Okonomiyaki Kayo

Diners have praised the chewy texture and spring of the yakisoba noodles; one reviewer called the dish exceptional. Choices range from simple pork or squid yakisoba to a mixed version with pork, squid and prawns, and Goshiki soba, which also includes scallops and octopus. It is a varied selection if you want to choose your noodles by the toppings.

For a dish with rice as well, try sobameshi. The chef’s-choice sobameshi combines pork, squid, prawns and beef tendon with konnyaku, offering a different mix of toppings from the standard mixed version. One diner added spring onions and bean sprouts to mixed sobameshi. It is an example of how toppings can change the dish.

Okonomiyaki options include pork and squid, as well as pork with plum and shiso, squid with pork and kimchi, and a mixed version with pork, squid and prawns. The Italian-style teppan-grilled dish comes with onion, green pepper, bacon and cheese, so the menu ranges from familiar combinations to something a little different. Reviewers have also enjoyed Kayo-yaki with soy sauce, a large serving of yakisoba, tonpeiyaki and an assortment of daily appetisers. Rather than sticking to okonomiyaki alone, you can build a meal with small plates and teppan-grilled dishes.

Oden is another option if you want to linger over a few small dishes. The selection includes daikon, egg, shiitake mushrooms and beef tendon, and there is a set pairing 3 oden items with a drink. It works as a snack with drinks or as a dish before the okonomiyaki. For two, there is also a pair course with a choice of yakisoba or okonomiyaki, alongside oden, grilled squid tentacles and tonpeiyaki. It suits a meal shared over several teppan dishes.

Okonomiyaki Kayo is in Higashinakamoto, Higashinari Ward, Osaka. Dinner is served on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 17:00 to 22:00, and dinner reservations are accepted.