When traveling, I often have business dinners around the new area, but recently, I've been drawn to JR Fukushima Station area just west of Umeda. In the past few years, with the increase in high-rise apartments, the town is undergoing a transformation, but it has always been renowned as a "food town" with many retro-style specialty shops in the back alleys. Moreover, recently, there has been an increase in "good taste, good cost performance" restaurants under elevated highways or in back alleys, adding to its charm. I couldn't resist this atmosphere! So tonight, my client brought me to Fukushima. The restaurant we visited tonight is a Chinese restaurant that focuses on fish, selected by the Michelin Bib Gourmand guide. They are also known for offering delicious wine at a reasonable price. Tonight, we had: ◎ Simmered tender abalone with caviar ◎ Large shark fin in Shanghai style ◎ Fresh fish fritters with pickled chili and vegetable sauce ◎ Spicy and delicious mapo tofu with cod milt, fried rice, and dessert. The abalone, topped with caviar, looks luxurious and tastes amazing with its tender steaming. The visually stunning large shark fin, simmered for 12 hours in a rich soup, is also incredibly delicious. Lastly, the innovative mapo tofu with just the right amount of spiciness and creamy cod milt is a unique touch (similar to what Lin in Tokyo does...). Each dish was outstanding and paired perfectly with the delicious wine. The conversation flowed, and before we knew it, it was closing time... We left the restaurant to visit another hidden gem in the back alleys of Fukushima. Thank you for the feast!

I visited a Chinese restaurant in Osaka, Fukushima for the first time! I went on a Sunday at noon and was seated immediately without waiting outside. The restaurant is run by a young Japanese chef who handles the cooking alone. I ordered the luxurious Chinese lunch course! The delicate shark fin with rich soup was delicious! I enjoyed it very much.

This is a Chinese restaurant that I had been interested in for a while. You can make reservations for Sunday lunch. The Chinese dishes pair well with wine. Every dish was delicious, especially the mapo tofu. They were also quick to accommodate those who don't like chicken by offering fish options.

I had been wanting to go there for a while and finally made it. The restaurant seemed almost fully booked with reservations. We were seated at a table and ordered some drinks right away. We ordered the popular course, where you can choose the dishes. It seemed that you could upgrade each dish by paying an additional fee. We struggled a bit but finally placed our order. We started with a toast with Shaoxing wine! Cheers! The appetizers came, followed by 4 main dishes and fried rice. The portions were generous and the cost performance was excellent. I'm not used to drinking Shaoxing wine regularly, and I had it mixed with soda, so I tried 4 different varieties but couldn't really tell the difference. I need to study more. All the dishes were delicious, and the service was attentive. Thank you for the wonderful meal!

I heard that there is a fantastic chef from the old Hotel Plaza, so I decided to visit. The quality of the shark fin was unexpectedly high given the price. I indulged in high-end ingredients such as wagyu beef and spiny lobster, but even with drinks included, the total bill was only 10,000 yen. It was a great restaurant!!

During the Obon holiday, I searched on Tabelog for a delicious lunch and discovered a fantastic lunch course at "Uo China YO"! Limited to 3 days only, a dream collaboration of "Shrimp and Crab" - I immediately made a reservation ❤️ - Dream collaboration? Terrine with Shrimp Chili & Shrimp Mayo - both delicious and go well together - Shrimp and 4 kinds of nuts with garlicky flavor - playful combination of textures - Chilled crab chawanmushi with Shanghai crab miso paste - the crab miso paste is irresistibly delicious - Spicy stir-fried spiny lobster with homemade XO sauce - the homemade XO sauce is incredibly tasty - Angel shrimp with crispy kataifi - perfect balance of crispy texture and sauce - Fried milk with crab meat - creamy and rich milk that brings happiness to your mouth - Grilled snow crab dumplings with both internal and external roe - luxurious dumplings with a unique texture - Shrimp tantan noodles - a cold dish with a rich shrimp miso and soy milk mixture - Peach gelato with jelly - refreshing peach flavor that cleanses your palate From start to finish, everything was delicious ❤️❤️❤️ I enjoyed a full course meal prepared by a young chef for the first time, and it was truly delightful. I must come back for dinner soon! Thank you for the feast ❤️❤️❤️

First visit to this restaurant. Visited with 3 people on this day. We were seated at a table in the back of the restaurant and started with a toast with beer. We ordered the "Ultimate Chinese Course" (9,500 yen per person) for the day. <Appetizer> Tenderly simmered abalone with caviar <Shark fin dish> Large shark fin simmered in Shanghai style sauce for 12 hours <Fish dish> Freshly delivered fried fish with pickled chili and vegetable sauce <Specialty> Spicy and delicious seafood mapo tofu with fried rice <Dessert> Almond jelly The price was reasonable considering the large size of the shark fin. The seasoning was delicious. The fried fish was crispy and juicy. The combination of mapo tofu with seafood, shirako, and refreshing fried rice was uniquely delicious. It's hard to describe, but everything was just right. We also ordered two bottles of Shaoxing wine and requested them to be served warm, which made the experience even better. The service was excellent and the food was very delicious. Thank you for the wonderful meal! We will definitely visit again.

We made a reservation for the appetizer + 4 choices + fried rice with 4 choices set, but it was fully booked! All the dishes were made to bring out the flavor of the ingredients and were very delicious! Three girls went and were full. We will go again.

Tabelog Chinese Cuisine WEST Top 100 Restaurants in 2023 Selected as the 45th out of 100 restaurants in Western Japan Tabelog Overall Rating: 3.70 Visit Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023, 11:30 Ordered: Casual Lunch Course 6 items for 2,000 yen x 2 - Assorted 2 types of appetizers - Stir-fried squid with aromatic flavor - "Drooling chicken" with moderate spiciness - Spicy and delicious! Mapo tofu with minced seafood and shirako - Scallop and asparagus orange-flavored fried rice - Almond jelly Drink: Warm jasmine tea for 600 yen Made a reservation on Tabelog net 19 days in advance for the opening time at 11:30. The restaurant has counter seats near the entrance and table seats towards the back. We were seated at a 4-person table. After us, more customers arrived and were seated at the counter, which was now full. Regarding the food, considering the price, it was okay. The "Stir-fried squid with aromatic flavor" was good with a rich Chinese cuisine taste. However, other dishes like "Drooling chicken" and "Mapo tofu" were a bit too spicy and lacked balance in flavor. The orange-flavored fried rice was unique but overly refreshing, leaving a somewhat bland taste. The service was polite and attentive, despite the affordable lunch prices.

It is a course meal, but there are a lot of choices for each dish so you can customize the course with your favorite items. Every dish was incredibly delicious without any complaints. Especially, the Chilean sauce with Ise lobster and crispy rice was the best, so I highly recommend it. Also, the unique way of speaking by the staff was memorable and I will definitely visit again.

Wonderful top 100 restaurant. I had never considered Chinese cuisine, but my friend celebrated my birthday here. The sparkling interior and elaborate appetizers were unexpected for a Chinese restaurant. The dishes made with plenty of seafood highlighted the deliciousness of the ocean, and they weren't too heavy for Chinese food. The surprising combination of mapo tofu and shirako was amazing. The staff's service was also polite, making it a truly deserving top 100 restaurant. ✨

Tonight, I enjoyed a delightful stroll through the streets of Osaka, exploring a casual Chinese restaurant that had caught my eye for a while. This place offers a unique course where you can choose your dishes, creating a customized meal (priced at 4500 yen). I started with a glass of champagne, followed by beer and Shaoxing wine. The meal began with a selection of appetizers, including fresh fish carpaccio and a recommended appetizer assortment. For the warm dishes, I chose crab claws and soft shell crab in an ethnic chili sauce (for an additional 300 yen), as well as braised abalone in oyster sauce (for an extra 800 yen). I also enjoyed a soup with crab meat and shark fin (for an extra 200 yen) and a deliciously spicy mapo tofu dish (for an additional 200 yen). The meal concluded with seafood sauce-covered yakisoba noodles (for an extra 400 yen), cooked to perfection by Chef Yano, who hails from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel's Chinese restaurant, Koto. Despite the casual vibe, I believe this restaurant has the potential to become even more popular with a more refined setting. I see great possibilities for this down-to-earth Chinese eatery. Thank you for the wonderful meal!

Starting with abalone, a large shark fin appeared. The shark fin has a good texture and the richness of the soup. Each piece is thick and has a good texture, and the soup is rich and flavorful. It was delicious. Also, the mapo tofu had two types of chili peppers, so the spiciness and aroma were completely different, which was nice. The fried rice was fluffy and went well with the mapo tofu. For dessert, there was a refreshing almond jelly.

In Osaka, choosing Chinese food might be a first for me. Lately, I haven't come across many delicious Chinese restaurants, so when I heard about this place, I decided to visit with a friend. We started with a toast with champagne. Feeling a bit tired, I swayed slightly after just one sip, which made us laugh. We opted for the 4500 yen course where we could choose our dishes. First, we had appetizers - sashimi, stir-fried octopus, fried shrimp - all delicious. For the mains, we had steamed sea bream, seafood mapo tofu (a must-try!), crispy prawn mayo, and black pepper beef (a bit tough to chew but tasty). The fried rice with orange flavor, crunchy asparagus, and flavorful scallops was a perfect ending. The steamed buns came out too early, before the mains, so they got cold and hard. Overall, it was a long time since I had such delicious Chinese food, and I left completely satisfied. Thank you for the meal!

I visited for the first time. We ordered a course where you can choose 4 main dishes for 4500 yen, along with drinks, and it came to around 10,000 yen for two people. We had appetizers, steamed sea bream, fried crab claws and soft-shell crab, Sichuan-style stir-fried tuna, seafood mapo tofu, and fried rice. Each dish had a good portion size and was great value for money. The flavors of each dish were well-crafted, and since I love both authentic Chinese and seafood, it was fantastic. I would love to go again.

This is my first visit. The restaurant is conveniently located a 2-minute walk from Fukushima Station. Two women had a course meal at the counter for 4,500 yen. We had appetizers, steamed fish with Chinese soy sauce, stir-fried seafood and Chinese vegetables with shrimp sauce, stir-fried crab claws and soft shell crab with chili sauce, seafood mapo tofu, and fried rice. Overall, the flavors were robust, making it a great choice for those who enjoy drinking alcohol.

I was looking for a fine dining restaurant and managed to book a dinner course for 4500 yen with available slots. The dishes served were beautifully presented and visually appealing. The members I went with were satisfied and enjoyed the delicious food. The shrimp mayo in particular was a favorite taste of mine.

The day after finishing our errands at my house during my visit, my wife and I walked from JR "Fukushima" station to a Chinese restaurant nearby. We had made a reservation in advance. I hadn't had a large portion of shark fin for a long time, so I decided to choose this restaurant after looking at various options. When I lived in Hong Kong for about five years, I rarely ate large shark fin dishes, but I have had the brown soup with shark fin and slices of Jinhua ham a few times. I also tried dishes made with abalone, sea cucumber soup, and bird's nest soup, using high-end ingredients, but shark fin is my favorite. Shark fin, a luxury ingredient used in Chinese cuisine, was said to be excellent when it came from Japan, mainly from Kesennuma, but as a Japanese person living in Hong Kong, I rarely had the opportunity to eat it there. We ordered the 11,000 yen course menu. It was originally advertised as a 17,000 yen course, so it was quite a price drop. We were seated at a table at the back of the restaurant, which had a sophisticated and calm bar-like atmosphere. Although Fukushima station is next to Osaka station, I had rarely visited it except for going to The Symphony Hall a couple of times for classical concerts or for work. The restaurant is located among many other dining establishments, but it has a different charm. The dishes, besides shark fin, were refined, such as simmered abalone with caviar (I forgot to take a photo) and dishes made with spiny lobster. The noodle dish was made with shrimp and egg, mixed with bottarga, and topped with sea urchin, which was impressive. The shark fin was served with Shanghai crab sauce, which was not bad, but it was seared on one side. Personally, I prefer shark fin in its original golden sauce. I think it looks best with a small side of green vegetables to add color. It was a bit disappointing that it was different from what I had imagined, but it was still enjoyable. After beer, we ordered tea, but they only had two types of Chinese tea, Oolong tea and jasmine tea, which was a bit disappointing. I think it would be better to have around five types of tea available. It was nice that they served hot water immediately after placing the tea on the table. It seemed that some people who used to work at Chinese restaurants in foreign-owned hotels had opened this restaurant. They still seemed quite young. After finishing all the dishes, I was quite full. It was completely different from regular Chinese cuisine. It was an interesting experience.

【All-you-can-drink】Enjoy the bounty of the sea plan!! I made a reservation for 8 dishes on this site and visited. I changed the reservation from 19:00 to 17:00 and visited. They kindly accommodated the change, which was very helpful. The dishes were incredibly delicious with outstanding seasoning and creativity. It was like a mapo tofu but more like a miso stir-fry.

The dishes were all delicious with just the right amount of spice and flavor. We had a course meal and it was very good. The atmosphere was nice, and the cozy feeling made us feel comfortable while dining. It was delicious. Thank you for the meal.

Taste: ★★★★ Atmosphere: ★★★★ Presentation: ★★★★ Service: ★★★★ The main dishes were very delicious with an elegant taste. However, I felt that the prices were a bit high for what was offered. The overall taste was just right, although as a fan of strong flavors, I found it slightly lacking. The mapo tofu was surprising as it was made with whitefish instead of meat, but the seasoning was excellent. The atmosphere of the restaurant was stylish, but I personally didn't like sitting at the counter where I could see all the staff's movements and how the dishes were prepared. The staff seemed a bit indifferent. The rice was served a bit slowly, so it's important to be prepared for a leisurely dining experience if opting for the course menu. Overall, I didn't feel the urge to visit again, so I couldn't give it a 5-star rating.