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The story
In a YouTube video posted on September 21, comedian Hanawa ordered the “ryōmen-yaki” (seared on both sides) gyoza — a well-known “secret menu” order at the Chinese restaurant chain Gyoza no Ohsho — and the clip drew a big reaction. On the 5ch Geinou Sports Hōchi+ thread, some posters said they’d never heard of this ordering trick and wanted to try it themselves, while others said they didn’t notice any difference in taste, and still others pointed out differences in flavor and vegetable sourcing between Gyoza no Ohsho and the similarly named “Osaka Ohsho” chain — sparking a wider debate about the “Ohsho” chains.
Hanawa relishes gyoza ordered with a “secret technique” at Gyoza no Ohsho → reactions include “I didn’t know that” and “now I want to go”
Comedian Hanawa updated his official YouTube channel on September 21, placing a “secret order” for the gyoza — the signature dish of the Chinese restaurant chain Gyoza no Ohsho — and the video has been drawing a lot of attention.
The video shows him enjoying lunch at Gyoza no Ohsho together with his staff member Harley.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
But the place feels greasy and dirty so I never want to eat in-store
>Surprisingly they're picky about using domestic veggies, so I use it a lot for takeout
The bamboo shoots are from China though
Ohsho isn't even in the conversation
That's Manshu for you — rookie move
Manshu is so cheap it actually worries me more than anything
Nobody told me that!
Osaka Ohsho's response to Shincho magazine's inquiry
Whether restaurant chains use "Chinese-grown vegetables"
Osaka Ohsho
"Regarding the question you've raised, we regret that we are unable to answer."
https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2026/09290459/?photo=4
Not tasty
The tenshin-don (crab-omelet rice bowl) wasn't good either, just greasy
It's not like ordering a steak's doneness, come on
Hidakaya's still just a regional chain for now, but it'll probably go national soon.
[2026] Number of locations, ramen chains
#1. Gyoza no Ohsho — 722
#2. Ringer Hut — 544
#3. Hidakaya — 442 (+4.2%)
#4. Kourakuen — 351
#5. Osaka Ohsho — 333
#6. Sugakiya — 253
#7. Rairaitei — 243
#8. Marugen Ramen — 239 (+8.1%)
#9. Tenkaippin — 197
#10. Tadokoro Shoten — 194 (+4.9%)
ugh, I hate the thought of the staff thinking 'great, a pain-in-the-ass customer just walked in'
Staff: "Huh?"
Me: "G-gyoza, one order, please…"
( ´•̥̥̥ω•̥̥̥`) ugh…
I think they stopped allowing that recently — they won't take the order anymore
Burger King still lets you do it
Feels like Mos Burger might too, but I've never actually tried it there
Extra pickles stopped being a thing ages ago
Try that now and you'll just embarrass yourself
It's "ryanga kōteru," c'mon.
Anyway, Ohsho's gyoza barely has any flavor these days.
On "Tamori Club," they brought on a Chinese celebrity for a segment asking "Does Ohsho's order lingo actually work in Chinese?" — and it led to a shocking revelation.
According to the Chinese celebrity, "kōteru ryanga" or "ryanga kōteru" actually just means a single plate with two gyoza on it in real Chinese.
And the phrase often heard at Ohsho for ordering two servings as two separate plates — "ryanga ryante kōteru" or "kōteru ryanga ryante" — would, in actual Chinese, mean "two plates, each with two gyoza on it."
The Ohsho store manager was left speechless, but Tamori smoothly wrapped it up with "Well, I guess that just means it's not Chinese — it's Ohsho-speak."
Ironically, it also seems to have reassured viewers that "there's never been a single Chinese person involved in running Ohsho, then or now."
Yeah, guess that tracks. Though at Ohsho that's the term for the double-sided sear order.
It was judo, actually. Did the oldest son join All Japan Pro Wrestling this year?
Background and key points of this discussion
“Ryōmen-yaki” (double-sided sear) and “yoku-yaki” (well-done) are long-known unofficial ordering options at Gyoza no Ohsho. Since they’re not on the official menu, how stores and staff respond varies. One fact that kept getting conflated in the thread and is easy to overlook: “Ohsho” (Gyoza no Ohsho, founded in Kyoto and run by Ohsho Food Service) and “Osaka Ohsho” (run by Eat&) are entirely separate companies with different ownership and capital, despite the similar names — which is exactly why opinions about taste and vegetable sourcing tend to get mixed up between the two. On vegetable origin labeling, posters also cited a report that Osaka Ohsho declined to answer a weekly magazine’s inquiry, hinting at interest in how transparent these chains are about sourcing. The thread’s opinions split over whether the double-sided sear genuinely makes the gyoza taste better — some felt a real difference, others noticed nothing at all. An episode from the TV show “Tamori Club” about ordering in Chinese also came up, with posters sharing the fun aside that Ohsho’s own term “kōteru ryanga” is used differently from how the phrase actually works in real Chinese.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Geinou Sports Hōchi+) thread “[Entertainment] Hanawa relishes gyoza ordered with a “secret technique” at Gyoza no Ohsho → reactions include “I didn’t know that” and “now I want to go”.”
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