OSAKA UMEDA: à le Loïc Gelato! Pistachio and Strawberry was yum... my rare ice cream entry. (SONY RX100M3)

Client visiting from NY and had to bullet train down to Osaka for a few days to help navigate and translated during their stay. Luckily it was just next to the  New York talk show stage they were participating. 

Ice cream produced by French patisserie Loic Langry.

Oh my... Gelato is not very budget friendly but this 690 yen two selection ice cream so sooo delicious.   

The annual New York Festival at Hankyu Department store offers alot of NY artwork for sale.

http://www.hankyu-dept.co.jp/honten/h/newyork2019/index.html

This artist reminded me so much of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Interesting artist that creates tiny clay animal figures then paints them.

If in Umeda you gotta visit the massive Hankyu Department Store that is vast!  They seem to have frequent events in the top floor.

Restaurant:   à le Loïc
Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/osaka/A2701/A270101/27068730/
Website: https://www.hankyu-dept.co.jp/honten/restaurantguide/restaurant38.html/
Address J: 大阪府大阪市北区角田町8-7 阪急うめだ本店 9F
Address E: Osaka, Kita-ku, Kakudacho 8-7, Hankyu Umeda 9F
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/C4dKFb7xdFrh7pHW9

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IKEBUKURO: 135 Bal's full Thai Course is still alive and well! This place has the best Groupon Deal evah! (Lumix LX5)

Took my little sister out for dinner and luckily scored the 135 Bal Thai all you can drink course dinner for only 1,990 yen per person!  Sooooo happy they have continued to put deals on Groupon.

I try to get in about 5-6 drinks but my sister can't drink alcohol and only had 2 Oolong Teas... 

Very clean and spacious.

Push button ordering system!

Here we go! Spring rolls with sweet spicy Thai sauce.

Pork!

This TomYamKun was soooo flavorful!  Loved it.

Seafood salad.

Big plump shrimp.

More shrimp! Yuummm....

Last call for alcohol is 90 minutes into the 2 hour course.  They had the standard rule of not being able to order a drink unless you empty your current one... but with a little nudge I got the water to bring me out a closing Whisky Hi-Ball.

This deal is simply fantastic and if you have been in Japan long enough you are probably semi-alcoholic so for sure you can get your drink on here!  Draft Beers average around 500 yen in Japan so if you drink 4 then you've covered the 1,990 yen damage and its all happy sailing from there.

My Previous Entry! http://tokyobelly.blogspot.com/2018/11/ikebukuro-135-bal-for-full-thai-course.html

I love cameras and this night I took out the battle worn Lumix LX5 that was released in 2010.  The images are razor sharp much like the Sony RX100 series.  I have the Canon s120, G9x and G7x but they are quite soft... in very low light situations nothing beats the s120.

Restaurant: 135 Bal

Tabelog FOodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1305/A130501/13217284/#

Address J: 東京都豊島区南池袋1-23-11 ブロンズビル B2F

Address E: Tokyo, Toshima-ku, Minami Ikebukuro 1-23-11

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/SFUjdzzv2SnqUyAJ9

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HIKARIGAOKA: Fukuju Korean Restaurant... Sundubu revisited to see if the taste is consistent. (Sony RX100M3)

I occasionally post a second entry for the same restaurant but this day I revisited Fujuku to see if my previous rave review was just-worthy.... http://tokyobelly.blogspot.com/2019/06/hikarigaoka-fukuju-korean-restaurant.html

All you can eat menu... 3,680 yen but if you want drinks its plus 1,500 yen.  Thats a heafty 5,000 yen in the country side burbs.   Think I would pre-drink then just eat as much as possible. 

Aloha Hawaiians! They have Spam Musubi here on their all u can eat menu!

The waiter and waitress was so attentive... I must have had 5 refills of barley tea.

Kids yakiniku lunch set only 500 yen.

Look at that color!  So deep rich flavorful... not watered down like most Sundubu spots that put way toooo much Tofu that bleeds water. 

Raw egg!  Just mix and it will cook. 

Free lunch rice refills... small extra portion please.

No smoking until 2pm

So I counted the number of clams in my Sundubu... 6 or 7!  Yuuuummm

Consistent and tasty plus the staff was incredibly attentive... they continued to peek at every ones table 5-10 min to see if we needed water or anything.  Kindness and service is still alive on the out skirts of Tokyo... YUM!

Restaurant: Fukuju Hikarigaoka Branch
Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132102/13027625/
Homepage:  http://www.eirin-fukuju.co.jp/fukuju/shop.html
Address J: 東京都練馬区光が丘5-1-1 光が丘IMA 専門店街 3F
Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Hikarigaoka, IMA 3F
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/2fVCKmHGyjwESZQGA
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