Jinen Unagidani Minamitori

Food quality: ⁴⁄₅
Value: ⁶⁄₅!
Unbelievable value. Not the best sushi I have had but the lunch special was a lot of sushi plus a very interesting fish miso soup which was thick and delicious + egg /​meat /​tofu desert thing + unlimited green tea.
We walked miles to get here and for the price it was worth it. The 600 yen set was more food than my g/​f could eat and the 900 set was too much food for me!

Believe your eyes when they see those incredible lunch special prices (refer to Unilocal photos)!! My boyfriend and I were skeptical when I stumbled upon this place on Unilocal because we unfortunately were blindsided at a couple restaurants and almost didn’t have enough cash to foot the bill! But this place was an incredible find! Their lunch specials are super affordable and delicious! Obviously it wasn’t the freshest fish in all of Japan but you get what you pay for! It’s more than what you pay for, imo… I enjoyed every piece! We got there right as they opened so we secured ourselves a seat at the bar but it got crowded quick. Each order came with a miso soup and a couple other small dishes that they don’t list on the menu so that was a sweet surprise. All the staff were extra friendly and welcoming! If I could have come back just once more time before I had to leave Osaka, I would have been the happiest little girl. But I guess I will have to take another trip to Japan soon! :)

The food was good, but not great. Service was not bad and they’ve tried to help with everything, despite the lack of English knowledge. And they definitely have the English menu, but have very limited ability to speak English.
The biggest turndown for us was the fact that the restaurant allows smoking. Eating delicious otoro with a smell of cigarettes destroys the entire experience. Furthermore, I even saw one of the waiters smoking in the kitchen area.

Now this is sushi! Of course not as glamorous as your jiros or otherwise. But for 2000 yen, you can get quite a delicious, authentic meal. They do have an english menu, but the waiters basically did not speak any english, so be prepared to point a lot and convey what you want with body language.

My father and I went here for lunch while touring Osaka. The lunch sushi/​sashimi special is reasonably priced and quality is superb. The restaurant is located in the bustling Shinsaibashi neighborhood, although it might be hard to find without asking around for location. We’ll definitely return in our next visit!

Decent portion size but I thought the quality of the nigiri was underwhelming for the price.
I was the only one there besides another couple. Maybe I came at a bad time or maybe they don’t respect foreigners pallets. Whatever the case may be, I wouldn’t recommend it.

After eating sushi around Osaka, Tokyo and Kobe, this was my favorite spot. Fatty tuna, tuna cheek, eel and even the tempura were unreal. Always a plus to be the only white person there. We enjoyed the omikase also.

A fine authentic local sushi bar, great service, great sushi, try to shrimp roll, one of the best ever. The bar is relatively small and loaded you may have to wait to get a chair but it worth waiting. Location is good and easy, not to far from subway station.

Love the sushi and sashimi here ! Everything is so fresh and tasty! I will definitely come back for more! Besides, it’s near by the Nest Hotel, only 2 blocks away

Wasn’t exactly blown away, maybe because we missed their lunch special. My husband and I came in for an early dinner where we sat at the sushi bar and were luckily attended to by the head sushi chef.
The menu was simple — 2 pieces of nigiri for various types of fish/​seafood per order. My husband and I selected a dozen varieties — the chef timed each order right on point — as soon as we finish one set, the next would be presented almost immediately. As far as the nigiri goes — the fish to rice ratio was simply perfect (3:1) — personal favs were smoked tuna, fresh water eel, and amberjack. Some of the fish however didn’t look as fresh as one would expect from a sushi bar — perhaps they had been sitting all day? Nevertheless, every sushi we had was super tasty.
Overall — nothing outstanding about the sushi bar experience — in fact it felt a bit generic. Although every sushi was beyond delicious, it was on par to the ones we had at conveyor sushi restaurants. The only difference — much higher cost. I would stick to checking out their conveyor sushi restaurant down the street.

Great sushi! This is my third favorite place in Osaka. Don’t miss out on the set price lunch special. I had the 900 yen sushi special and it was almost too much food.
Everything was cut well and the rice was amazing. I normally don’t like squid (ika) but this was cut, seasoned, and balanced perfectly with the rice, wasabi, and soy.
There is NOT an English menu, nor does the staff speak English. So just point at the menu and have a lovely meal.

Stopped in for a late dinner after visiting Shinsaibashi and also to avoid being caught in the rain sans umbrella.
I love this place!!! Coming from Vancouver where good sushi is plentiful, I’m STILL very jelly that this little gem isn’t within driving distance to visit 3 (or more) times a week at home!
The service from beginning to end was excellent! We sat at the counter and the chef himself served our nigiri to us piece by piece on a banana (?) leaf with strict instructions on how to consume it — ex: «No sauce!» Or «Wasabi only!». Very helpful! They also indulged us in smiling for a few photos and patiently waited to serve our food as we snapped multiple shots of our meal.
I have to say that the fish was very fresh and each piece had a sheen to it that you will not see on a stale slice of fish… Rivals the quality of fish from the stalls at Tsukiji fish market. The medium tuna was our favorite — melt in your mouth goodness. My personal fave was the Ika nigiri — served with a shio leaf and seaweed in between a lightly salted slice of Ika… the ika was so fresh and firm, none of that slimy fishy texture that is commonly found in AYCE sushi or cheaper establishments.
It was so good that we couldnt stop eating even though we were totally stuffed! We literally walked out the door still debating if we could each stuff another order of our favorite nigiri into our tummies… thankfully common sense won… ot else we would have been there all night!

The fish is really fresh, service was excellent, although I doesn’t speak Japanese, day they took the time explain to me what kind of fish is in season and the course they recommend was excellent. Price wasn’t too bad either, I would come back next time when in in town.

Just lunched there and decided to sit at the counter and order directly from the sushi chef a la carte. Wonderful! Everything was full of flavor and service was very friendly. They’ve got an English menu if you need it. With a beer, sake, a bowl of fish soup and ten pieces each, our bill came to ¥5,400. It’s not cheap, but we did order some expensive cuts, (grilled tuna cheek, ototo, chutoro,) that were worth every «yenny.»

Stopped in for a night cap and loved this little spot. The music was great as the bar owner was playing all kinds of oldies (60s, 70s, 80s, Spanish, Soul, etc.). He was very nice and welcoming as all the patrons were friendly. I like how cozy it felt and how the music was great! He really enjoys music and provides great hospitality.

Awesomely fresh sushi that is extremely affordable for Japan and not to mention the sushi chef was super cute and funny! He made sure every piece of sushi was consumed in my belly and kept offering more.
Note:
They have fish cutting ceremonies on Friday around 6:30pm. Be sure to check them up !!
Will be back !