Fast Food / Rice Bowl/ Light Meal Spots in Japan

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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fast Food / Rice Bowl/ Light Meal

J BOX LONG POTATO

4.0

22 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Shibuya-ku Jingumae 1-8-8

J BOX LONG POTATO is right next to the entrance to Takeshita-dori Street down Meiji-dori Avenue in Harajuku. It is a take-out stand that specializes in 30 centimeter long French fries. Very popular among foreigners, groups of friends looking to share, and food bloggers who upload photos to social media. Try the fries with their original sauce which comes in sweet, mild spice and super spicy flavors. As well as various toppings such as garlic, ketchup, mayo, cheese, spicy cod roe mayo, and chocolate.

Delicious, generous kebab filling. Variety of sauces to choose from. Friendly staff. And also they have halal crispy cheese corn dog.
AND THE FRIET (Hiroo Store)

3.5

32 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Shibuya-ku Hiro 5-16-1 Kitamura 60 Hall 1F

This is a French fries specialty store in Hiroo, Shibuya City. One can choose from six different kinds of potatoes, including the Bintje potato, directly air lifted from the French-fry capitol of Belgium. Once you choose your potato, you can specify how you want it cut, and then mix and match from 10 dips and toppings. The potatoes are fried twice, so that even if the inside is a little cool, the outside is crispy hot. The specialty is of course, the Belgian Bintje potato. They are straight cut, and piping hot. Each potato's taste and texture differs, so you never tire of eating these fries!

They have the most delicious fries that Ive ever had. They had herbs & Gorgonzola fried and it was super delicious. Their dipping sauces are also amazing!
Tsukubasan Enmusubi

4.0

5 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi Tsukuba 1223-8

ふっくらと握ってあり、海苔も風味があって美味しいです。バイクラックもあり、サイクリングで立ち寄ってます。前回、前々回とも風が強かったので、柵に風除けを設置してもらえると嬉しいです。
Phoenix

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Akiruno-shi Kamiyotsugi 600

This drink and food store in Tokyo Summerland, which has one of the largest flowing swimming pools in Japan, is located next to Cobalt Beach and features an exterior reminiscent of a tropical lodge. Located near the poolside, it is a popular place to buy snacks and take a break after a long day of fun.
Moku

3.5

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Aichi Tahara-shi

This popular restaurant is about 500 meters from Mikawa Tahara Station on the Toyohashi Railway. It takes about seven minutes on foot to reach it. Known for their teppanyaki Iron plate dishes such as okonomiyaki and rice bowls , their signature okonomiyaki pancake and yakisoba fried noodles have been a hit since they opened 1978. People also favor their Tahara Cabbage Croquettes. Replacing the standard potato with heaps of cabbage, they feature the light crispness and distinctive sweetness of cabbage. Their Tahara Pork Sauce Katsudon rice bowl, includes a large fried pork cutlet and their own original sauce, is also recommended.

お店が移転してから初めて行きました。お好み焼きは25分かかりますと、メニューに記載されています。ふわふわで美味しかったです。ランチや定食などがありお得な感じがしました。
Panorama Takeout Shop

Gourmet / Alcohol

Gifu Takayama-shi Okuhida Onsenkyo Shinhodaka

A shop selling refreshments in Shirakabadaira Station, part of the Shinhotaka Ropeway with superb views at over 2,000 meters above sea level. Snacks available for take-out include soft serve ice cream, Hida beef croquettes, and juicy beef skewers. You can eat your purchase while soaking in their outdoor footbath. It's a nice spot for a break and a bite to eat while looking up at the Daini Ropeway against the clear blue sky.
Snacks and Tea Teishaba

4.0

32 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Abashirishi Kitahama No JR Kitahama Station

This restaurant is found within the station building of JR Kitahama Station and houses train seats and railroad-related accessories that were once used. The place has a somewhat nostalgic and peaceful charm to it. Said to be the closest station to the Sea of Okhotsk, from the window you can see the sea right before your eyes. Dishes with copious amounts of delicious seafood such as their charming scallop curry with a plate shaped like a scallop shell, and Okhotsk ramen with plenty of seafood, are popular here.

北浜駅にはたくさんのカメラ小僧がいて鬱陶しいですが、店内は落ち着いていてマスターも人の良さそうな方です。ホタテカレーが美味しかったと、隣の人が食べていたパフェが美味しそうでした。
Shiretoko Goko Lakes Park Service Center

4.5

59 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Shari-cho Shari-gun, Hokkaido Iwaobetsu Shiretoko Lake

Situated at the entrance to the pathways, the rest house is located right next to the Shiretoko Goko (five lake) bus stop, Shari Town, Shari County, Hokkaido. The shop sells mainly light snacks such as deer meat burgers, and French fries. Their specialty product is the blueberry and sweetbrier soft ice cream. The refreshing sweetness is popular with everyone. It is prohibited to take any food or drink on to the pathways. Closed from early November through to late April.

Visited in early June with family.Slight drizzle and cold weather probably around 5-10deg C...nice stop to buy sourvenirs before going on the Goko trails.
Tokachi Buta Don Ippin

4.5

78 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Obihiroshi Nishinijuichijouminami 3-5

Tokachi Butadon Ippin is a specialist Buta Don restaurant located on Shinroku Street, around 15 minutes’ drive from Obihiro Station. The restaurant’s pork portions are substantial but tender, with a slightly sweet flavor to the fat. Carefully selected Japanese pork tenderloin (backstrap) is grilled using only the best Bincho-tan charcoal (made from Ubame oak wood); to avoid spoiling the natural flavors of the ingredients, the specially-made sauce is prepared without heating it. Diners can specify how much rice and how much pork they want, as well as the size of the pork portions and the amount of sauce to be added. Besides the Obihiro flagship store, there are five other Tokachi Butadon Ippin branches in Sapporo City offering the same outstanding charcoal grill taste.

Ippin is the most delicious butadons store in Obihiro. So, the store is very popular, so you may have to wait in line. The store is famous for sauce. It is very good taste. You can select volume.
Buta Don Hanatokachi

4.0

34 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Obihiroshi Odoriminami 12-2-4 Kawarami Building 1F

Buta Don Hanatokachi is a specialist Buta Don (Pork Bowl) restaurant with a distinctive yellow sign outside, located around seven minutes’ walk from Obihiro Station. It was originally an ordinary Japanese restaurant, but when Buta Don was added to the menu the restaurant rapidly acquired a word-of-mouth reputation as having high-quality, reasonably-priced Buta Don, and it became very popular. The loin roll meat used to make the restaurant’s Buta Don is marbled pork, which can be obtained from only around 3% of Hokkaido pigs. To satisfy customers who want to be able to eat both marbled pork and boned rib, Buta Don Hanatokachi introduced “Half-boned Buta Don,” which has become a famous dish. Please note that on weekends and public holidays Buta Don Hanatokachi is very busy, and it may be necessary to queue for a table.

もともと焦げの強い帯広豚丼は苦手なので、ここの半バラ豚丼はとても大好きです。休日昼なら行列になると思いますが、山わさびもとても合います。
Butadon Meijin (New Chitose Airport Restaurant)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Chitoseshi Bibi New Chitose Airport domestic flight 3F gourmet world

A butadon (pork rice bowl) restaurant located inside the Gourmet World area on the third floor of the New Chitose Airport domestic terminal building. Butadon Meijin's simple butadon are made with Camborough pork loin carefully raised and managed in Tokachi covered with a secret recipe sauce made with garlic and ginger. You can also order butadon topped with a hot spring soft-boiled egg; butadon covered with toasted, melty cheese-a New Chitose Airport exclusive; and butadon covered with crisp cabbage and a specially made mayonnaise.
Donburi Chaya New Chitose Airport Store

4.0

71 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Chitoseshi Bibi New Chitose Airport Domestic Terminal Building 3F

This seafood bowl specialty store is where you can enjoy the fresh taste of Hokkaido seafood, and is located on the third floor of the New Chitose Airport International Terminal Building, the entrance to Hokkaido by air. The freshness is outstanding since it is directly operated by the Sapporo Nijo Market. There is an extensively developed menu, with magnificent seafood bowls unique to the old store, and Western-style seafood bowls with new sensations. Of their famous rice bowls, their Marusendon is a set of four small rice luxurious seafood rice bowls and miso soup, and their Tuna Teriyaki Bowl have a good volume and are very satisfying. The Ladies Seafood Bowl is something new and limited to the airport. The New Chitose Okonomidon is a new specialty of the airport.

Had lunch here prior to flying out at New Chitose - there are a lot more restaurants and shops in the domestic terminal (on top of JR train station) compared to the international terminal. Really...
Jef Sunrise Naha Branch

4.0

53 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Tsuboya 1-1-5

This is the 1 Tsuboya, Naha branch of the American restaurant chain “Jef” that has locations throughout Okinawa. Menu options include goya burgers, a “Nuyaru burger” that contains goya, egg, and pork luncheon meat, Okinawa-produced fried chicken, and a variety of other original foods prepared using fresh ingredients.

If you are a tourist, this is a great experience to have on your Okinawa trip! I had the sandwich with goya, egg, cheese, and spam--the nuyaru burger. I think nuyaru means what is this? in Okinawan...
Doug’s Burger

4.0

229 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Miyakojimashi Hirara Shimozato 1153-3

This restaurant specializes in American-style hamburgers. “Doug’s Burger” is made from Tarama beef produced on the Miyako islands, and the “Miyako Island tuna steak burger” uses yellowfin tuna caught from around the islands. Sides include “Doug’s tuna salad,” which is prepared with albacore tuna. The menu features many dishes that use local ingredients and can’t be found anywhere else. All items are free of preservatives, artificial coloring, and chemical additives.

ok quality burger but i feel it was overpriced for its quality. I wouldnt go there again because there are better options on the island.
Jef Tomigusuku Branch

4.0

76 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Tomigusukushi Tagami 66-1

The Tomigusuku branch of the Jef restaurant chain (the fourth branch to open in Okinawa Prefecture) is located on Prefectural Highway 231 in Tagami, Tomigusuku City. There is an extensive menu, including Goya (Bitter Melon) Burgers, Nyuyaru (Bitter Melon and Pork) Burgers, fried chicken made from Okinawan pullets, etc. Both eat-in and drive-through service are available.

We did a drive thru and intended to order via the intercom. But since we cant speak Japanese, the staff was very proactive to come out from the restaurant with an English menu to take our orders by...
Nagata Tank Suji

4.0

27 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Sannomiyachou 1-8-1 Masplacus B1F-20

The owner of this yakisoba and okonomiyaki restaurant, located in the underground shopping arcade San Plaza in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, was brought up in Nagata Ward. It’s a famous restaurant for teppan-yaki dishes such as sobameshi (rice and soba noodles) and omusoba (soba noodle omelet) said to have originated in Kobe, and is often talked about in the media too. The signature dish is the bokkake soba-yaki (soba noodles with beef tendon and konjac), famous in Nagata. This downtown street food is a perfect blend of old-style thick noodles with carefully grilled beef tendon and konjac. They also serve other unique dishes such as a Nagata-style modan-yaki (okonomiyaki with a layer of fried noodles), and steak sobameshi.

神戸B級グルメとして有名なそばめしですが、案外三宮周辺では食べられるところが少ないようです。オムそば焼きを食べました。ソースが4種類あって、どれを付けて食べるかで、味の印象が変わります。店オリジナルの辛めのソースがお店ではおすすめとのことです。それで食べるとパンチがあります。その後、甘めのソースで食べると優しい味わいでした。関西粉物のジャンクな味わいでした。ここは、好みだと思いますが、私は長田本...
KISSHOKICHI Nankin-Machi Branch

3.5

19 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Motomachidori 2-1-14

KISSHOKICHI Nankin-Machi Branch offers a wide range of Kobe beef dishes at reasonable prices. KISSHOKICHI periodically purchases a whole Kobe cow and has the meat processed at an affiliate, enabling it to provide high-quality meat at low cost. The most popular item is the Steak Burger, served in generous portions. Please note that KISSHOKICHI Nankin-Machi Branch is a food-stall, so all food is served as take-out. It is located around five minutes’ walk from Motomachi Station (JR, Hanshin Railway and Hankyu Railway).

Chef was super friendly and cooked the Kobe beef steak to medium rare perfection. We ordered the 7000yen and 2000yen cuts and they were both amazing. If you make a trip to Kobe, drop by Chinatown and...
Katsudon

4.0

59 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Namba 1-1-18 Hozenji Alley

Located roughly a five-minute walk away from each line of Namba Station. This is a well-established specialist katsudon (breaded pork fillet on rice) restaurant, and it has an elegant exterior which fits into Hozenji Yokocho alley. In the restaurant, there are only 10 counter seats, and the service style is with the rice and the pork cutlet being served separately. The good flavor from the Japanese soup stock can be tasted in the sweet juice, these rather large pork cutlets are soaked in these juices. If the pork fillet was put on top of the rice with the juices, the dish would become a little soupy. If it is to your liking, they are delicious even eaten separately. In addition to the standard Katsudon, the menu has various kinds of dishes which you can enjoy including Katsudon with Korean pickles on rice, Katsudon with cheese on rice and Katsudon with curry on rice.

We were treated with the utmost disrespect by the lady clerk. We had the best memories from this place four years ago. We were so sad to be left with sour memories due to the stupidity of one...
FUGETSU USA

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Konohana-ku Shimaya 6-2-61

This is an okonomiyaki (Japanese style meat and vegetable pancake) restaurant on the 5th floor of the “Universal City Walk” shopping center next to Universal Studios Japan. The interior of the store consists of a playful pop décor, and opened with the concept of the famous store “Tsuruhashi Fugetsu” being imported reversely from the United States. Besides the classic okonomiyaki, the restaurant offers an American style menu including okonomiyaki sandwiched in a bun like a hamburger and pizza style okonomiyaki. The fried soba hot dog using straight-from-the pot egg noodle is also popular. The nearest station is Universal City Station.
Takoyaki Doraku Wanaka Tenshi Branch

4.0

17 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Tenjimbashi 4-7-21

This octopus dumpling shop is in Kita Ward of Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture and is a branch of “Wanaka,” which is known for having lines form at its Sennichimae, Osaka location. The dumplings, prepared carefully on an iron grill with broth made from kelp and bonito, have a traditional Osaka taste. The exterior is crispy and fragrant, with the soft interior forming the perfect combination. Many enjoy top them with sauce, which has a fruity taste, or kettle-cooked salt. For a snack you can eat while walking on the street, you can’t go wrong with the ever-popular ebisen (octopus dumplings between shrimp crackers).

Honestly I cant find anything better than this small food stall. Great prices compared to more populated areas. 800 yen for 15 pieces where others offer far less pieces for the same prices. You can...