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Endo Sushi

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A little unknown secret is Endo Sushi, located in Osaka’s fish market. There is approximately only a 10 min wait. The place is small and they will seat you with strangers at the same table. They offer 5 different sushi sets options for ¥1050 each. Each set comes with 5 pieces if nigiri.

I got two sets. The first set came with kani (boiled crab), akagai (arc shell), hotate-bashira (scallop), toro, and tachiuo (hairtail). I looooved the sweetness of the scallop.

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My next set came with ika (squid), ikura (salmon roe),

sayori (halfbeak), toro, and sake (salmon). I chose this one because I’m a fan of halfbeak. Overall, the fish was super fresh and sweet.

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There are no individual soy sauce plates. It is custom to brush the soy sauce from the communal bowl onto your sushi. If you want miso soup, you can order it as a side.

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(1 Chome Noda, Fukushima Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan)

Sushi Dai


Be prepared to wait for Sushi Dai, one of the two acclaimed sushi restaurants at the Tsukiji fish market. By wait, I don’t mean 1-2 hours. I mean over FOUR hours. You have to be committed, or just wake up super early to be first in line. I got to Sushi Dai around 5 am and was immediately told it will be a four hour wait. So I waited….and waited….and waited 4.5 hours for:

Fresh and smooth toro

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Chibo

Posted in Oahu, Osaka by

Osaka’s Dotonburi district is know for okonomiyaki. We got lost looking for this place amongst the crowds in Shinsaibashi and walking around in the rain. Luckily, we found this on the row of restaurants in Dotonburi.

We ordered the oko tako, which is octopus wrapped in egg topped with teriyaki, mayonnaise and bonito flakes. I loved the bonito flakes because they were bursts of flavor compared to the bland ones I’ve had before.

On the okonomiyaki with everything i.e. beef, pork, octopus, and squid, we opted for the additional green onions and egg toppings. The okonomiyaki is plated on the grill in the middle of the table.

This is the location I went to 千房 道頓堀支店 Japan〒542-0071 Ōsaka-fu, Ōsaka-shi, but there are locations throughout Osaka and one in Oahu, Hawaii.