Botejyu: Stylish okonomiyaki

Hello again, I have yet another food review for you. I know a lot of you like to read about Japanese food, so I’ve been much more diligent in taking food photos.

Okonomiyaki is a fave amongst gaijins, because it’s sort of like a pizza without the crust, and its hearty flavour endears it to almost everyone.

It’s no wonder that the pizza-munching kangaroo would name this as his number one love when pressed to choose his favourite Japanese dish. Thankfully, there’s a good joint right next to Akasaka-mitsuke station, where we live and its plus point is that it’s open on Sundays when many establishments are closed.

Why do I call it “stylish”? Well, the restaurant looks classy compared to most down-to-earth okonomiyaki joints and you don’t make your own, either. The hot plate in front of you is heated gently to keep your okonomiyaki warm whilst you chow down.

That’s not to say there isn’t regular Japanese pub grub available here.

The kangaroo loves endamame with his beer, so he ordered a plate of it.

We were surprised that these deep-fried potatoes came out as they were because we were expecting them to be breaded balls of potato. But they were very yummy nonetheless…

And super fluffy on the inside…

Our token Japanese salad was a colourful mix of crunchy veggies drizzled with a savoury shoyu and sesame oil dressing. I found it to be a good size (rare in Japan) and could possibly be quite satisfied if I had a whole one to myself.

This chic platter was our starter course and this put a bit of elegance to our hearty meal. They were made up of bite-sized preserved and root veggies.

I got the avocado okonomiyaki which was absolutely delicious. It cut like a Spanish omelette with the potato, lettuce, and avocado tightly mashed together into a luscious brick of food. Who knew avocado in okonomiyaki could be so awesome? But avos are pretty fabulous anywhere in my book…

The kangaroo got the classic Hiroshima okonomiyaki (pork and seafood with thin soba noodles) which even he struggled to finish as it was a huge portion. I asked him if it was better than the one we had in Hiroshima and he was undecided – haha!

Everything we ate for this Sunday dinner was scrummy but we ordered way too much, so next time we’ll just get one appetizer and focus on the main attraction — okonomiyaki. The bill came up to about 6,000JPY which is not bad for an izakaya in Akasaka.

3-10-1 Akasaka, Taisuikan Building 2F, Minato-ku Tokyo (it’s above a Subway shop that will be on your left when you come out of the station)
Tel: 03-3505-2930
Official website: here

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