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Otafuku x Medetai

(Now Closed)

Japanese Restaurant, Snack Place, and Asian Restaurant$$$$

East Village, New York

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Otafuku x Medetai

The experts at Village Voice and The Corcoran Group recommend this place

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Melody HanAugust 17, 2011
Their takeout okonomiyaki is the best in the city. No place to sit, though, so plan to hunker down nearby.
Omer ZachSeptember 28, 2014
Try the red bean-filled, fish-shaped taiyaki pastry thing.
Jeanie JangOctober 23, 2014
Their takoyaki and shrimp yakisoba
Rommy TakahashiJanuary 3, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Okonomiyaki is so good that is worth waiting. ❤️
Tim VetterDecember 7, 2009
Get Combo B (octopus balls & pancake), all dressed, with a cold barley tea. For $10 you will be stuffed with exotic flavor. Best eating value in E Village.
Amanda TheilerFebruary 27, 2015
takoyaki & okonomiyaki $7-9, hazelnut and banana medetai $3
Thomas PajorAugust 20, 2015
Get the Takoyaki, it’s heavenly delicious.
Simran JaisingJanuary 27, 2013
BEST OCTOPUS BALLS IN NYC. love the dried fish skin/ginger thing.
Preston ResetMay 31, 2010
Octopus balls. Octopus cabbage pancake with bacon. Small snack or drinking nosh perfection. CASH ONLY - HSBC atm is at the east end of block
Wen FuJune 10, 2014
Great snack when you're hungry, just once in a while.
Alex GuevaraSeptember 28, 2012
Gotta do the takoyaki and yakisoba combo! (Combo C)
a. hirataMay 1, 2013
everything. try everything. middle of the day= no wait.
Julius TarngAugust 8, 2015
There's not much choice for yakisoba or okonomiyaki in NYC so I guess you'll have to do
Mark BirchFebruary 2, 2012
Try to let the takoyaki cool before you put in your mouth, you might burn your mouth, like I did...
Nathaniel Y・January 13, 2016
Been here 10+ times
The takoyakis are the best!
Marco GomesJuly 3, 2016
excellent takoyaki
Eddie MoyJanuary 8, 2014
Get some Takoyaki. Sit in front and people watch. Eat. Get some more. Repeat.
Claire GillanJanuary 8, 2014
Pancakes were really delicious but the octopus balls were a bit of a let down... Try were quite cold as they had been sitting out.
Lizzy SaxeJune 12, 2015
Takoyaki and okonomiyaki are great here.
shell FuApril 10, 2015
Yum! But only has few seats.
Daniela ItaloJuly 2, 2010
Octopus Tatoyaki & Pork Okonomiyaki were delicious. The sauce on both were SO tasty! Cute spot as well ;)
Shawn EspinozaSeptember 6, 2013
Awesome place for takoyaki
Curtis ShoungMay 31, 2015
This is how it's done. Gooey on the inside.
Patricia WongApril 26, 2018
Ask for Takoyaki without mayo.
MelJune 8, 2010
Love the okonomiyaki. Beef is really tasty. Pork is yummy cos it's basically a slab of bacon. Squid can be chewy.
Lisa COctober 11, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Authentic okonomiyaki at a great price! A hole in the wall, standing only.
Tim CallahanDecember 30, 2016
Octopus balls w bento
Ben WatkinsJune 1, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Takoyaki!!! Get em. You won't regret it.
Linda StridsbergJuly 24, 2012
Eat Okonomiyaki, Yakisoba and the best Takoyaki here!
DMay 26, 2017
Combo B $11
Daniel L.October 21, 2012
Combo C: Takoyaki and yakisoba, throw some extra sauce on!
Appetite for GoodMay 7, 2011
Best okonomiyaki in the city! Try every single flavor!
Bryant BalatbatNovember 8, 2016
Great place for a takoyaki fix.
DOctober 31, 2016
Takoyaki yumm
Gary RelojAugust 13, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Walk-In Orders Only! Otafuku insists on serving customers hot food, so they kicked up the quality control by omitting pick up or delivery options. Read more
JasonDecember 5, 2011
Best okonomiyaki and takoyaki outside of Japan.
Tak YanMay 17, 2015
Takoyaki is good.
Puu KampolratanaMay 2, 2015
Combo B, yes. Do it.
Drew OngNovember 27, 2011
The Takoyaki balls (octupus balls) are a great snack!
Hedan ZengNovember 27, 2012
Get the takoyaki and the okonomiyaki
Brandon F.September 25, 2011
This is a hole. In a wall. They sell takoyaki which means that if you go here for anything else, you're missing out.
April Joy CastilloMay 17, 2011
Been here 5+ times
get the balls. get them with everything. chase them with an ice cold calpico. enjoy.
Michelle RNovember 21, 2015
The takoyaki was good just not filled enough with meat.
Village VoiceAugust 15, 2014
The specialty is a gooey pancake called otafuku, which means "cook what you like" and Otafuku provides a fine intro to the genre, featuring ingredients such as shrimp, unsmoked bacon, and squid. Read more
Alec MFebruary 27, 2012
No fish flakes on the tatoyaki is the way to go.
James LMarch 9, 2018
Not the same Otafuku I used to love. I only go if I'm really craving takoyaki or okonomiyaki.
Karl PNovember 5, 2011
Been here 25+ times
Place gets busy! Order fast! Choose ONE topping for Okonomiyaki!
Ken BergerNovember 29, 2014
Okonomiyaki
Karl PMarch 16, 2012
Been here 25+ times
Please wait your turn to be inside it is hard for customers to get out when there are more than 3 people inside --Otafuku Staff
Randy WongMarch 31, 2015
Yaki soba and takoyaki Combo C

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