Tengu Nishiumedaten

Located in Basement 1 of Shin Sankei Building, Tengu was a wild find. First of all, Google Map would neither direct you to the correct Tengu restaurant nor show any result for "Shin Sankei". Second of all, resources mostly state "near Hilton Osaka Hotel". But fear not, now you know where is Tengu wi...th my first review :) When you are at Shin Sankei Building, take the stairs down and you will see the entrance to Tengu (refer to pic). Tengu is on the right of this picture. In Tengu, okonomiyaki is pre-made in the kitchen and brought to table grill, where you can keep it sizzling while graciously top the okonomiyaki with bonito flakes and mayonnaise. We ordered scallop (780yen) and pork okonomiyaki (830yen) and a bottle of Sake to go with it. The scallop okonomiyaki was cooked to nicety: slightly moist but not undercooked. Paired with slightly crusty outer layer, it was a great combination of texture. Though the filling was slightly varied, both okonomiyakis shared the same texture and flavour. Flavour wise was slightly on the modest end (in my opinion) and could probably spice up a little.

Visited October 2014