Sam's Anchor Inn

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Sam's Anchor Inn

To celebrate James' return to Okinawa after a long business trip, we went out to Sam's Anchor Inn in Ginowan. It's website claims it is the "first and still largest Teppanyaki steak house in Okinawa and Japan's most famous Teppanyaki restaurant." All I know is the food is goooooood.

Everything inside is themed as a Navy ship so there were portholes on the wall, wooden helms in several locations, swashbuckling swords and old wooden pistols hanging on the walls, and a staff dressed in sailing attire. We were served mango kimchi (spicy! but delicious), followed by Navy Bean Soup (sure wish this was served on some of the ships I've been aboard), salad, and the main course which is traditionally teppanyaki steak. Teppanyaki (鉄板焼き, teppan'yaki) is a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. The word teppanyaki is derived from teppan (鉄板), which means iron plate, and yaki (焼き), which means grilled, broiled or pan-fried. In Japan, teppanyaki refers to dishes cooked using a iron plate, including steak, shrimp, okonomiyaki, yakisoba, and monjayaki.

We both had the large shrimp and top choice tenderloin steak to eat. Great minds think alike I suppose. Ohhh...it was so good. James signed the visitors book when we left and wrote "Awesome" under the remarks column. He was absolutely right. Anyone who visits Okinawa MUST go to Sam's Anchor Inn if they want a truly delicious meal.

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Sam's Anchor Inn
Taken from: http://www.sams-okinawa.jp/ancaor_inn/en_index.html