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For New Year’s Eve, we wanted to celebrate in a good restaurant in Osaka…It is quite difficult since some close early and some are not even opened 

Aside from that, is hard to find a restaurant that will allow you to bring your wines, so James searched all over for a restaurant that would allow and at the same time have good food… so we were lucky to have found this TEPPANYAKI restaurant which was in an Italian hotel by the train station. WOW! What a great Teppanyaki experience!!

They even had a Sommelier! 

Yum Yum! Crispy fried garlic 

 Lobster Sashimi

All the raw ingredients prepared for cooking 

Since we were the only ones in the restaurant, We had 4 chefs cooking for us.  I think it was more because they wanted us to eat fast so they could go home and celebrate with their families 🙂 But I think it was just right because they had to cook many different dishes for everyone so it was an efficient way to do it

In Japan, they take everything seriously!!  Every detail is always thought out so well.   

These prawns were still alive and so fresh  

 This is the head and the legs which they still cook and make it so well that it tastes so good!

The steaks!  Paul had asked the chef what kind of beef, and the chef said a name which I cannot remember, but apparently it is even better than Kobe.  It was really good!! 

Freshly grated wasabi!!  Each one had their own

Take note of the set up for the steak 

My order, foie gras teppanyaki!! This is really just a side order, but this was already my main

And this Japanese fried rice was so unique!!!! First time for me to see this way of cooking.  That is the “tutong”.  

This version – they purposely make the tutong..they get part of the rice and they flatten it and make it fried till it is brown and crispy…

they even put some kind of sauce on it 

After which they cut it into pieces and put it as topping for the fried rice 

Nothing goes to waste…Lobster Miso made out of the parts that were removed from the Teppanyaki Lobster

And this dessert!! Wow! It came with Mom’s set dinner! 

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In Universal City Walk, We like eating in Yakiniku Den. We remember eating here two years ago and we wanted to go back so we made sure we looked for it.   Yakiniku is really a good choice when in a big group, you get to order many kinds and share it.  We highly recommend this place

Of course, we love looking at the menu in MOCK UP form 🙂 

They have plenty variety to choose from and all kinds of price points  

All kinds of sauces, sweet, spicy, regular, good thing our brother Paul was there to translate for us…. 

lettuce to those who like to wrap their beef 

Tongue  

Which comes with this garlic sauce- YUMMY! Basically tongue does not have much taste so they give a sesame oil sauce with salt in it and chopped garlic

Prime Rib Eye – YUMMY! Look at the marbling of the beef

Previous Entry:  Universal City Walk, Osaka January 27, 2009 

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As soon as you get out of the MTR station, you are already in Universal City Walk.  There are no cars in this area.  Universal City Walk leads to Universal Studios and in it are restaurants and shops

This store always seems to attract me!  🙂 

There are many restaurants and some shops- we go for the restaurants 🙂 Normally we eat inside Universal Studios to save on time- but dinner we eat here before going home. Universal City Walk at night… 

Jaime has to have his RAMEN! 

 And Quito bought Takoyaki

For more information, please visit the website ( you can translate it to English ):  Universal City Walk, Osaka 

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A long time favorite of the family… We always make sure to go here when in Japan.  We went for lunch.  They have a different menu for dinner

website:  Seryna Tokyo 

Crab Shabu Shabu 

Beef Shabu Shabu 

Beef Ishiyaki Steak- I remember it being cooked on a real stone like this:

 So I do not know why they used a regular cooker… 

The steak was still very good!! 

We go to the one in Roponggi 

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