OsakaWilson

I am listed as Subscription Pending on AskLemmy. It's been that way for a long time. I was told the glitch may be just the subscription message. So. We'll see.

After nearly a week, none seem to be accepting new members.

Here's my problem with most bacon I find here. It is too thin, and it is cured with something that burns before the bacon gets crispy.

The one I found is not pretty. It looks like it is the odds and ends from some other cut, but it tastes great and gets crispy. It's at Kitano Ace One. The link is for the one at LalaPort near Banpaku Koen. I hear there's another one. If anyone knows the source of bacon where these cuts come from, please let me know.

There are also some good sausage in the refrigerator section.

All these are around the same price. A set will be more than 1500 yen, but less than 2000. Not cheap, but worth it.

Top Tier:

Nick and Renee's -- This place is fantastic and the shakes are good too. It's a bit spendy, but I have not had a better hamburger anywhere. I've never had trouble parking.

Frank's Ride & Eat -- A close second to Nick & Renee's. Another amazing hamburger. I'd go more often if I could be sure there was parking.

Very Good Hamburgers:

Outback -- It's been a while, but I remember these as a solid quality hamburger. Don't eat too much of the Bloomin' Onions before it arrives.

Hard Rock Cafe -- Again, I haven't been there for a while, but like Outback, this was one of the first real hamburgers to appear in Osaka.

Kua'aina -- Hawaiian Hamburgers. These are serious burgers and I suspect people know them. They just make the list.

Going to try next:

Kohaku Burger Cafe: Not been there yet, but looks promising.

Tried and won't be back:

Shimauma Burger -- Small and not near as good as the others on the list. I left hungry for the same price as the other places.

My knowledge here is limited. I eat two kinds of Pizza. When I want Italian pizza, it's Salvatore Cuomo. I also love their 4 cheese gnocchi. If I want American style pizza, I go to Costco. The variety is small, but I do not know a better place for the price.

I am curious about the Gyoumu Supermarket pizzas. They seem good sized and not too expensive. I'd love to hear experiences with them.

Oh, yes, and there are my wife's pizza margherita, which is amazing, but I'm not sharing.

I can eat delivery pizza, but the cost is ridiculous and I don't like it that much. Works in a pinch when people drop by. Points for experimentation however.

What else have you got? Please include links.

I may be biased, but this is the best day trip from Osaka. It is a great summer hike because the tunnels are like natural air conditioners. It starts out with a short walk through town.

The surroundings are lush and green.

Some wildlife.

But here is what really makes this hike different. The tunnels! We counted six. In one, you can't see light from the entrance or exit.

We found a GeoCache! I won't tell you which tunnel it was in.

Some tunnels, some green, some tunnels, some green.

And some bridges. The whole trail is quite safe. In the old days the bridges were a bit dodgy.

Near the end you'll come to a spot with places to sit and eat lunch or go down by the river. If you wait until the end of the hike to eat, there is a nice restaurant with wild deer or wild boar.

Keep walking and you'll find the station that will take you back to Osaka.

I got banned on a parallel world sub because a kid was outed by his parents as communist and he was going to be kicked out of the house and I told him to lie and say whatever he needed to until he could support himself.

Now that you know my horrible crime, am I still welcome?

Welcome! Got questions about what to do in Osaka? Ask. I've been here 23 years and I'll answer the best I can until we get more people here. Warning, I have a strong bias toward hiking and my knowledge of night life is around 20 years old. So, if you know something about Osaka, please stick around and share. You may get some good ideas too.

Differently than /r/osaka on Reddit, we're splitting Osaka and OsakaLife into two communities. OsakaLife is aimed at those who live in Osaka and want to discuss issues related to life here and exchange information. So, we'll send all the tourism related posts to the Osaka community.

The guidelines for behavior at this point are to be cool to each other, keep the topic related to Osaka, and don't advertise.

By don't advertise, I don't mean we can't share events, products, or services. That's OK and fully encouraged, even if they are your events, products or services, but please don't advertise them here. The difference between sharing and advertising usually comes down to rhetoric, so if you just avoid attempting to convince someone about your event, product, or service, that's probably advertising. However, if you are attempting to convince people that Nick & Renee's Hamburgers are not only the best hamburgers in Japan, but would stand up to the best in the world, that's fine. Unless you happen to be Nick or Renee (assuming they are real people), then please just stick to the facts if telling about your most excellent Hamburger restaurant.

We are clearly in need of some posts, so if you can offer some wisdom about the region or have questions, please feel free to post.