This place is consistently open and busy!!! Among locals too, which is pretty impressive on a Monday afternoon when I went. I wouldn’t say Monjya is my favorite food, but the experience in itself was extremely interesting. I didn’t speak Japanese, but they do indeed have an English men(yay). I pointed at what I wanted and they knew I didn’t know how to make it myself so they cooked it in front of me. Very impressive and fast work(I loved watching them make it so nice and neatly). I would say this is a true piece of Japan, as I have never seen this in the US… very local experience and worth a try in Tokyo.
Judy S.
Classificação do local: 5 New York, NY
Our Japanese friend was craving some monja-yaki so took us to the Tsukishima stop where there’s a street of restaurants that serve monja-yaki! We ordered three different types: the snack monja-yaki with ramen bits on top, shrimp monja-yaki, and scallop monja-yaki(which was my personal favorite!). Apparently okonomiyaki originated from Western Japan, and monja-yaki is Tokyo’s version. It’s less eggy and more soy based. The experience is also pretty cool. The waitress made one for us and our friend made the next two. Essentially you first pour on oil, then lightly toast the flakes and the cabbage, cut the cabbage, mix the two together, make a wall of cabbage+flakes in which you pour the batter, mix everything once the batter turns syrupy, flatten a little and eat! The biggest boo boo is not making the wall dense enough — because then the batter seeps out and that changes the flavor. Also ordered some beers that came in chilled glasses! And they have storage in the seats. They also give you a clear sheet if you want to cover anything so it doesn’t smell afterwards.