オオサカチャオメン お初天神裏参道

I went to a restaurant where I could eat something like chow mein called "Chao Men" 🍜

The place is called "Oosaka Chao Men Ohatsutenjin Urakamidou", and as the name suggests, it's located on the Urakamidou of Ohatsutenjin. The nearest station is Higashi-Umeda Station on the Osaka Metro, but it's within walking distance from Umeda and Osaka stations on various lines 🚃

For drinks, I ordered:
Aromatic Almond Calpis Sour✨ 649 yen
Draft Beer 🍺 495 yen

I ordered:
Fresh Seaweed with Oyster Soy Sauce Steam🦪 396 yen
Specialty Chao Men🍜 1070 yen
Assorted Dim Sum (three types)🇹🇼 550 yen
Mapo Tofu🔥 902 yen
Wagyu Tororo Steam🐮 869 yen

Fresh Seaweed with Oyster Soy Sauce Steam🦪
I had this as an appetizer. The crunchy seaweed combined with the oyster soy sauce was delicious🦪

Assorted Dim Sum (three types)🇹🇼
Juicy Shumai🐷
They were packed with chunky meat and had plenty of chives, making them flavorful and delicious🐷
Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings)🇹🇼
The skin was chewy and filled with lots of hot soup, very tasty🇹🇼
Shrimp Steamed Dumplings🦐
Tobiko was on top, adding a nice pop, and the shrimp flavor was strong and delicious🦐

Wagyu Tororo Steam🐮
The wagyu was tender, and the tororo was fluffy with a light seasoning, making it delicious🐮 The Napa cabbage underneath was also tender and very tasty🥬

Mapo Tofu🔥
This was made with house-made sauce✨
They brought it out piping hot🔥
It was well-seasoned with Sichuan pepper and had plenty of house-made sauce with spicy oil, giving it a nice kick🔥
The tofu was jiggly, and the meat was sizable, providing a satisfying bite, making it delicious🐷 The staff said it pairs very well with rice, and I completely agree🍚

Specialty Chao Men🍜
This is a noodle dish where extremely thin egg noodles are steamed and fried on one side until crispy, with a hearty filling underneath.
The aroma and texture of the noodles were great!
The staff plated it in a way that enhances the deliciousness✨
It was arranged so that the crispy noodles wouldn't be drenched in sauce
There were lots of crunchy ingredients like wood ear mushrooms and water chestnuts.
The noodles were crispy, fragrant, and incredibly delicious.
The filling was thick and hearty with pork and squid, complementing the noodles superbly.

It was great to enjoy a new menu, and it was delicious✨
The menu was diverse, and I want to try various dishes again🥰