王将 / Oushou

I'm back, this time to tell you about a little chain restaurant that I would definitely take my brother to if he can ever find himself flying across the big blue water. The restaurant is called Oushou. You see, my bro, he's a big fan of gyoza (you're not going to make me use the old Americanized pot-stickers are ya?). Of course not. Anyway, when we were little, I used to hate gyoza. I thought it was one of the nastiest foods ever. Then I became an adult and moved to Tokyo. Now, I can't live without my gyoza. It's almost a given that you would order some with your ramen. Anyway, Oushou is a pretty much a fast-food Chinese outlet. Not like McD's mind you. I used to always order the gyoza set which came with six pieces of gyoza (which is a one person serving at this restaurant), plus a bowl of rice, a small plate of kimchee, soup, and a croquette (it used to be served with a couple of chicken nuggets). However, after being diagnosed with diabetes, I now split the one-person serving of gyoza with my wife. That means just 3 pieces! But what I usually order when I go to Oushou is the buta-kimu plate (sauteed pork and kimchee) with a bowl of rice and gyoza.

Doesn't this look delicious?　　

また戻りましたよ。今度の話は僕が好きなチェーン店を紹介しようと思います。自分の兄貴が日本に来れたら、絶対この店に連れて行ってあげたい。店の名前は王将。実は、俺の兄貴は大の餃子ファンなんです。（もうアメリカのださいポットスティッカという言葉は使いませんよ）。子供の頃俺は餃子大嫌いでした。これは食い物と言えるかって？大人になってから、東京に住むことになり、今は餃子無しの生活は考えられない。ラーメンと一緒に注文するのは当たり前になった。とりあえず、王将は中華のファストフードのような感じの店です。ま、マックとはまた違いますけど。昔はいつも餃子定食を注文してました。そのセットに一人前の餃子（6個）、キムチ、ごはん、スープ、とコロッケが付いてます（昔は唐揚げだった）。でも糖尿になってから、餃子一人前は美香子と半分わけをしています。餃子3個しか食べない。でも最近行くといつも注文するのは豚キムと普通盛りのごはんと餃子。

美味しいそうでしょう？

And when my brother and his wife do eventually come to visit Tokyo, I also want to take them to the Gyoza Stadium in Ikebukuro. Of course, I will probably eat more than three pieces of gyoza there.

で、いつか兄貴夫妻が東京に来たら、池袋にある餃子スタジアムにも連れて行ってあげたい。その時、自分は3個以上の餃子を食べるでしょう。