Bikkuri Donkey

I needed to meet Renee in Dotonbori to pick-up Jo (her son) for an overnighter.  Jo is Luke's buddy from church.  They (Renee and kids) just moved to Australia earlier this month. It was a farewell sleep over together.  Since we were in Dotonbori, we decided to eat lunch together at Bikkuri Donkey.  This is one of my favorite restaurants in Japan!

JoAnn, I'm sure you remember this restaurant.  We used to eat there after church for lunch.  It's a chain.  Each shop has a theme to their interior.  In Sakai the theme is pirates.  In Wakayama (at the shop we ate at) the theme is Miami Vice.  (Do you remember that?)  In Dotonbori the theme is miners.  It's always a surprise and fun.

The menu in all the shops is the same--Japanese hamburg.  

I had the oroshi hamburg.  It's my favorite.  It is, basically, a hamburger patty topped with grated daikon and a ponzu/soy sauce.  It's yummy.  It comes with rice and a daikon salad.
Luke had the hamburg with cheese on top (at the very top of the photo) and Jo had the plain hamburg.  They shared a plate of french fries.
So delicious.  BTW, don't you just love the name of this restaurant--Bikkuri Donkey.  Literally translated, "surprise donkey".  As far as I know, the hamburg is made from real ground beef, not donkey.