[Ootoya / 大戸屋]

Assalamualaikum dear brothers and sisters,

If you want to taste exquisite Japanese dishes, a place named Ootoya is a place you must visit. We can eat a variety of Japanese home dishes, and Japanese set menu (Teishoku) which include pickles and miso soup (We confirmed by phone that their Miso soup did not contains alcohol). It offers a high quality of food at affordable prices.

Luckily, Ootoya serves many "safe" menus in its roster. Below are some of the muslim-friendly menus, confirmed on the basis of Ootoya allergen list (http://www.ootoya.com/allergen.asp ).

- Main menu: First we have to sort out those menus containing chicken, beef, pork that are obviously not Halal, which left us with fish menus. Nearly all fish menus are safe for us to eat, but we still need to be careful for the seemingly Halal fish dishes but are actually not.
The fish dishes which are NOT Halal include: Salty Grilled Red Fish with Mirin (赤魚の塩麹みりん漬け炭火焼き定食), Grilled Shimahokke Set Menu (しまほっけのゆう庵焼き定食), Children Lunch (お子様ランチ), and Children Omelette Rice (お子様オムライス).

- Side menu: Almost all side menus are safe, EXCEPT these 3: Mini Chicken Salad (ミニ鶏の黒酢あん), Grilled Shimahokke Fish (しまほっけのゆう), Oroshipon Vinegar (おろしぽん酢)

- Dessert: Almost all dessert menus are safe, EXCEPT these 4: Parfait Uji Matcha pudding and ice (宇治抹茶のプリントアイスのパフェ), Peach Parfait (桃のパフェ), Egg Pudding (たまごぷりん), Cheese Cake (チーズケーキ魔法のクリム添え).

- Bentou (take-away menu): 4 menus are safe, including Vegetable and Shimahokke Fish Bentou (野菜黒酢としまほっけゆう庵のやさい五穀ご飯弁), Vegetable and Madara Fish Bentou (真だらと野菜の黒酢あん弁当), Charcoal-grilled Saba Fish Bentou (さばの炭火焼き弁当), Charcoal-grilled Shimahokke Fish Bentou (しまほっけの炭火焼き弁当)