DarumaNamba Main store

One of the Better Tasting Kushikatsu out there. If not for the dipping sauce I would have rated them 5. I find it unhygienic as to why you have to use the sauce over and over again from different customers. One is not 100% sure that other customers would not double dip.

Visited March 2020

QUICKIE REVIEW One of the must try spots in Osaka. A little deep-fried goodness goes a long way. English menu is available. FOOD I think a quick explanation of how this place works would help. You select from a list of items ranging from vegetables, eggs, and meats that you would like to have ...breaded and deep-fried. After they bring said cooked item out to you, you dip it only once (no double dipping allowed) in the table share sauce. Eat and enjoy. With all of that being said, I tried almost everything on the menu and liked it. PARKING You are in Osaka, you know better than to look for parking. SERVICE One waiter is not assigned to you. This is an everyone helps everyone deal. Service was good to go and prompt. PRICE All dependent on how much deep-fried goodness you want.

Visited August 2018

We went in slightly early before dinner time - there was no queue. This place is really fun! The waiters will take your orders - it is ok, we dont know what we are ordering, but everything is deep fried! So, you wont go wrong. The food is delivered via a conveyor belt. Of course they reminded you ma...ny times, not to double deep - just use the cabbage that was provided (refillable) and dip the cabbage into the sauce. Sprinkle the sauce from the cabbage onto your skewers. Also, eat your cabbage! It taste delicious too!

Visited May 2018

This restaurant is simply fried food with a fancy name. It is I understand one of the "traditional foods" of Osaka which would be the only reason to give it ago if your over the age of 18. This is fast food with fancy presentation. The skewers all tasted similar whether pork, chicken or beef. Veget...able versions were little better. Honestly unless your there for a cultural experience then skip it. If you really feel the need to eat fried food then the multiple street vendors will be able to satisfy. Sevice was good and prompt which is the only positive I can give it. Cost is reasonable though in the same category is any street food or fried chicken from a vendor. Honestly it is little better and we paid about AU$100 for the pleasure with two adults and kids and left mostly unsatisfied at that. By the way be warned - they permit smoking here with no windows and lots of the local diners were smoking.

Visited July 2018

We took two combos (the smallest and the biggest) and it was a bit a surprise to me to see that all of them were deep fried meaning having more or less the same test. They are homemade which is a good point but the quality of the food inside remains very basic. It seems that al the reputation is bas...ed on the special homemade sauce. We ordered also on top of that two high quality beef skewers for 400 yen each and we have been very disappointed by the quality of the beef. Drinks and ambiance were fine. Obviously in Japan it is possible to find much better food.

Visited October 2016