おふくろの味が恋しければ : Mame Hakariuri Wa Dainingu Mamesano

July 2018 I thought it was a bean restaurant. Beans are an essential part of my family's meals. I went there hoping to expand my repertoire of bean dishes, but it was a complete misunderstanding on my part. I went there at lunchtime, but there were no customers. I sat on the raised platform and looked at the menu. I asked, "What do you recommend?" and they said it was the "Happy Lunch" which had a little bit of every side dish, so I ordered that. They showed me a colorful menu and said, "Drinks and Ice cream are included after the meal, so please take your time to decide which Ice cream you like." There are so many of them? It's fun just looking at them. After a while, the Happy Lunch was brought to me. I ordered a medium-sized bowl of mixed grain rice, but the portion was larger than I expected, and I regretted not ordering a small one. The salad was also quite large. The main course was fried white fish, corn and crab stick omelet, miso-grilled pork loin, and chickpeas and tuna tomato sauce. Other dishes included cold tofu. The miso soup was enoki and green onions. The only beans used in these dishes were chickpeas. There were no particularly unusual dishes. The fried fish had a thick batter. The salad was lettuce, radish sprouts, mizuna, and a few carrots. The mizuna was too lively, which was painful. Apart from the hiyayakko, it was like a side dish in Bento (boxed lunch). It was in the category of normal home cooking. For the drink, I chose iced almond milk coffee. I love Glico's Almond Life almond milk. I think this restaurant probably mixed milk with almond-flavored coffee, not almond milk, but the taste and aroma of almonds were strong and delicious. Ice cream was a mix of vanilla ice cream called Rote Grütze and six kinds of berry ice cream. The marble pattern was cute. It was a very rich vanilla ice cream. Looking at the other lunch menus, there were many dishes that were not related to beans. Among them, the ones that caught my eye were "Spicy multigrain noodles with three kinds of nuts and meat miso" and "Pork and cashew nut stir-fried rice bowl." These came with a drink but not Ice cream. Next time, I'd like to choose one of these two and pay an additional 250 yen to have Ice cream. After paying the bill, I looked to the side and saw a corner selling various beans by weight. I asked if I could take a look, and was given permission, but there were no prices listed. I asked and was told that everything was 400 yen per 100g, and that it was possible to combine them. There were also dried fruits such as dates and pumpkin seeds. Dates, raisins, figs, almonds, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds are always on hand in our house. We choose and purchase those that are free of additives and oil coatings. So, I'm very price-conscious, but 400 yen for 100g is a bit pricey.