Sukiya Kitasenju Nishiguchi, about a 5-minute walk from JR Kita-Senju Station West Exit, is a chain beef bowl restaurant. While there are many beef bowl chains like Yoshinoya and Matsuya, Sukiya has the most number of stores in Japan. They take pride in their extensive menu, portion sizes, and commitment to food safety. The restaurant is operated by the Zensho Group, which also owns brands like Nakau, Coco's, Big Boy, Hamazushi, Jolly Pasta, Hanaya Yobei, Yakiniku Club Ichiban, Takashima, Kyubei-ya, Seto Udon, Tamonan, and Moriva Coffee. When you visit around 7 pm on weekends, you might hear "Sukiya Suito♡," which means "there are two customers ahead but seats are available" in Hakata dialect. Unlike other chains, at Sukiya you order using a tablet at your table and pay at the end. The restaurant can be noisy on windy days, so it's better to sit in the back. The reviewer tried the Unagi Beef Bowl Set for 890 yen, which combines grilled eel and simmered beef in a flavorful dish. They also ordered the Salad Set for 170 yen, finding the eel sauce too overpowering and suggesting it should be served on the side. By swapping the positions of the eel and beef, they found the perfect balance of flavors. The reviewer also shared their thoughts on the importance of offering more beef with eel dishes to help combat the declining eel population.

Unagi beef bowl (regular size) ¥830. As a fan of eel, the recent rise in eel prices is truly sad, so I am grateful for the eel menu at various beef bowl chains. Since I was here, I decided to order both the eel and beef bowls. Well, maybe just the eel would have been fine. When I visited, it was before the issue of understaffing became a problem, so the working conditions for the staff were probably tough, but it's safe to say that this is not a restaurant known for its great service.

I work in a job with a lot of overtime, so I often have to take the last train home. In those situations, I often use this restaurant. They have a variety of menu options, and I really like Sukiya. However, if I had one complaint about this place, it would be that I wish they would put water jugs at each table. The staff rarely come to refill the water.

When you want to work hard in the afternoon, treat yourself a little.

Medium-sized beef bowl and a side of clam soup.

After work on 10/17, I stopped by Sukiya North Senju Nishiguchi store, which is a 5-minute walk from Kita-Senju Station. It's located at the intersection with National Route 4. Recently, beef bowl restaurants have started serving alcohol too. I sat at a table and ordered: - Bottled beer: 410 yen - Grated ponzu sauce: 120 yen - Beef dish (regular): 260 yen I quenched my thirst with the bottled beer and enjoyed the beef dish as a snack. The beef was a bit tougher than Yoshinoya's, and the taste was a bit sweet. Not bad at all. It's cheap and convenient for when you want to drink affordably. I'll come back again. Thank you for the meal!

I couldn't find my usual restaurant so I went to Sukiya after a long time. I usually go to Yoshinoya, but it's been years since I last went (^ ^) There were so many menu options that I was undecided. First, I tried the beer with pickles and pork miso soup set. I wonder if it was this delicious? Next time, Sukiya's beef bowl for sure.

Sukiya is a beef bowl restaurant, but they have a wide variety of menu options, making it feel like a casual dining restaurant. This time, I ordered the tuna sashimi bowl, while my husband had the 3-cheese beef bowl. The visual presentation of the tuna sashimi bowl was a bit off-putting, as it looked like they just placed thawed tuna on top of rice, but considering the price, I let it slide. I prefer not to have the raw fish touched too much for hygiene reasons, so it's better to have it delivered as is. The taste was good, similar to supermarket-grade tuna sashimi, so I'm satisfied with being able to enjoy it at such a low price at a beef bowl restaurant. My husband's 3-cheese beef bowl had cheese that didn't melt properly, which bothered me a bit, but he enjoyed it, so I'll let it go. Overall, I'm happy with the affordability and variety of menu options at Sukiya, and I will definitely visit again.

Located at the Kitasenju Station entrance intersection, straight ahead from Kitasenju Station towards Nikko Kaido, is the Sukiya Kitasenju Nishiguchi store. How does Sukiya, a popular gyudon (beef bowl) chain, fare when it comes to eel dishes? Recently having had the chance to try natural eel and brand-cultivated eel, I decided to compare by visiting this store. Of course, when it comes to Sukiya, I can't resist their main dish, the gyudon. So, I ordered the Unagi Gyudon set (880 yen) to enjoy both eel and beef together. The eel from Sukiya has a strong smell that can be off-putting. It definitely needs some sansho pepper to be enjoyable. Even with the pepper, the smell doesn't completely disappear, but it becomes more palatable. However, the rice is soaked in sauce, with the eel sauce and gyudon sauce mixing together and overpowering the rice. This makes it feel more like eating an eel risotto rather than an eel bowl. After trying both the eel and beef, I still believe that Sukiya excels more in their gyudon. It's cheaper and tastier than the eel dish.

It's a chain restaurant located about a 5-minute walk from Kita-Senju Station, near the Kita-Senju Station entrance intersection. I ordered the limited-time takeout item, Garlic Fire Gyudon Mini (¥450 → ¥400 with mobile coupon), and it was ready in about 3 minutes. Even from outside the bag, you could smell the strong garlic aroma (^_^;) It's a gyudon topped with crispy fried garlic, garlic, and chili peppers. It has a punchy spiciness, but the flavor is also delicious. There's plenty of garlic, so you might want to avoid meeting people after eating it, but it's a tasty gyudon. It's a shame that it's only available for a limited time...