OSAKA -- A beer garden is attracting customers to the rooftop of Hankyu Railway's Umeda Station building with a unique Osaka flavor in its dishes including a dish using blackened Chinese noodles to resemble an old lady's permed hair.

Other unusual dishes include octopus balls that roll through sauce, and huge "okonomi-yaki" Japanese-style pancakes as big as the size of a tatami mat.

"We'll bring the 'smile to Osaka' that the governor pledged to bring about," a representative of the establishment said, referring to newly elected Gov. Toru Hashimoto.

The beer garden, which seats 900 people, opened on May 9. It is offering 30 types of all-you-can-eat dishes to go with the beer.

The theme at the beer garden changes every year. Past themes include "Hawaii" and "cheergirls."

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