Location: Uruma/Okinawa City, on the 75 (extention of the 329) across the street from the Daihatsu dealership, not long after crossing the 85
Hours: 11:30-4 Lunch (1500Y), 5:30-11p (1950Y), open every day
http://okinawa-restaurant-daikon.blogspot.com/
http://www.okinawahai.com/my_weblog/2007/12/daikon-no-hana.html
This place is well known in the gaijin community, but also has a strong local following. The restaurant is large, with its own parking lot on the ground floor. There is a parking attendant who welcomes you, makes sure you go straight upstairs to the restaurants, and tells the reception staff to expect you. This is an all-you-can-eat buffet, reportedly made from organic and local produce. It is a great way to sample typical Okinawa foods: pork knuckle, champuru, seaweed and edamame salad, stewed daikon, aosa (seaweed) in vinegar, veggie tempura, Japanese curry, soba noodle with broth, 4 different types of rice, and lots of other stuff. Our favourite was their green curry with goya, peppers, and bamboo shoots. There is also an omelet station and a pasta guy. For drinks, there are 3 kinds of tea, iced and hot coffee, lemonade, and a tart fruit drink. They have soy milk to accompany the coffee, but the flavour is a bit strong so it is not ideal. The dessert area is the most fun - yogurt with fruit preserves, mochi and sweet beans, tapioca in some sweet grain concoction, mini-cakes, chocolate jellies, fruit gel-puddings, cream puffs, mini-cheesecakes and hazelnut mousses, and sweet breads with a chocolate sauce for dipping. So, in a healthful fashion, you can eat 2 days worth of calories in one sitting.
