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Takenosuke 武之助

Chances are the only way you’ll end up here is if you’re taken by someone who knows it, but don’t let the hunt keep you away: This underground gem is well worth sniffing around for. Specialising in okonomiyaki, the Hiroshima-style pizza-pancake hybrid, and teppanyaki, Takenosuke draws a faithful crowd of Japanese expats.

Location

  • Chaoyangmenwai 朝阳门外
  • 5081, 5/F, Bldg D, Chaowai Soho, 6B Chaoyang Dajie, Chaoyang District
  • 朝阳区朝外大街乙6号朝外Soho大厦D座5楼5081室
  • Mon-Fri 5-11pm, Sat-Sun 11am-11pm
  • 5869 1323
    • Parking available
    • Chinese bank cards accepted
    • ¥¥¥ 50-80 per person

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User reviews of Takenosuke 武之助

Good value okonomiyakis

Review of Takenosuke
4

The okonomiyakis are instead the highlights of this discreet restaurant, tucked in a small yard not that far North of Solana. The standard ones' prices are about 35RMB, but they also have some specials, much more expensive (more than 80RMB), but also much more opulent: squid, cured meat, cheese... Very filling! Many side dishes like salads are also available. Little flaw about the service, which could be a little faster (but then, okonomiyakis may require that time to be correctly cooked, so this critic may not be so fair). Anyhow as I don't live far, I will return for sure.

Oknomiyakitastic

Review of Takenosuke
3

This restaurant's specialty is its okonomiyaki, egg and noodle omelettes with various other sundries tossed in. I ordered with some trepidation, as the okonomiyaki pictures on the menu fell into the "nice looking food turned into salad cream action painting" category that's common in Japanese restaurants. Usually I'd be annoyed if the food arrived not looking as it did on the menu - in this case, the absence of salad cream was very welcome. The okonomiyaki was pretty good, though could be doing with stronger flavours. It's cooked at the counter, so you can see the chef putting it together.

There are also tons of teppanyaki dishes - the tables are fitted out for cooking at the table, though I didn't actually see this happening while we were eating there - with beef, chicken and seafood. We ordered some grilled chicken, which wasn't as tender as I'd have liked, but wasn't bad at all. The menu comes in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean, if that's of any use to anyone reading.

Prices are fine - two of us got full for less than RMB 100. I would make a point of coming out this way for Sake Manzo, which is just next door. I wouldn't say the same for Takenosuke, but I would happily go back.

Seems very authentic

Review of Takenosuke
4

I've never set foot out of Narita Airport - so take this review with a grain of salt - but I've been to Takenosuke a few times and have enjoyed its distinctively atypical Japanese comfort food (i.e. this is not your run-of-the-mill Beijing sushi/sashimi restaurant) and its unpretentious setting. Friends who have been to Japan and tried real okonomiyaki swear by it. Worth checking out.

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