Two years, 3 months 4 days. Osaka Grub opened its doors to customers in the historic Essex Street Market in the Lower East Side on June 26, 2016. We were a Japanese fusion food stall- 10’x10’ in size but fully operating.
When we incorporated this business in 2015, our vivid memories of okonomiyaki brought us back to our time living in Tokyo – we wanted to share one of our favorite comfort foods with New Yorkers. Our dream soon became a reality. Its really been quite an amazing journey for two people who didn’t have a culinary restaurant background to begin with.
Okonomiyaki is a Japanese cabbage savory pancake. It’s pronounced “oh-ko-no-mee-ya-key”. It translates to “As you like it”. The classic Osaka-style okonomiyaki holds up like a normal pancake, packed with cabbage. The texture is slightly soft, and you can taste a hint of dashi (Japanese bonito fish stock). There are shrimp pieces inside the pancake, layered with pork belly and topped with Japanese mayo, sauce, seaweed flakes, and the extra-special bonito fish flakes that always looked like they were dancing on top.
Unfortunately, we are no longer opened and we are saddened not to continue down the path of operating a restaurant- its been an incredible opportunity. In order to still share with you our culinary creativities, we’ve decided to start this blog- musings, our own recipes, and whatever else comes to mind.
And so we live on.
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