomiyaki you usually eat, and has a very light taste.
It was so light that you could probably eat it even if you ordered another dish.
All of the other dishes were delicious, thanks to the experience and skill that I have cultivated over many years, and the exquisite grilling!
Squid and hanpen is simple but recommended☆
By the way, the bottled beer is almost ice-cold, so it's pretty good!
But I wanted to ask for another one, but the landlady's explosive talk was so amazing that I hesitated... (sweat)
This long-established okonomiyaki restaurant is so famous that it has been featured in many media outlets.
It's up to you whether you enjoy it or not!
Thank you for the meal!
Phaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.