Houzenji Sanpei

Definitely worth the wait in line! Obviously it’s an okonomiyaki spot—and honestly, you can’t go wrong with any choice on the menu. We also tried the noodles, which were solid, but the real surprise? The tofu. It was unbelievably rich and tender—totally the highlight. And yes, while we were waiting, we ended up ordering edamame… three times. 🫛 🫛 🫛

Counter bar is recommend !!! enjoy dining while chef prepare your yummy food (quite hot in front of pan) i think food will be more delicious if you can see how it's been. Seafood all fresh and yakisoba taste mee standard.

Easy to order, very friendly. It is the ideal okonomiyaki place. Didn't have to wait. No too sweet, didn't burn it, fluffy.

Nice place with delicious okonomiyaki! Reasonably priced with many options. Keep in mind that you would probably wait in line for a while. We waited 30min. Then another 20min doe them to make the okonomiyaki. Overall good experience

Ordered both Pork Yakisoba and Beef Tendon Okonomiyaki and both were great. Not mindblowing but a very hearty first meal on this trip that instantly reminded me why Japan is great for foodies like me. Dined with mostly locals around me so it was a great find on Google. Great value too! Overall: 4.4/5

This place is amazing! Staff was welcoming and polite (as most Japanese people are anyways) and the service impeccable. The food… oh the food was so good! It has a great rating for a reason! Go wait in line before opening as the line gets long quick!

I came here to try okonomiyaki, one of Osaka’s specialties. There was a waiting line outside but I eventually got seated right in front of the (open) kitchen. What an experience to see the chef preparing the dish right in front of your eyes! I really enjoyed both the food and the atmosphere. I paid £11, which was really good value for money (about 2000 yen). They accept card payments.

So good that we came back twice nights in a row. By far the best Okonomiyaki we've had throughout our week long trip in Japan. Generous ingredients, flavorful dishes and pretty quick cooking time. Small seating but queue moves pretty fast. Underrated gem behind the bustling streets of dontonburi.

Such yummy okonomiyaki. You can customize it and build it to your own preference. It is so much food, I couldn't finish mine because the portion was so large. A must eat in Osaka. The queue was almost 1 hour of waiting though, don't know how worth it it was for 1 hour wait.

When in Osaka, you gotta have okonomiyaki, right? We decided on Houzenji Sampei after researching a few okonomiyaki shops. Of course, you can always get some as street food in Kuromon Market but you can't beat the places that specialize in it. Like Houzenji Sampei. With different combinations (or a design-your-own option), you can try many different flavours and tastes. The best part though is that they make the pancake for you and bring it to your tabletop grill to season and dress, unlike other places that give you the premade batter to cook yourself. For a newbie at flipping pancakes, this was godsend. We ordered 3 different pancakes and a yaki-soba for 4 people, which left us all bursting at the seams. The yakisoba was bland (perhaps, because they don't specialize in it...) but all 3 of the okonomiyaki(s) were amazing, with crisp edges and tender insides. My favourite was the Shimei mushroom + scallop + cheese option. If you're ever in Osaka, I implore you to try a specialized okonomiyaki restaraunt. I highly recommend Houzenji Sampei be that restaurant!

Came here for the Okonomiyaki and was not disappointed! If you are looking for a relaxed spot to avoid the droves of tourists on the main drags, this is the spot for you. I almost feel bad writing this review since we had such great time. The service was great, per usual in Japan. Greeted at the door and showed to our table. The menus have English or at least they provided ones to us that did. You can pick from a number of traditional combos or build your own. We grabbed the kimchi one and opted out of the noodles as we wanted to save space for other spots in Dotonburi. One thing that prevented me from giving 5 stars is that a decent amount of dust had collected on the exhaust fans. This is nothing new to establishments which have said set up (I worked fast food so I know how much of a hassle grease can be) but still not necessary, can be easily wiped down each night .

We checked out Hozenji Sanpei because it's supposed to be less tourisy and more popular with the locals. It is located right in Dotonburi but hidden in a small alley way. You definitely have to know what you're looking for in order to find this place. Be aware that they really don't speak very much English but they do have an English menu for you if you ask. We ordered their yakisoba and their okonomiyaki and I have to say that I'm disappointed. I've had better yakisoba and okonomiyaki even in the states. In fact, I make okonomiyaki at home and it's better than the one I've had here. You can get the okonomiyaki with any toppings you want. There are a big list of suggested toppings. We had ours with mentaiko, bacon, and squid. Let's just say that this combo was a big fail. The mentaiko did not go well in the okonomiyaki at all. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here when there are so many other okonomiyaki places around. I didn't have a chance to try other places but I wouldn't come back to Hozenji Sanpei again.

The previous review is not very accurate. They were very nice and cordial. The menu was pretty good and we had excellent service. Lots of locals waiting in a line. We got seated and served very quickly. We got 3 dishes and all were super yummy. :) I feel like the previous person was just making a bad review to make a bad review. Go here, you won't be disappointed.