YAYOI KEN Keihammoriguchiten

I live in Japan and used to frequent Yayoiken quite often, but not any more. Just to be fair, the food is "more proper" than the lower-echelon franchises like Matsunoya and Yoshinoya. However, the quality of ingredients, taste and volume of the food have GREATLY taken a nosedive after the Pandemic (...probably due to Cost increase). Most importantly, I decided to avoid Yayoiken once and for all because of the rampant racial discrimination of the floor staff working in there. If you are dining there during busy hours when many JAPANESE CUSTOMERS are waiting for their orders, FOREIGNERS (especially those of Asian origins) might easily find themselves waiting for over 30 minutes or so, because basically the mentality is : NOT UNTIL ALL THE JAPANESE have got their meals FIRST (even those who came AFTER you) will GAIJIN's orders be served. This is actually a highly COMMON PRACTICE in Osaka, (I am not saying this happens 100% of the time, but unfortunately I have experienced this, in different restaurants, more than I ever wanted) but then you need to observe your surroundings really carefully or else you might fail to notice it. This is the Japanese way-- they won't do it "at your face"-- but, do watch your back for similar insidious acts when you travel in Western Japan.

Visited May 2023

Visited this place for dinner with colleagues and found quite a number of vegetarian food options. They have automated order placing machines that allow you to place orders without having to know Japanese. They have images for all the dishes they serve which provides a reasonable expectation of the ...food on your plate. The taste was very good although I am not quite an expert on Japanese food. Head out to this place if you're staying close to Moriguchi station and are looking for vegetarian food options at a Japanese restaurant.

Visited November 2015