NEW! Authentic Japanese Okonomiyaki
4.0
Food 5
Ambiance 4
Service 4
Price 3
Dohtonbori serve authentic taste of okonomiyaki from japan and cooking method as well. Only ingredients are served on table and staff cook okonomiyaki in front of customers on table, but you can try it if you want. We ordered mix okonomiyaki and hiroshimayaki. the mix okonomiyaki has pork and some seafood. the hiroshimayaki is a mix of yakisoba and okonomiyaki. One hiroshimayaki is good size to share two persons. Since cooking okonomiyaki usually takes time on table(10 to 20min), it is better to come to here with enough time.
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Okonomiyaki!
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Food 4
Ambiance 4
Service 2
Price 3
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Wow! I did not know that Sho-san also works here :))
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An Okonomiyaki Experience
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Food 5
Ambiance 5
Service 5
Price 4
We tried the mixed okonomiyaki, 3 meat okonomiyaki and pork yakiniku. We were also able to upgrade our meal which added miso soup and rice for 90 PHP.
We sat at the tatami area to complete our experience. We will definitely come back soon!
We sat at the tatami area to complete our experience. We will definitely come back soon!
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Okonomiyaki House
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Food 4
Ambiance 5
Service 5
Price 4
Source: http://konyoqueen.com/2016/03/02/dohtonbori-okonomiyaki-house/
I love okonomiyaki, a rare commodity in the Philippines. When I heard that a new Japanese resto specializing in authentic Japanese okonomiyaki had set up shop in Manila, I instantly set my mind to visiting it. It’s refreshing to have a new Japanese restaurant that isn’t about ramen!
Dohtonbori is an okonomiyaki house straight out of Dōtonbori, a tourist destination in Osaka popular for the restaurants and the nightlife. Their mascot is a tanuki (raccoon dog) and, just like in Dōtonbori street, there are black tanuki footprints leading to the store. (In Japan, Osaka is known to specialize in okonomiyaki.)
It has come to Manila with 2 branches–Greenhills and SM North EDSA–but I visited the prior with my family. We had to wait a while since they don’t accept reservations, so be sure to come early!
Apart from okonomiyaki, Dohtonbori also serves other grilled dishes like yakisoba, yakiniku and monjayaki. The grilling is done on your table, so the dining here can either be a show or a DIY cooking experience. (We preferred the prior because we don’t know how to make okonomiyaki and might have undercooked it.) Here are what we had…
-Okonomiyaki: A classic okonomiyaki with seafood. It tasted authentic enough, and I was extremely relieved that the center wasn’t undercooked. I’d say the batter ratio was just right. Not too bready, not too thin.
-Hiroshima Yaki: A Hiroshima Yaki is basically okonomiyaki with yakisoba. It took the entire surface of the grill to make this, because it had to be prepared in parts. It also took the longest to prepare so we ordered some ready-to-eat dishes while waiting. Props to ate for the effort!
-Monjayaki: I didn’t really know about this until my cousin pointed it out. He has only ever seen it in an anime. It’s basically liquid okonomiyaki chopped into a pulp and eaten off the grill with a tiny spatula. Think of it as a Japanese fondue, except it’s usually eaten by kids. It’s really fun to do over a long conversation, because you have to continuously grill it bit by bit before eating. A lot of effort went into the chopping. There was even a rhythm in the way that ate chopped that it seemed like she was playing the drums!
-Yaki Onigiri: Grilled rice balls with cheese ans miso sauce? Looked really good because of all the melted cheese, but was quite simple in the afterthought. No regrets though!
-Tonkotsu Ramen: While waiting for some of the dishes to grill, we tried out their ramen, which tasted ordinarily good.
-Karaage: We also got a classic favorite from their ippin (small dish) selection. Dohtonbori’s Chicken Karaage is really tender!
Overall a fun dining experience. Extremely pleased by the selection. It’s good to know that there’s finally a place that makes okonomiyaki in Metro Manila!
I love okonomiyaki, a rare commodity in the Philippines. When I heard that a new Japanese resto specializing in authentic Japanese okonomiyaki had set up shop in Manila, I instantly set my mind to visiting it. It’s refreshing to have a new Japanese restaurant that isn’t about ramen!
Dohtonbori is an okonomiyaki house straight out of Dōtonbori, a tourist destination in Osaka popular for the restaurants and the nightlife. Their mascot is a tanuki (raccoon dog) and, just like in Dōtonbori street, there are black tanuki footprints leading to the store. (In Japan, Osaka is known to specialize in okonomiyaki.)
It has come to Manila with 2 branches–Greenhills and SM North EDSA–but I visited the prior with my family. We had to wait a while since they don’t accept reservations, so be sure to come early!
Apart from okonomiyaki, Dohtonbori also serves other grilled dishes like yakisoba, yakiniku and monjayaki. The grilling is done on your table, so the dining here can either be a show or a DIY cooking experience. (We preferred the prior because we don’t know how to make okonomiyaki and might have undercooked it.) Here are what we had…
-Okonomiyaki: A classic okonomiyaki with seafood. It tasted authentic enough, and I was extremely relieved that the center wasn’t undercooked. I’d say the batter ratio was just right. Not too bready, not too thin.
-Hiroshima Yaki: A Hiroshima Yaki is basically okonomiyaki with yakisoba. It took the entire surface of the grill to make this, because it had to be prepared in parts. It also took the longest to prepare so we ordered some ready-to-eat dishes while waiting. Props to ate for the effort!
-Monjayaki: I didn’t really know about this until my cousin pointed it out. He has only ever seen it in an anime. It’s basically liquid okonomiyaki chopped into a pulp and eaten off the grill with a tiny spatula. Think of it as a Japanese fondue, except it’s usually eaten by kids. It’s really fun to do over a long conversation, because you have to continuously grill it bit by bit before eating. A lot of effort went into the chopping. There was even a rhythm in the way that ate chopped that it seemed like she was playing the drums!
-Yaki Onigiri: Grilled rice balls with cheese ans miso sauce? Looked really good because of all the melted cheese, but was quite simple in the afterthought. No regrets though!
-Tonkotsu Ramen: While waiting for some of the dishes to grill, we tried out their ramen, which tasted ordinarily good.
-Karaage: We also got a classic favorite from their ippin (small dish) selection. Dohtonbori’s Chicken Karaage is really tender!
Overall a fun dining experience. Extremely pleased by the selection. It’s good to know that there’s finally a place that makes okonomiyaki in Metro Manila!
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My best okonomiyaki in Manila.
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Food 5
Ambiance 5
Service 5
Price 4
The atmosphere is sooooooo Japan. I honestly felt I was in Japan. The okonomiyaki is authentic too. You cook it by yourself. but don't worry. If you can't, the staff there cook it in front of you.
I waited here for 1 hour, but it worth waiting.
Don't go here with cozy cloth. It's not such a place and most problem is that your cloth would smell okonomiyaki
I waited here for 1 hour, but it worth waiting.
Don't go here with cozy cloth. It's not such a place and most problem is that your cloth would smell okonomiyaki
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