Gyoza no Fukuho

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Gyoza, the perfect late night snack

Another Gyoza post. Why? Because there is always room for gyoza. Tonight we are stopping by Gyoza no Fukuho in Shinjuku. This place is a stones throw away from Shinjuku San Chome (busy drinking/nightlife area) and just a short walk from Shinjuku Ni Chome (busy gay drinking/nightlife area). This could be your power snack before a busy night of bar hopping or you pre bedtime snack after a busy night of bar hopping. Or both! I wont judge you.

Here we are! Right off the main street, you won't miss it. I've had a full dinner of nothing but gyoza here with some friends who visited Tokyo. They were not disappointed. The gyoza are so cheap though that this also qualifies as late night snack material. When we came we were just back from a day at the beach in Zushi, so already a few drinks under.

Kanpai!

So we didn't waste anytime and ordered our beers. We then began the difficult task of ordering. Not really, gyoza is the only thing on the menu you really need to worry about. They have an english menu and when you see the price for gyoza just order as many as you think you can possibly eat.

We did get starters though. The gyoza take a few minutes to prepare. My favorite pickles on the left, Aozasai and some bean sprout kimchi. These go great with near frozen mugs of beer.

Industrial grade gyoza friers.

Gyoza no Fukuho is not playing around. They do gyoza and they do a lot of it. If you get the chance try sitting at the counter so you can watch them filling these things up with gyoza. This places operates like a well oiled machine. You'll be feeling pretty well oiled yourself after you're done with these gyoza.

Before you even finish your beer they're here! 20 gyoza for 7USD. That's right 35 cents a gyoza. You could order 100 of these for 35 USD and....well you probably shouldn't do that. If you're a group of 5 though go for it!  I would love to see a photo of 100 gyoza. #saltpoisoning. Now, these gyoza are phenomenal! You could eat them as they are but why stop there!

We'll be your condiments this evening

From left to right we have Ra-yu chili oil, white vinegar, soy sauce , chili paste and karashi spicy mustard. Mix and match and enjoy! Traditional is a bit of soy sauce and vinegar mixed together with a dab of chili oil. Just dump them into those little dishes right there and you are set!

That's right, all the gyoza!

There you have it, the perfect way to end an evening on the sauce in Shinjuku! Or, the perfect way to start an evening on the sauce in Shinjuku!

Enjoy!

Also, breath mints will help.