Yummy Hawaiian BBQ: A step away from Japan and into America

Area:  about a 2-min walk from Exit 6, south of Fushimi station 伏見駅
Restaurant:  Yummy Hawaiian BBQ
Website and Map:  http://www.yummy-bbq.com/storeinfo.html

Hours:  11am-10pm


I came across this Hawaiian BBQ restaurant when I was waiting for a movie to start around the Fushimi theatre.    I'm not so sure exactly what Hawaiian BBQ is, but this restaurant did have an American feel to it, as you order your food at the counter fast food style.  There are a variety of dishes to choose from such as meat plates, rice bowls, loco moco and noodle bowls.  There is a lunch menu, but I think the only difference is that soup is included.  The most popular was supposedly the meat plate.  The seasoning is the same for all the meats, so you just choose your type.  I had the chicken plate (¥880).  It comes with your choice of 4 sides.  Strangely most of the sides were Korean in flavor from duk boki, jap chae, namul and tofu (kimchi style).  Others included the Japanese tamagoyaki (rolled egg) and pasta salads, etc.  I chose the bean sprout namul, Japanese broccoli namul, carrot salad and duk boki.  The namul was standard in sesame oil and garlic flavor, not too salty.  The carrot was dressed with an Italian dressing.  The duk boki was only slightly hot and a bit sweet, and the rice cakes had a nice chewy texture.  The chicken was seasoned well with a sweet garlic and slight ginger aroma teriyaki-like sauce.  It was almost like the food court's "Made in Japan" chain of teppanyaki fast food that you find in malls in North America.  It came on top of 2 scoops of rice.

For ¥100 extra, you can add a coffee.  It's a French vanilla flavor coinciding with what is supposed to be Hawaiian java.

This eatery is definitely a good deal;  for under ¥1000, you can finish up feeling very full indeed.  Not only that, it's a balanced meal with nutrients from all the food groups.  The coffee is even a pleasant change from the regular.

The Hawaiian music playing over the speakers and the sun shining through the windows makes for an atmosphere a bit different than the regular Japanese eateries.