Steakhouse Yoshino

 

 

If you’ve been to Misawa for more than a day you’ve probably heard of Steakhouse Yoshino which is more commonly referred to as “Yoshino’s” by the Americans.

Yoshino’s is a hibachi style restaurant located in Misawa. You must make a reservation before coming and children are not allowed.  There is also a fee of 1,000 yen for each person that doesn’t show up.

This is a popular place for a “special evening out.” The prices are about the same as hibachi style in the states. (About 2500 yen for a dinner set).

 

Dinner sets include an appetizer

 

a salad

 

your main dish, which may be either steak, steak and seafood or chicken:

and spring roll ice cream for dessert

 

If you would like to try Yoshino’s please call 0176-53-5649 for reservations.

Takumiya Misawa

                          

 

We decided this weekend that it is time to try out some new restaurants again! So look forward to more posts!

Sunday night we tried Takumiya, a ramen shop in Misawa. We heard good things about it from some friends so decided to try it out.

 

Takumiya’s specialty is this “spicy” pork ramen with cartilage pictured above. I forget what the exact name is for this dish, but the menu claims they have limited quantities. It didn’t exactly taste spicy though, just a little salty.

And here is my dish, basic salt ramen with sesame seeds. It was a little heavier than other ramen shops.

 

My favorite part of the meal was their shrimp gyoza! I thought it was fantastic!

 

Directions: From POL gate, go straight passing three lights. After the third light, Takumiya ramen is on the right after Workman.

Uotami Misawa

 

Uotami Misawa opened up a few months ago outside the main gate in American Park. I first thought it was a sushi restaurant, but it is actually an izakaya style.

We had a big party so the menu was basically decided for us by some of our friends. We had everything from nabe to hot dogs and French fries.

 

        

Uotami has a great atmosphere. There are sliding doors to individual rooms which can be expanded for parties. The seats are Japanese style, but instead of crossing your legs or kneeling, there is a space under the table so you can sit upright. (My favorite dining style, really.)  I felt the food was decent but a little pricey. Then again, we didn’t order a la carte since we just let our native friends do the planning.

Izakaya style dining is really great with beer! So grab some friends and try out Uotami!