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When searching for okonomiyaki restaurants in Harajuku and Omotesando to eat with friends, this restaurant called Sakura-tei came up. It had been over 10 years since I last visited. While looking for coupons, I found that Hot Pepper and Gurunavi required a group of 4 or more to use their coupons. However, I stumbled upon a very good deal on Groupon. For 2500 yen, you could enjoy a course with monjayaki, okonomiyaki, yakisoba, yakisoba, and otsumami all-you-can-eat for only 1500 yen on Groupon! And if you used a coupon code on Groupon, you could get an additional 5% to 30% off. I called ahead on the same day to see if reservations and Groupon could be used, and they said that they only accept reservations for groups at night, but there were still seats available so we could just come in. I confirmed that Groupon could be used, so I purchased two for two people. With the coupon code, I got an additional 5% off. It was a great deal. Sakura-tei is located deep in a residential area from Harajuku, but you could immediately smell the aroma of okonomiyaki. The restaurant had a trendy atmosphere with various artworks and decorations by different artists. It seems to be popular on TripAdvisor, with more than half of the customers being foreigners. The menu also had English options for cooking styles and toppings. The 2500 yen (1500 yen on Groupon) course included monjayaki, okonomiyaki, yakisoba, yakisoba, and otsumami all-you-can-eat. You could choose one topping for the simple dishes. The otsumami included bean sprout namul, shredded cabbage with salted sauce, eggplant, green pepper, pork kimchi, corn butter, and edamame, which you could reorder multiple times. We ended up trying all of them except for the edamame. We had monjayaki with mentaiko topping, which had a generous amount of mentaiko but was on the smaller side in terms of portion. It was more like a snack for two people. We didn't season it, but the subtle saltiness of the mentaiko made it delicious as it is. The okonomiyaki with pork topping was quite filling with a good amount of pork, and the toppings of sauce, bonito flakes, nori, and mayonnaise made it tasty. It had a lot of cabbage, so it was easy to eat. The yakisoba with leek topping was surprisingly thick and had a large portion, which turned out to be two servings. We mixed it with the eggplant, green pepper, pork kimchi, and otsumami, and added sauce and mayonnaise with shichimi to make it rich in flavor. It was delicious with the sauce and mayonnaise. The yakisoba noodles were thicker and more plentiful than expected, and we were quite full after eating it, only to remember that it was meant for two people. Despite being very full, we still had monjayaki at the end! We had monjayaki with shrimp topping, which you had to season yourself. We seasoned it with salt and bonito flakes, keeping it light. There were soy sauce, salt, and pepper available for you to create your own original seasoning. Our table was half outside with vinyl sheets around it, but the hot plate kept us warm even in winter. You could also enjoy all-you-can-drink for 1500 yen, or with beer included for 2000 yen. The table next to us ordered individual items, which seemed to have a substantial amount.