I was craving for some takoyaki but I wanted the big one so we decided to go to Dohtonbori for some Okonomiyaki. I dont know if its just me, but, I've always felt that Okinomiyaki is the mother of those lil takoyakis 😋. Despite the similarity of these Japanese snacks, Okonomiyaki is made from cabbage, eggs, pork and or seafoods, flour and other ingredients all mixed into a batter and grilled on an iron plate Takoyaki on the other hand is a ball shaped snack that uses a flour-based batter cooked in a molded pan, its typically filled with minced octopus, shrimp and green onions.
Dohtonbori is the firsts and only okonomiyaki restaurant in the the Philippines that lets you cook-you-own okonomiyaki. But everytime I go there the servers cooks it for me, which is fine because I like their showmanship when they do. They also boast of authentic okonomiyaki experience.
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| The parentals and the kids |
I really dont have anything to compare the okonomiyaki of Dohtonbori to, nonetheless their okonomiyaki is so good and definitely worth a try.
Our meal started of with a salad, which was just average. I mean there's nothing really special in the salad except that the bacon was cooked in front of you before adding it in the salad, so maybe that was the oomph in their very basic salad. The gyoza was also cooked in front of us and it was good, (actually all food were cooked in front us). The meat that we had for our yakiniku were exceptionally flavorful, I liked that even though it was thin it was well flavored, I just had to eat rice with it (rice not in the picture..hehe 😆)
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| Bacon Ceasar Salad |
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Yakiniku time!
Kalbi and Pork Yakiniku |
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| Toss that in and lets have some Yakisoba! |
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| Buta Yakisoba |
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| The server said "Wow may straw si ma'am" upon seeing that we were using metal straws. |
As part of my New Years's Resolution, I am committed to using Reusable straws. I just hope that I wont forget bringing it all the time, Its my little way of helping save mother earth with one straw at a time. I really hope that cafes, restaurants and most especially fast food chains would take the initiative in using alternative straws aside from the plastic ones.
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| Let the okonomiyaki experience begin |
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| Deluxe Okonomiyaki |
Right of the bat you can tell that I really liked their Okonomiyaki, I like the whole experience, from cooking to serving, then to of course eating! I also love that the condiments are left in the table after cooking so you can always add some more to your liking, I love adding Katsuobushi (Bonito Flakes) and a little more Okonomiyaki Sauce and Kewpie when the Okonomoyaki has been left on the griller for quite some time.
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| Catch the sunset while dining |
Pro Tip!
For me best time to go in their MOA branch would be between 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM so that you can also experience the sun setting right in front of you while eating to complete the awesome experience. My camera didn't do justice with this breathtaking view.
Overall experience I'd give this 9 out of 10 stars.
Ambiance: 9
Service: 9
Food: 9
Value for Money: 9
Will I go back to Dohtonbori and order the same things I ordered?
- Yes definitely!
Have you tried Dohtonbori's Okonomiyaki yet? How was it? Let me know how it goes in the comment section below. Thanks for reading. Gochiso Sama Deshita!
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Dohtonbori
2/F SM Mall of Asia
Entertainment Hall
Ocean Dr. Pasay
