May #2- BC Osaka

Holiday weekend equals two new restaurants :) 

Last night Brian and I went to BC Osaka, a place where neither of us had been before. This place is a hibachi grill on one side and a buffet on the other. One of my co-workers said that this place was better than House of Kobe, one of my favorite places, so my expectations were high. 

Walking into this restaurant I felt like I needed an instruction manual. First off, we went early so we were not given the option of the hibachi grill. We had to get the buffet. On our first trip up to the buffet, we grabbed the typical Asian buffet foods (egg rolls, rice, kabobs, sushi, etc). During our second trip, I noticed all of this raw food (vegetables, noodles, meats, and eggs). Brian and I were discussing how you probably put what you want on your plate and they cook it up. There was no sign or instruction posted to indicate that, and nobody to tell us. Brian, being just as shy as I am, had a genius idea. He decided that we needed to go hide behind the sushi bar, and hope that a customer who knew what to do would come along. Eventually this lady who seemed in the know came up, and was explaining how it worked to her friend. Score! 

We now knew how to get our food. You pile all of the food that you want on your plate and they cook it up, just like we thought. It was pretty good ( the steak way better than the chicken and beef), but the one think I didn't like was they had a bunch of spices, and you had to spice up your own food. Not being the greatest of cooks, I just threw some stuff on my steak and hoped for the best. 

The food at this place was mediocre, but the amount was incredible.  As I heard one man say at the buffet, "It just keeps going."  The buffet options just seemed to go on forever, including a large sushi bar if you are into sushi. 

I would go back to BC Osaka.  Now that I know how things work, I feel I could better attack the buffet. It would also be interesting to do the hibachi side to see if it is better than House of Kobe. From my experience last night I would say, no, House of Kobe is much better. I would also say if you are going to BC Osaka, go with an instruction manual.

Food: 3 Stars

Price: Make your boyfriend pay.