Restaurant Izumiya

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Located just a short walk from Kushiro City’s famous sightseeing spot of Nusamai Bridge is Restaurant Izumiya, a restaurant so famous that there’s nobody in the town that isn’t at least familiar with the name. This restaurant has been loved by the locals throughout its long history dating back to 1959, and the signature dish is none other than the soul food of Kushiro, Spakatsu! Spakatsu was created the year following the opening of the store and became one of the well-known local delicacies of Kushiro City, selling an average of 100 – 150 plates a day during the week, and 2 or 3 times that amount on the weekends. Of course, you can find many other classic dishes on the menu at Izumiya like hamburg steak and spaghetti!

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Everything on the menu is affordable and packed with volume

The menu at Restaurant Izumiya is full of dishes that are both affordable and luxurious at the same time. This unique menu was born from the head chef who wanted his customers to casually enjoy a slightly fancy and luxurious meal for an affordable price, and the unique Spakatsu is one of those dishes. The affordable and substantial cooking available at Restaurant Izumiya has been filling the stomachs of local students ever since its foundation.

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The symbolic masterpiece of Kushiro’s local specialties!

The most popular item on the menu which is said to be synonymous with the name of Restaurant Izumiya is the Spakatsu (928 yen). Spakatsu was born by mixing the most delicious qualities of the meat sauce spaghetti that was an absolute hit during the restaurant’s opening along with the tonkatsu (breaded pork cutlet) from the popular set meal, making for a popular masterpiece that even today still constitutes half of the orders made at Restaurant Izumiya.

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Fabulous spaghetti that retains its piping hot temperature

The Izumiya Style Spaghetti (777 yen) is another popular item on the menu. The spaghetti is served on an iron plate so even as time passes while you eat your meal it won’t cool down! The parts of the spaghetti noodles which are fat and the perfect degree of saltiness topped with plentiful amounts of vegetables that make contact with the iron plate are slightly burnt making for an aromatic delight that will only encourage your whetted appetite.