Area: about 800m west of Osu Kannon station 大須観音駅, 500m east of Sasashima Raibu station ササシマライブ駅
Restaurant: Pineapple Mint Gallery Cafe パインアップルミント
Map and Info: http://tabelog.com/aichi/A2301/A230101/23049943/dtlmap/
Hours: Weekdays open from 7:30am, Weekends and Holidays open from 10am (closing time is not listed)
There are a lot of painting and pictures hanging on the walls, but it seems more like decoration than a gallery. Even so, the contrasting black and white decor, along with the bright lighting and bright owner, it's a nice place to enjoy lunch.
The carbonara (880円）was recommended, so that's what I went with. It's the first time I've seen carbonara without the half-cooked egg plopped on top in Japan. If I'm not mistaken, real carbonara has the egg mixed with the pasta to create a creamy sauce, so this cafe has seem to have gotten it right. The al dente fettucine pasta was also a welcome change compared to spaghetti that is often served in Japan. The ham matched well, but added a bit too much saltiness to the dish. The soup (possibly vegetable consomme) was a bit too salty, but the salad was perfect with an ume (pickled plum) dressing. The bread could have been a bit softer, as well as the margarine that came alongside it. The accompanying fruity apple tea was a good ending to the meal.
The owner was so nice that he threw in a mango juice AND a deliciously sweet maple syrup coated toast with vanilla soft cream drizzled with caramel sauce! Maybe he thought I was missing maple syrup once he found out I was Canadian....this is what I call sa-bisu.
(The english word `service' means freebie here).
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