By MARK FRANCISCO
BOTEJYU, Japan’s pioneer okonomiyaki and okosoba specialty restaurant chain, has opened a branch at SM CDO Downtown – its first in Mindanao. (It will open two more branches soon in the cities of Davao, Butuan and General Santos.
Here in the Philippines, Botejyu is being exclusively franchised by Viva Foods, part of the Viva Group of Companies. The restaurant located at the ground level of SM CDO Downtown is the 72nd branch in the country.
Botejyu, whose name derives from the sound of okonomiyaki while being cooked, is an authentic traditional Japanese restaurant. Among the many items on their menu are the following: appetizers and salads, agemono, teppanyaki, BBQ teppan, BBQ amiyaki grilled dishes, original okosoba, yakisoba fried noodles, grilled BBQ skewers, original tonpei egg winding, original omusoba, Takoyaki, ramen, donburi rice bowls, legendary okonomiyaki, Japanese rice dishes, special curry rice, sushi and sashimi, pizza toast/special buns/toast, sides, dessert, drinks, Japan’s bento box and summer family feast.
