On September 13, 2023, Wednesday, at 1:19 PM, I entered the store. Today, since I had the day off from work, I came to Kouri-en ❤️㊗️ I had delicious zaru soba at Yoshian and had some time before meeting with the Daitaicho, so I stopped by La Mer ❤️㊗️ This restaurant is open from 2 PM to 9 PM for lunch. Today, I arrived too early, but Mama La Mer kindly welcomed me and said, "Since the beer server is out of gas, please have a bottled beer for 400 yen including tax." She immediately brought it out even though it was before opening time ❤️ The total came to 1,410 yen including tax for hirame sashimi for 450 yen, dashimaki tamago for 350 yen, daikon oden for 120 yen, and konnyaku oden for 90 yen ❤️㊗️ Today, I have a meeting with the Daitaicho in Kyobashi, so I hurried to catch the Keihan train to Kyobashi. Thank you for the delicious food today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you very much for reading my trivial review to the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to leave a comment. Thank you for your continued support.

On August 31, 2023, Thursday, at 5:44 pm, I entered the store. Today, after work, I had a promise with Moonrise-sama, and I came to this restaurant ❤️㊗️ I usually don't come here in the summer, but after a long time, I visited and the food was very delicious, showing that it is a popular restaurant ❤️㊗️ With Moonrise-sama, Moonrise-sama's friends, and me, the total amount was 12,460 yen, which means about 4,000 yen per person, much cheaper than other restaurants ❤️㊗️ This restaurant is run by a mama-san who trained for 40 years at Osaka-ya in Umeda, Osaka, so the taste of the food is outstanding ❤️㊗️ There are regular customers who come every day ❤️㊗️ They never get tired of coming every day ❤️❣️ Thank you for the delicious food today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you for reading my silly review until the end. If you have any points to improve or questions, please feel free to comment. Thank you for your continued support.

Popular Izakaya Ramel, located near Hankyu Kawarino Station, was my second visit since June. I invited a friend who also lives in Kawarino, and thanks to Kikuchan, a food blogger who recommended this place on Tabelog, we were able to secure a table. The atmosphere was lively and the regular customers were very friendly. The tamagoyaki was amazing, made with plenty of eggs! Most dishes were around 400 yen each. The fresh horse mackerel sashimi was superb, and the side dishes like potato salad were delicious. We also enjoyed garlic stir-fry, chicken tenderloin, and more. Kikuchan recommended some excellent sake, and we tried shrimp tempura, tasty pickles, and even received some sake as a gift. The owner was very kind, and the customers seemed to have a long-standing relationship with the place. I loved the retro atmosphere with the Yujiro label sake on display. The background music was classic enka and mood songs, which made the experience even more enjoyable. I hope to visit again soon, but it might be difficult to find the right opportunity. Thank you, Ramel, and thank you, Kikuchan!

On July 10, 2023, Monday, at 5:49 PM, I entered the store. After work today, I came to this restaurant because the taste is really delicious ❤️㊗️ Look at this! This medium fatty tuna is only 450 yen including tax ❤️㊗️ This rolled omelette, if you add green onions, is only 450 yen including tax ❤️㊗️ This assorted oden has 5 delicious oden items and is only 600 yen including tax ❤️㊗️ This tempura, with 2 shrimp tempura, is only 300 yen including tax ❤️㊗️ This draft beer is served in such a large glass and is only 300 yen including tax ❤️㊗️ You can eat and drink so much at this restaurant and it's only 2400 yen including tax ❤️㊗️ It's truly a wonderful restaurant ❤️㊗️ It's always full of customers and every day is fully booked ❤️㊗️ This restaurant can only accommodate up to 15 people, but it's always full ❤️㊗️ First of all, the taste is extremely delicious ❤️㊗️ And it's all thanks to the efforts of Mama La Mer, who has been working hard and hardly raising prices ❤️㊗️ Mama will be returning to her hometown in Miyazaki Prefecture this Saturday ❤️㊗️ Mama, who lives in Kouri-en, always takes a taxi to go to Itami Airport ❤️㊗️ The taxi fare is about 12,000 yen ❤️ She also plans to come back on the same day ❤️ Mama, please come back soon because we want to see your face ❤️㊗️ Thank you very much for the delicious food today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you very much for reading my silly review until the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to leave a comment. Thank you for your continued support.

On July 5, 2023, Wednesday, at 2:19 PM, I entered the store. Today, I came to this restaurant with my security guard friend after hanging out in Shijo and Sanjo in Kyoto. From 3:20 PM, my local friend from Kusaba also joined, and it became a drinking party with three people. We settled the bill at 5:52 PM, making it a 3-hour and 30-minute drinking party. The total amount for the three of us was about 9,300 yen, which is too cheap. Even considering that one friend joined an hour late, it's still too cheap. This restaurant is irreplaceable to me. I had the famous dashimaki tamago twice, which costs 350 yen including tax. I had 5 glasses of oolong tea because I have work starting at 6 AM the next day. I have to wake up at 4:30 AM on early shifts. It's truly a wonderful restaurant. Thank you for the delicious food today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you very much for reading my silly review to the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to comment. I look forward to your continued support.

On June 28, 2023, Wednesday, at 4:10 PM, I entered the restaurant. Since I had the day off from work, I visited La Mer with my friends from Kusaba ❤️ Congratulations! We stayed for about 5 hours from 4:10 PM to 9 PM, and the total bill for two people was ¥8,620 including tax ❤️ Wow! Spending 5 hours and only paying around ¥4,300 per person ❤️ Wow! In this day and age, it's an unbelievable price ❤️ Congratulations! We had 7 glasses of draft beer, 2 lemon chu-hi, 5 barley shochu with oolong, 2 servings of Dassai sake, and delicious food, all for about ¥4,300 per person ❤️ Wow! It's a miraculous restaurant ❤️ Congratulations! It's been thriving for 15 years, always full every day, the number one bustling restaurant in Kohri-en ❤️ Congratulations! Despite being a bustling restaurant, the income for the owner is low ❤️ Congratulations! Because it's a place that doesn't charge a lot ❤️ If you live nearby, you'll miss out if you don't go ❤️ Congratulations! However, it was full today as well, and we couldn't find seats, so we ended up sitting at a table with our belongings at the back ❤️ Congratulations! It's really an amazing place ❤️ Congratulations! Thank you so much for the delicious food today, Mama Yamamoto Kiyoko ❤️ Wow! Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you so much for reading through my silly review until the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to leave a comment. I look forward to your continued support. ❤️ Congratulations!

On June 19, 2023, Monday, at 5:49 PM, I entered the store. Today was the 16th anniversary of La Mer ❤️㊗️ It was opened on June 19, 2008. The date of June 19 is the birthday of La Mer Mama's son, Takashi-chan ❤️ She made this day a commemorative day for La Mer in honor of her only son. Now, they have a somen noodle specialty shop called "Wakon" near Gakuenmae Station in a luxury residential area in Nara Prefecture. Previously, they had a pub near Koshoji Station, which became a very popular place just like La Mer. Due to health concerns raised by a wonderful wife, they closed the pub and Takashi-chan, their lovely son, who has a refined palate, opened a new shop. It was believed that it would definitely become popular due to his absolute sense of taste ❤️㊗️ Today, I visited to celebrate. I started with the tax-included $4.50 fatty tuna sashimi, followed by the tax-included $5 beef tongue stir-fry, and the tax-included $3.50 rolled omelet ❤️㊗️ I had a great time chatting with my friends, Taka-chan and Yana-chan, and a ballet dancer. Then, a handsome man who does rescue work at Nishinomiya Fire Department, and is almost the same age as me, arrived. We had a lively conversation about the battalion commander ❤️㊗️ I had four glasses of draft beer, and then had a 1-go bottle of Tachiyama sake, paid $30 in total, and left very satisfied ❤️ Thank you so much, La Mer Mama, for the delicious food today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you very much for reading my silly review until the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to leave a comment. Thank you for your continued support.

Kouri-en's popular izakaya! I had been wanting to go for a long time, and the time finally came on Thursday, June 15th, around 5 pm. We barely managed to get seats for two people! It was great! A friend who lives in Kouri-en suggested we try it, as it is a favorite spot of a food blogger named Kiku-chan. The prices were really cheap, just as we had heard. The recommended thick omelette looked so delicious that I couldn't resist and ended up eating one piece before taking the picture. In reality, there were four pieces, and it was so thick! And it only cost 350 yen! The oden with thick fried tofu, herring sashimi, pork cutlet, vegetable-packed tempura, and the voluminous somen chanpuru were all amazing. The somen chanpuru was a surprising 400 yen! It's a paradise where most items range from 300 to 500 yen. They have all kinds of alcohol - sake, wine, shochu. We started with draft beer for 300 yen and highball for 330 yen. The highball was a bit stronger, just as we requested. It was great value for money, with a total bill of 4000 yen and change. It's unbelievable that it only cost 2000 yen per person! Just like Kiku-chan said, the mama's friendly and charming service, and the conversations with regular customers, made it clear why this place is always full. I definitely want to come back and spend more time here. The nostalgic enka music playing in the background was irresistible! It always seems to be full, so I wonder when I'll be able to visit again. I can't wait to go back!

On May 31, 2023, Wednesday, at 5:59 pm, I entered the restaurant. Today, it was a drinking party with three people: a senior firefighter with the nickname "Captain" in Kyobashi, a friend from Kusaba, and myself. We started at La Mer in Kouri-en ❤️ The food here is incredibly delicious ❤️ Everything you eat is delicious ❤️ La Mer Mama, who trained for 40 years at "Osakaya," a highly successful restaurant in Umeda, Osaka, serves dishes that are overwhelming compared to other restaurants ❤️ Especially the rolled omelet here, priced at 350 yen including tax, once you try it, you'll be addicted ❤️ The large bottle of bottled beer is also available for 400 yen including tax ❤️ At Okamuro, a restaurant I often visit in Kyobashi, the large bottle is 450 yen for standing drinking. At this restaurant, which is for sitting and drinking, the large bottle is 400 yen including tax ❤️ The assorted pickles here are 200 yen including tax ❤️ It contains three types of pickles and costs 200 yen including tax ❤️ La Mer Mama doesn't care about money ❤️ She wants many customers to be completely satisfied ❤️ "I only need to support myself, so I don't want to make more money than necessary ❤️" is her motto ❤️ "There are pensioners and people on welfare, if you raise the prices, those people won't be able to come anymore! That's why this price is fine ❤️" she also says ❤️ Today's bill was about 7,500 yen for three people ❤️ That's 2,500 yen per person ❤️ It's an unbelievable amount in this day and age ❤️ We enjoyed delicious food for 2 hours and 15 minutes ❤️ So, it's 2,500 yen per person ❤️ There's nothing better than this restaurant ❤️ After this, we went to the karaoke snack owned by the Captain for the collection day, as the second place, the three of us visited there ❤️ La Mer Mama, thank you for the really delicious food today. Thank you, Jun Hamamura. Thank you very much for reading my review to the end. If you have any points where I fall short or any questions, please feel free to comment. Thank you for your continued support. ❤️

On May 9, 2023, Tuesday, at 5:57 PM, I entered the restaurant. I visited last night as well, but the taste of the food was so delicious that I ended up coming back today. First, I had some flounder sashimi with ginger soy sauce, which was incredibly tasty. The fatty flounder paired perfectly with the ginger soy sauce. I also tried the deep-fried eggplant with special broth, which was mouthwatering. I indulged in some green onion rolled omelette as well. The highlight was the pork belly stir-fry, which was beyond my imagination in terms of flavor, and I ended up asking for seconds. The meat was of excellent quality, perfectly cooked, and the sauce was exceptionally delicious. I also had their famous yakisoba, which surpassed any other yakisoba I've had elsewhere in terms of taste. Lastly, I met a regular customer named Takachan, who recommended the pork belly stir-fry to me as well. The quality of the meat combined with the skill of the professional chef resulted in a masterpiece of pork belly stir-fry. The next picture is of a neighboring regular customer named Takachan, who was also enjoying the pork belly stir-fry. The meat was delicious, the cooking was perfect, and the sauce was outstanding. It was truly a masterpiece. Using the best quality meat and a professional chef's touch, a superb pork belly stir-fry was created. I was amazed. Finally, the last picture is of a place I truly love, called Amayadori. I wanted to meet the master of Amayadori, so after indulging in food and drinks at the restaurant, I visited Amayadori around 9:00 PM. The master of Amayadori is not on Tabelog, so I will post a picture here. The master of Amayadori is a wonderful person! I spent about 90 minutes there, paid 2500 yen, and as I was about to leave, the master suggested going for drinks at a nearby karaoke snack bar. The master of Amayadori, a female employee, and I went to the karaoke snack bar, and the total bill was 6200 yen. It's about 2000 yen per person. When I tried to pay my share of 2000 yen, the master said, "You invited Kikuchan, so you don't have to pay." This meant that the 2500 yen I paid at Amayadori was essentially free. In the end, I received free drinks at Amayadori. This is the kind of person the master of Amayadori is. He is not just someone who is good at taking money; he is incredibly considerate of others. He is too kind-hearted. I made a promise to visit Amayadori again this Saturday. Thank you, Lamer Mama, and the master of Amayadori, for the delicious food today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you so much for reading my trivial review until the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to comment. Thank you for your continued support.

On May 8, 2023, Monday, at 5:57 PM, I entered the restaurant. Today, I finally got to visit La Mer, a place I've been looking forward to ❤️. After the Golden Week holidays, all the food served is freshly made on the day, so everything tastes amazing. Unlike other cheap restaurants where they serve dishes made 3 or 5 days ago, everything here was fresh and delicious. I've included some photos of the restaurant interior, and from around 6 PM to 9 PM, it was always packed with customers. Some even had to leave because it was full! Towards the end, there's a photo of the back of a gentleman's head, who is the owner of the restaurant. He didn't want his face in the photo, so I captured his cool-looking head instead ❤️. He is a wonderful person, and his restaurant, Amayadori, is always bustling with customers in Kouri-en. A friend from my school days in Kusuga came to meet me, so I paid the bill once and then again when my friend arrived. The last photo is of ginger rice that the owner gave me as a gift. It was incredibly delicious, and I shared it with my family. The special dashi used to cook the rice was unbelievably tasty, making the rice so delicious! I had a satisfying meal for 3 hours today. Thank you, La Mer Mama, for the delicious food once again. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you so much for reading my silly review until the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to leave a comment. Thank you for your continued support. 🌟

On May 2, 2023, Tuesday, at 6:41 PM, I entered the store. Today was the last day of business for La Mer, just before the Golden Week holiday. I usually use La Mer as the first stop because the taste is overwhelmingly delicious. Today, we had delicious yakitori at Akiyoshi before heading to La Mer. Look at this! This draft beer is only 300 yen! The oden is incredibly delicious with perfect seasoning. The draft beer keeps flowing. I ordered the recommended sashimi of amberjack, which is delivered directly from the fishmonger, so it is incredibly fresh. This beef intestines grill is only 250 yen! It's so cheap! This shop is similar in taste to Bonchi Osamu's shop in Umeda, Osaka-ya. It's incredibly delicious. Only 250 yen and you can feel incredibly happy. Today, I had a dashimaki made with 4 eggs for only 350 yen. Even though eggs are currently expensive, the price remains the same. A 180ml bottle of Dassai sake is only 500 yen. It's truly an unbelievable shop. Despite the overwhelmingly delicious taste, they hardly charge any money. The last photo of yakiniku is made with beef brought as a gift from Ikuchan, a regular customer who works at a meat shop, to La Mer Mama. Mama cooked the yakiniku using this high-quality meat, resulting in incredibly delicious yakiniku. La Mer is always bustling every day, but if you live nearby and have never been there, please visit. You won't regret it, I swear to God. It's truly a wonderful restaurant. Thank you for the delicious food today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you so much for reading my silly review to the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to comment. Thank you for your continued support.

On April 26, 2023, Wednesday, at 5:56 PM, I entered the restaurant. Today, I came to La Mer in Korien. This restaurant offers draft beer for 300 yen, and the taste is incredibly delicious. I have been coming here for two years now and have already visited 114 times. I visit about 60 times a year. It's truly a wonderful restaurant. The owner, who used to work at Osaka-ya in Osaka Umeda, a thriving restaurant, for 40 years, inexplicably offers the beer at this price. If I were the owner, I would raise the price. But the owner always says, "It's okay to keep the price as it is because there are pensioners and welfare recipients here." She is a wonderful person. Her son, who grew up with her cooking, opened a restaurant at Kozonoji Station called Kozonoji, and it became very popular just like this place. If the taste is amazing and the price is unmatched, it will surely become popular. However, the son's wife asked him to close the restaurant because he had to go out drinking with clients, which was affecting his health. Now he is the manager of a somen noodle specialty shop in Gakuenmae, a super high-end residential area in Nara Prefecture. The restaurant is also thriving. It was featured on the TV show "Yo-i Don." People who grow up with delicious food cooked by their mothers seem to be able to only make delicious food. Such a person with an amazing palate will thrive no matter where they open a restaurant. Today, the Chief of the Fire Department, whose Genji name in Kyobashi is Otaicho, also came, and I was able to take a picture of his meal. Thank you, La Mer Mama, for another delicious meal today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you very much for reading my silly review until the end. If you have any points to improve or questions, please feel free to comment. Thank you for your continued support.

On April 10, 2023, Monday, at 5:33 PM, I entered the restaurant. Today was eagerly awaited Monday. I visited because it was La Mer's first day back from a break, so there were incredibly delicious dishes to look forward to. And it was also the day when my beloved Master of Rain Shelter would be there, so I went with excitement. Normally, the Rain Shelter Master would come around 4:30 PM with about three customers, but today he arrived late. It was very rare, and I was able to have the Rain Shelter Master all to myself. His life stories are very interesting and captivating, so my phone is filled with notes about the Rain Shelter Master's life. The tuna sashimi in the last photo was a gift from the Rain Shelter Master. We also had about 9 cups of sake together. The hangover the next day was intense, and I felt dizzy until around 1 PM. Thank you so much for sharing so many stories with me today, Rain Shelter Master. Thanks to you, it was an amazing drinking experience. The Rain Shelter Master's personality is so wonderful that just listening to his stories makes me feel excited and happy from the bottom of my heart. La Mer Mama, thank you for the delicious dishes today as well. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you so much for reading my silly review until the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to leave a comment. Thank you for your continued support.

On April 3, 2023, Monday, at 5:57 PM, I entered the restaurant with my bodybuilder friend. We were both amazed by how delicious the food was and kept saying, "So good!" until we were scolded by Mama La Mer to eat quietly. The taste of this restaurant is simply outstanding. For those visiting for the first time, it will surely be a pleasant surprise. Mama La Mer prepares the dishes from 6 AM to around 11 AM on Monday mornings due to the restaurant being closed on Saturdays and Sundays. This means that no matter what you order on a Monday, it will be incredibly delicious. Mama La Mer used to work at Osaka-ya, a thriving restaurant in Osaka Umeda, for 40 years. She knows everything from the basics to advanced cooking techniques. I had informed Mama La Mer in advance that my friend and I would be visiting together. Without a reservation, it can get very crowded as the food is exceptional. This is the most outstanding restaurant I know of. Despite the incredible taste, they do not charge high prices. That's La Mer for you. Thank you for the delicious food today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you for reading my review until the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to leave a comment. Thank you for your continued support.

On March 27, 2023, Monday, at 2:43 PM, I entered the store. I was able to arrive at La Mer before 3 PM today because I had the afternoon off from work. I came to see if the Rain Shelter Master was here since it's Monday. The photo with a full house of customers in the middle is from 3:48 PM. The store was full at 3:48 PM. Today, I was able to talk a lot with the Rain Shelter Master, and it was really great. The Rain Shelter Master has a wonderful personality, so the conversation never runs out. Thank you for the delicious food today as well. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. If you have any feedback or questions for me, please feel free to leave a comment. Thank you for your continued support.

On March 21, 2023, Tuesday, at 1:48 PM, I entered the store. Since I had the day off from work today, I was able to visit La Mer San from before 2 PM. The store is open from 2 PM to 9 PM. La Mer Mama-san usually arrives at the store around 1 PM to prepare for the 2 PM opening, so even if you visit a little before 2 PM, she will assist you. As you can see in the second and third photos from the end, by 4:15 PM, all seats were filled and it was a full house. Truly a wonderful restaurant! Today, I had the 450 yen sashimi of sea bream, complimentary red pickled sea squirt with vinegar, 350 yen deep-fried eggplant with dipping sauce, two pieces of 150 yen shrimp tempura, 200 yen assorted pickles, 350 yen rolled omelette, 350 yen simmered butterbur, simmered greens (not pictured, 350 yen), and 8 glasses of 300 yen draft beer. The draft beer here comes in 500ml glasses, so I had a total of 4 liters. I entered the store at 1:48 PM and left at 5:09 PM, enjoying delicious food, drinks, and the company of wonderful customers for 3 hours and 21 minutes. Thank you, La Mer Mama-san, for the delicious food once again. I understand why La Mer San is always full. The reason is that La Mer Mama-san doesn't charge any money for her truly delicious food. As a neighboring customer said, "There are no good restaurants in Kouri-en except La Mer San!" I live to eat delicious food at La Mer San. La Mer San is my reason for living. Thank you once again for taking care of me today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you very much for reading my silly review to the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to comment. I look forward to your continued support.

On March 17, 2023, Friday, at 5:57 PM, I entered the store. Today, after work, I visited the beloved Ramen restaurant. Even on this Friday, the restaurant was crowded with customers. I had yakisoba, grilled squid, tempura, rolled omelette, 3 shrimp tempura, and leek and liver stir-fry. I also had 4 glasses of draft beer, all for 3500 yen. The food was incredibly delicious as always, and surprisingly cheap. Thank you for the delicious meal tonight. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you very much for reading my review until the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to comment. Thank you in advance for your continued support.

On March 14, 2023, Tuesday, at 6:04 PM, I entered the restaurant La Mer with my bodybuilder friend, as we had planned about 10 days ago. As you can see in the third photo, the restaurant was packed with customers. It's a fantastic place, which is why it's always full. The restaurant is open from 2 PM to 9 PM, and the food is delicious and satisfying. The prices are very reasonable, which is why it's always crowded. Thank you to the owner for the great food. My bodybuilder friend was also very satisfied on the train ride back. Thanks to the owner's hard work, this restaurant is truly amazing. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you for reading my review. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or feedback. Thank you for your continued support.

On March 8, 2023, Wednesday, at 5:57 PM, I entered the restaurant. Today, I had a drinking party with my friends at La Mer. We settled the bill once in the middle because my friend arrived at 7 PM. The food here is really delicious, so I can eat with peace of mind. The draft beer in the photo is only 300 yen. The food and drinks are so delicious and cheap, making it a very enjoyable izakaya. Thank you, Mama La Mer, for the delicious food today. Thank you, Atsushi Hamamura. Thank you for reading my review until the end. If you have any feedback or questions, please leave a comment. Thank you for your continued support.