Takoyaki Umaiya

Takoyaki Umaiya is a specialty shop in Osaka that serves takoyaki made in a traditional style. The takoyaki comes with pickled ginger instead of katsuobushi and scallions, and the chewy batter is served with sauce alone. A batch of 60 to 70 takoyaki takes 20 to 25 minutes to cook, and the shop has five tables and a restroom. When the line is long, waits run 40 to 50 minutes.