Yabaton. Home of the giant pig with a big red skirt. I had seen this place before, finally went for the first time yesterday. To all those that frequent Nagoya: this place is the real deal.
Located right outside of Osu Kanon on Osu Dori en route to Sakae, you can't miss the building with its huge 5-story pig spread outside. They want your business! There was actually a line out the door when we got there yesterday, but didn't wait for more than 10 minutes. This particular location is the home location, with another half a dozen spread across the country.
So I mentioned the pork here. At it's heart, it's a tonkatsu shop (fried pork cutlets), covered in the local favorite miso sauce. Oodles of it! My first impression is they might just have it piped in from a local miso processing factory. The taste? Magical. Definitely a Nagoya classic, with lots of signed jerseys hanging on the walls from famous players from the Chunichi Dragons (Nagoya's baseball team).
If you're in the area, stop by and get your pork on!
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