Absolutely incredible cuisine, excellent service, and an amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onigiri Combo
Kyle Kroeger
My go to for dine in and take
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Liliya Adasevich
must order before grabbing a table .... food is quite good
Caleb Holtz
Everything I have ordered here has been great. The atmosphere is also great, especially in the summer on the patio. Service is always super speedy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Don
Amanda Helling
I love the onigiri here. There are a lot of options so choosing can be overwhelming, but the staff is very willing to offer suggestions and talk through flavors. I also love the fried tofu. My boyfriend's preferred dish is the tori don. The agedashi tofu is also good (deep fried silken tofu in dashi).I've eaten in once and gotten takeout several times. One time we were given an incorrect dish in our takeout order and had to return to get the right food. They were quick to fix the issue and polite and easy to deal with.The onigiri combo meal is a great deal!Parking: Lots of free street parking in the area.
This is my new favorite restaurant. The udon broth is worth five stars all by itself.Kid-friendliness: We saw many, many families arrive with little ones of all ages. The outdoor patio gives them a great place to be kids.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Udon, Buta Don
Kay King
The onigiri is amazing! So fresh and full of surprising flavors, we had to get some to go! We'll be back to try all the other combos!
The food is delicious, and the place is very nice. However, the menu is a very hard to read. There is no way to pick up a menu and hold it closer. When we shared that it was hard to read, we were told to just look it up on our phones, which actually isn’t very accessible for us either. Having a laminated printed menu with larger print would make ordering a lot more accessible.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Tuna
Julie Lo
I got the Shrimp tempura udon. I wish they had the tempura on the side because it was super soggy in the ramen and a little weird. I’m excited to try different udons next time though and the tuna onigiri is pretty good! I’ll come back and try more! The staff were all super friendly too.
They have the best, most authentic Japanese food I have ever had in the US. I will forever crave their food, unfortunately for me who doesn’t even live in this state. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna Mayo
Ben I.
Much to my dismay, I was recently told by my doctor that I need to follow a gluten-free diet. As gluten finds its way into so many dishes where you would not necessarily expect it, many of my favorite places to eat out are now out of the question. I'm trying to take this as an opportunity, however, to discover new eateries that offer and are clear about their gluten-free options. Okome House is one such eatery that labels all of the GF options on their menu, which was so helpful, and a large part of the menu was accessible to me. Their specialty is udon, which I had once a long time ago (I got the vegan kitsune udon, which was bland as many vegan adaptations of noodle soup unfortunately are). Of course, as udon is a wheat noodle, I tried some other things this time. I think the best gluten-free part of the menu is their massive selection of onigiri, much larger than I've seen at any other Japanese market or restaurant. I got the atsuage (fried tofu w/ miso), karaage (fried chicken) and yuzu salmon in the onigiri combo with goma-ae and vegetable curry on the side. I thought it was a fairly good deal for the amount of food considering that, with an extra side of rice, the curry makes lunch for the next day. Also ordered was the butadon with an egg, which was pretty good although the pieces of pork were cut a bit too small, and the girlfriend had the pork udon which she said was very flavorful. Okome House is great for those of us who have to follow a gluten-free diet, or just anyone who is looking for authentic but no-frills Japanese food. It's an overlooked spot hidden in a residential neighborhood in South Minneapolis, which I think adds to its charm. I'll definitely be back!
Isabel Seibert
This is a counter-service restaurant with a pretty big menu! They have great vegan options! We got curry udon, kitsune udon, agedashi tofu, konbu onigiri, ume onigiri, and atsuage onigiri. They have combo meals where you can pick udon, onigiri, and seaweed salad. I think I'll try that on the future! All the food was really great. The udon noodles were thick, chewy, and so slurpable! I was surprised by the combination of curry and udon. It had the flavor of Japanese curry, but it was in a broth like ramen. The onigiri was so fun to try and I'd love to test out the other options in the future!Vegetarian options: So many great vegan options!Dietary restrictions: Menu is clearly marked with vegan and gluten-free options.Parking: The streets weren't too full on a Saturday night. It's also in a Greta location to bike to or you can walk from Minnehaha.Kid-friendliness: They have a kids menu and there was a surprisingly high amount of kids when I was there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Atsuage, Vegan
A B
wonderful noodles, thoughtful staff, great patio
Tiana Sigg
I loooove Okome house. An absolute neighborhood gem. The onigiri combo is my favorite, I always get the Kani mayo, unagi, and the okaka. Yum! The pork udon is also so amazing, the perfect comfort dish. I can’t recommend this place enough <3
Absolutely incredible cuisine, excellent service, and an amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onigiri Combo
My go to for dine in and take
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
must order before grabbing a table .... food is quite good
Everything I have ordered here has been great. The atmosphere is also great, especially in the summer on the patio. Service is always super speedy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Don
I love the onigiri here. There are a lot of options so choosing can be overwhelming, but the staff is very willing to offer suggestions and talk through flavors. I also love the fried tofu. My boyfriend's preferred dish is the tori don. The agedashi tofu is also good (deep fried silken tofu in dashi).I've eaten in once and gotten takeout several times. One time we were given an incorrect dish in our takeout order and had to return to get the right food. They were quick to fix the issue and polite and easy to deal with.The onigiri combo meal is a great deal!Parking: Lots of free street parking in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Atsuage, Cauliflower Karaage, Onigiri Combo, Agedashi Tofu
This is my new favorite restaurant. The udon broth is worth five stars all by itself.Kid-friendliness: We saw many, many families arrive with little ones of all ages. The outdoor patio gives them a great place to be kids.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Udon, Buta Don
The onigiri is amazing! So fresh and full of surprising flavors, we had to get some to go! We'll be back to try all the other combos!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna, Onigiri Combo, Vegetable Curry
The food is delicious, and the place is very nice. However, the menu is a very hard to read. There is no way to pick up a menu and hold it closer. When we shared that it was hard to read, we were told to just look it up on our phones, which actually isn’t very accessible for us either. Having a laminated printed menu with larger print would make ordering a lot more accessible.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Tuna
I got the Shrimp tempura udon. I wish they had the tempura on the side because it was super soggy in the ramen and a little weird. I’m excited to try different udons next time though and the tuna onigiri is pretty good! I’ll come back and try more! The staff were all super friendly too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
pretty cool
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Karaage
Restaurantji Recommends
They have the best, most authentic Japanese food I have ever had in the US. I will forever crave their food, unfortunately for me who doesn’t even live in this state. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna Mayo
Much to my dismay, I was recently told by my doctor that I need to follow a gluten-free diet. As gluten finds its way into so many dishes where you would not necessarily expect it, many of my favorite places to eat out are now out of the question. I'm trying to take this as an opportunity, however, to discover new eateries that offer and are clear about their gluten-free options. Okome House is one such eatery that labels all of the GF options on their menu, which was so helpful, and a large part of the menu was accessible to me. Their specialty is udon, which I had once a long time ago (I got the vegan kitsune udon, which was bland as many vegan adaptations of noodle soup unfortunately are). Of course, as udon is a wheat noodle, I tried some other things this time. I think the best gluten-free part of the menu is their massive selection of onigiri, much larger than I've seen at any other Japanese market or restaurant. I got the atsuage (fried tofu w/ miso), karaage (fried chicken) and yuzu salmon in the onigiri combo with goma-ae and vegetable curry on the side. I thought it was a fairly good deal for the amount of food considering that, with an extra side of rice, the curry makes lunch for the next day. Also ordered was the butadon with an egg, which was pretty good although the pieces of pork were cut a bit too small, and the girlfriend had the pork udon which she said was very flavorful. Okome House is great for those of us who have to follow a gluten-free diet, or just anyone who is looking for authentic but no-frills Japanese food. It's an overlooked spot hidden in a residential neighborhood in South Minneapolis, which I think adds to its charm. I'll definitely be back!
This is a counter-service restaurant with a pretty big menu! They have great vegan options! We got curry udon, kitsune udon, agedashi tofu, konbu onigiri, ume onigiri, and atsuage onigiri. They have combo meals where you can pick udon, onigiri, and seaweed salad. I think I'll try that on the future! All the food was really great. The udon noodles were thick, chewy, and so slurpable! I was surprised by the combination of curry and udon. It had the flavor of Japanese curry, but it was in a broth like ramen. The onigiri was so fun to try and I'd love to test out the other options in the future!Vegetarian options: So many great vegan options!Dietary restrictions: Menu is clearly marked with vegan and gluten-free options.Parking: The streets weren't too full on a Saturday night. It's also in a Greta location to bike to or you can walk from Minnehaha.Kid-friendliness: They have a kids menu and there was a surprisingly high amount of kids when I was there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Atsuage, Vegan
wonderful noodles, thoughtful staff, great patio
I loooove Okome house. An absolute neighborhood gem. The onigiri combo is my favorite, I always get the Kani mayo, unagi, and the okaka. Yum! The pork udon is also so amazing, the perfect comfort dish. I can’t recommend this place enough <3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Udon