OIZUMIGAKUEN: Uminchu run by a friendly husband and wife team... cozy Okinawan restaurant.

A fan of the Uminchu restaurant in Nerima and found out there was a brand new branch in Oizumigakuen... had to go!

http://tokyobelly.blogspot.com/2014/10/nerima-uminchu-annex-okinawan.html

Arrived at a super early 5:15pm... customers started filling the seats at 7pm.

Orion Beer!

They bring out a tray of puupuus and each person can select one small dish.

Most items on the menu are pictured.

Shima Rakkyo... kind of like an onion and garlic flavor veggie.

http://www.japanupdate.com/2016/04/salted-shima-rakkyo-salted-scallions/

The store opened 5 months ago and they have a 1 free drink coupon.

https://www.hotpepper.jp/strJ001200382/map/?vos=nhppalsa000013

Buta no kakuni... very tender seasoned pork.

Goya champuru... a must!  Goya was unusually not bitter.  The chef mentioned if you mix in egg and dry fish shards it mellows the bitterness.

Huge menu of Awamori and who best to text for a recommendation?  

Our trusty Okinawan musician... he recommended this bottle.  Had a very mellow sweetness to it, definitely a great choice for beginners.

Kensaku-sensei... 

The owner gave us both a small dish of something I have never seen.  It was kimchee seasoned mozuku... soooo tasty and only available at this restaurant.  Store original.

Nice touch... little sea shells around the rest room sink.

Little Okinawan andagi donuts as a parting gift.

Overall the place is very cozy, have a few tv monitors, some seating options (counter. booths and tatami) but the best part was the friendly owner.  He said there are 11 Uminchu's around Tokyo but this is the only shop that is a franchise and owned by the couple.  Gotta support the small business owner.  

Restaurant: Uminchu Oizumigakuen Branch

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132103/13224923/

Gnavi: https://r.gnavi.co.jp/g0bkcct00000/

Address J: 東京都練馬区東大泉1-29-1

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Higashi Oizumi 1-29-1

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/p1grNwE4yZD2

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NERIMA: Uminchu Annex Okinawan Restaurant... booths, cozy, nice food and 20% off EVERYTHING!

In the struggle keep the budget low after a quick gym workout my friend and I were looking for something new and somewhere we could enjoy a few drinks without breaking the bank.

So with our 20% off coupon EVERYTHING event bottled Awamori we hit up Uminchi's Annex vs the main branch that doesn't do 20% off bottles.

http://r.gnavi.co.jp/a109004/coupon/ 

I went with the Orion beer... arrived ICE COLD and the glass chilled too.  Yum

The menu was expansive and had anything and everything Okinawan.

The Sake.

Really enjoyed the Goya Champuru... deep flavor and went well with our drinks.

After the beer we went directly to a bottle of Awamori.

Pork so tasty.

Recommended dishes.

Seasoned goya

Pig feet... very very tender and tasty.

This place was so great we ordered a second bottle of Awamori Zanpa Silver.

Overall this place was so great... booth seating, tatami seating, counter seating and our waitress was extremely attentive.  Still have some awamori left in the bottle so we will be back. Oh our planned 3,000yen budget per person ballooned to 5,000 yen due to the bottles... but well worth it!

Restaurant: Uminchu Annex - Okinawan Restaurant

Website: http://uminchu-bekkan.kg-consul.jp/

Tabelog Foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132102/13139305/

Address J: 東京都練馬区豊玉北5-22-2

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Toyotamakita 5-22-2
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/heF5n

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