Garlic Jo's
Yesterday was an American holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). After spending the whole morning and part of the afternoon trying to get out of the house we finally did. We made it a fairly short trip to Queens Tower in Yokohama. Mike was able to enjoy this place with light traffic instead of the herds of people that usually roam the floors of this shopping mall. It was a nice slow day. I was able to find another very nice "baby care" area while we were there. I may have stated this before but I'll go ahead and state it again. Japan's malls are extremely convenient in that they usually have clean, spacious facilities to change and feed baby. The location in Queens Tower is located on 4F Queens East in the Lego store. For anyone out there questioning whether or not to travel to Japan with a family, I'd say it's great for young children. Especially when it comes to cleanliness & safety. Even in an urban setting visitors are apt to find a small playground or play area of some sort and there are many "museums" that are more indoor playgrounds. The Japanese people in general pride themselves on their tolerance for young children. Yesterday, while Samuel was fussy, I was offered seating on our return trip home which rarely EVER happens to me. (It was in the middle of rush hour on a limited express).
Our goal was the make it to a restaurant called Garlic Jo's. It came highly recommended by a friend and neighbor of mine so, I thought we should try it out. After reading some reviews online, I found out there weren't too many kind words to be said about this place but I thought we'd go anyway. We aren't necessarily snobby restaurateurs. Especially when it comes to traveling with a 5 year old who prefers McDonald's (Happy Seto!)or Kaiten Sushi over filet mignon. The end result was positive and another place we can go back to when we have visiting family and friends overwhelmed and dazed by the array of signs showing Omurice, Soba, Sushi, Katsudon, Kare and Ramen and we are met with the common statement, "It just all looks the same and nothing looks good!" Garlic Jo's had what seemed to be Japanese/Italian type food with an overwhelming amount of garlic (hence the name). It's nothing fancy but the price is right (1000 per meal set before 5:00PM. Includes small salad, main dish, drink and dessert.). Mike and I had the garlic pizza and Joshua had the mozzarella and fresh basil pasta. We love garlic so we liked the restaurant a lot. This location is the only one in Japan and the rest are in California. The restaurant itself was decorated with posters from the Gilroy Garlic Festival which reminded me of my Northern California home.
All and all it was a nice short trip to get away from Yokosuka for a few hours. Joshua always likes taking the train too.
Baby's crying so, have to go. Each highlighted area has a link if at all interested. Enjoy!
Our goal was the make it to a restaurant called Garlic Jo's. It came highly recommended by a friend and neighbor of mine so, I thought we should try it out. After reading some reviews online, I found out there weren't too many kind words to be said about this place but I thought we'd go anyway. We aren't necessarily snobby restaurateurs. Especially when it comes to traveling with a 5 year old who prefers McDonald's (Happy Seto!)or Kaiten Sushi over filet mignon. The end result was positive and another place we can go back to when we have visiting family and friends overwhelmed and dazed by the array of signs showing Omurice, Soba, Sushi, Katsudon, Kare and Ramen and we are met with the common statement, "It just all looks the same and nothing looks good!" Garlic Jo's had what seemed to be Japanese/Italian type food with an overwhelming amount of garlic (hence the name). It's nothing fancy but the price is right (1000 per meal set before 5:00PM. Includes small salad, main dish, drink and dessert.). Mike and I had the garlic pizza and Joshua had the mozzarella and fresh basil pasta. We love garlic so we liked the restaurant a lot. This location is the only one in Japan and the rest are in California. The restaurant itself was decorated with posters from the Gilroy Garlic Festival which reminded me of my Northern California home.
All and all it was a nice short trip to get away from Yokosuka for a few hours. Joshua always likes taking the train too.
Baby's crying so, have to go. Each highlighted area has a link if at all interested. Enjoy!
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