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| - My husband and I have been wanting to check out Teppanyaki Kyoto for awhile now, since we discovered it while we were dining across the street at Park Bruges. We were reminiscing about our trip to Japan last year and wanted to have some okonomiyaki to ease our nostalgia.
As we stepped into the restaurant, it was as if we were being transported to Japan. The ambiance, smells, music, everything made us feel like we have left Pittsburgh entirely. We were seated in the back of the restaurant, in a little private section, which we really didn't mind, though the hostess did give us the option to sit wherever we wanted as we were tempted by the seats on the floor in the tatami room for a few seconds.
For food, we ordered a plate of takoyaki to start. We didn't take long to place our order for our main course as we were starving and on the menu, it stated that it would take 25 minutes to prepare the okonomiyaki. The takoyaki was served very quickly and it tasted pretty good, very close to what we had in Japan.
~25 minutes later, my hokkaido mix (shrimp, scallop and squid) okonomiyaki and my husband's beef hiroshimayaki arrived. The difference between the okonomiyaki and hiroshimayaki is that the hiroshimayaki has soba noodles in it and a fried egg on top. The 2 pancakes looked delicious and were surprisingly large and filling. I was a little disappointed in my okonomiyaki because I realized it was thick, because it was packed with cabbage. My seafood okonomiyaki, had 1 shrimp, 2 nscallops, and maybe 3 slices of squid. For the price, I can't complain, and it was still tasty nonetheless.
Our waiter was also very attentive and kept checking on us to make sure our glasses were always filled.
Overall, it was a nice dining experience.
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