Good morning. I'm Private Tsuchinoko. I felt like having Japanese food, so I came to Yayoiken in Inarimachi. Today, I'm having a solo morning. I arrived at 9 AM. There is a digital ticket machine at the entrance. Yayoiken offers several breakfast menus, but this time I chose the "Shirasu Oroshi Breakfast" for 390 yen. Since I have visited the restaurant multiple times, I summoned a coupon using the smartphone app and also ordered "Natto" and "Fried Squid". I also changed the rice to "Mochi Barley Rice" for extra volume. I handed the food ticket to the staff and my dishes arrived in about 5 minutes. The miso soup was good with plenty of seaweed. The "Mochi Barley Rice" was delicious, especially with the free pickles. The combination of soy sauce and raw egg with "Shirasu Oroshi" was great. The "Fried Squid" was crispy and tasty, especially with mayonnaise. I enjoyed the meal and even got a refill of rice. Yayoiken is popular for a reason, the food was delicious! I would like to come back again. Thank you for reading my review.

Yayoiken was a casual stop on the way to Ueno Temple visit. It's really cheap! The menu is extensive and affordable, so it was crowded during lunchtime. With free rice refills, it's a great deal for those who eat a lot. For the price, the variety of side dishes was quite good.

In late April on a weekday, I arrived at Ueno Station 30 minutes earlier than usual. Since it was raining quite heavily, I decided to go to Yayoiken in Higashi Ueno for breakfast. It had been a while since I last visited. I chose the ginger pork set meal, but this time I tried the soy meat version. The soy meat looked a bit like liver, with a slightly firm texture. It wasn't greasy and tasted good, but I think I still prefer the regular meat version. Overall, it was a satisfying meal.

On a Monday holiday, I arrived at around 10:30 and ordered the miso and grilled fish set meal, with extra pickled vegetables and flaked salmon side dish. I opted for regular portion of rice, small portion of rice, and a small bite. There was someone behind me so I felt pressured and chose this menu, but they were still serving breakfast sets at that time. Nevertheless, it's a meal I like and I love the unlimited tea-pickled vegetables. I felt quite happy with three extra servings of tea-pickled vegetables.

I have always made it a point to go after what I want to eat without hesitation. Today, I was in the mood for some Champon, specifically the Nagasaki-style Champon with plenty of pork bone broth. I usually think of the giant chain R when it comes to this, but unfortunately, they don't have a branch in Ueno. However, I stumbled upon a place that serves it! The restaurant I visited this time was Yayoiken Higashi Ueno branch. I was lucky to find a seat by the window at the counter, as this place is always crowded. - Rich Champon and Fried Chicken Set Meal (890 yen) The main dish was the Champon, two pieces of fried chicken, rice, and spicy miso. The Champon was served in a red inverted cone-shaped bowl, which initially made me worry if it would be unstable, but it was fine. The soup had the comforting taste of pork bone broth that I have been familiar with since I was a child. Delicious. The noodles were slightly thick and straight, soaking up the soup nicely. This is how Champon should be. The ingredients were all classic, although I wished there were more wood ear mushrooms as a fan of them. The spicy miso on the side was not added this time, but I assume it would add a nice flavor variation. - Fried Chicken I had two pieces of hot and crispy fried chicken, which were flavorful on their own but became even better with a sprinkle of the original spice blend provided. The accompanying vegetables were also tasty. - Rice The initial serving seemed small, so I couldn't tell if it was a small or regular portion. However, since it was all-you-can-eat, I wasn't in a rush, but adult men might prefer a medium portion from the start. I opted for a 200g medium refill, and it tasted even better with the pickles on the table. Eating what you want when you want is truly unbeatable. Ah, it was delicious. Thank you for the meal. I will be living a life of working in various places for a while, and I look forward to trying different foods.

Good morning. I am Private Tsuchinoko. I felt like having Japanese food, so I came to Yayoiken. Today, I am having a solo morning. I arrived at 9 o'clock. I received a coupon for "Beef Sukiyaki Small Dish" on the Yayoiken app, so I decided to use it. I had trouble figuring out how to use it on the ticket machine, so I called a staff member for help. It turns out there was a button to use the coupon on the first screen. Below the buttons to choose "Eat-in" or "Takeout," there was a button for the coupon! I tried to scan the 2D barcode right away, but it was hard to find the scanning spot! The scanning spot seems to be on the top left of the ticket machine facing forward. By the way, QR code payments (such as PayPay) are also scanned at this spot. I received a 5% discount (point redemption) by using a coupon from PayPay for Yayoiken! When I handed the ticket to the staff, they brought me pickles first. Before the pandemic, they used to be placed on the table, but now they are not. Oh, this is it. This is really delicious. It arrived in about 6 minutes. Oh! I am happy with the variety of dishes! Just having the "Beef Sukiyaki Small Dish" makes it feel luxurious. First, I will have the miso soup. It's a decent miso soup with a good amount of seaweed in it. There is soy sauce on the table. I poured soy sauce over the tofu and ate it. The size is small, but the smooth texture of the silken tofu is nice. The "Shirasu Oroshi" has large shirasu. I put it on the white rice and poured soy sauce over it. It's a very Japanese taste and it's great! Rolling the "Shirasu Oroshi" with white rice in seaweed and eating it is also good. It goes well with pickles too! Now, I will enjoy the "Beef Sukiyaki Small Dish" that I was looking forward to! I mixed the raw egg well, dipped the beef in it, and it goes so well with rice! The "beef" was a bit tough, but it had a meaty texture and flavor, so no problem. Eating the "shirataki" dipped in raw egg is also amazing. I had two servings of white rice (free), so as a small eater, I am now full! Yayoiken's white rice is perfectly cooked and has a chewy texture, which is great! It was delicious! I would like to come back again (´∀｀) Thank you to everyone who always reads my reviews m(__)m. My writing may be lacking, but I hope it can be somewhat helpful as a reference for evaluating dishes.

◯ Visiting time and congestion level: Around 18:30, moderately empty ◯ Ordered dish: Yoi Gozen ◯ Impression: I decided to have an early dinner today and wanted to finish quickly, so I came to this restaurant. It's great that they serve set meals and are open at all times. I enjoyed my usual Yoi Gozen and left satisfied.

I strolled around Ueno on this day without any particular goal in mind. Naturally, my stomach started to growl, so I decided to enter a restaurant that caught my eye. This time, I ended up at Yayoiken Higashi Ueno branch, a popular spot judging by the crowd. After finally finding a seat and ordering, I was served the Sukiyaki set meal for 890 yen. As winter approaches, this dish always seems to call out to me. The meal consisted of Sukiyaki beef, rice (regular serving), miso soup, and a raw egg. I dipped the beef in the raw egg, and the combination of the sweet and savory sauce with the richness of the beef and egg was simply delicious. The rice disappeared quickly, and the miso soup and pickles were great palate cleansers. I couldn't resist getting a rice refill, first pressing the medium serving button for an extra 150g, and then the small serving button for an additional 100g. The meal was so satisfying, and I left feeling content. It was a delightful dining experience at Yayoiken.

I sometimes use it during the free time. It's crowded if you go during lunchtime, but it's relatively empty in the morning. If you like white rice, you can get seconds, and even men who eat a lot should be satisfied. There are plenty of set meal options, but I usually end up ordering this one. It's delicious with plenty of tartar sauce.

Natto breakfast with raw egg for 390 yen. Today, I had breakfast at Yayoiken in Ueno. I knew they were open for breakfast, but I only recently found out about their morning menu. So, I decided to give it a try. I arrived at 7:19 am and there were 10 customers already there. The morning menu included: Natto breakfast for 350 yen, Shirasu and grated radish breakfast for 370 yen, Mini sukiyaki breakfast for 450 yen, Sunny-side-up breakfast for 460 yen, Salt-grilled salmon breakfast for 490 yen, and Salt-grilled mackerel breakfast for 490 yen. Rice refills seemed to be free. I added a raw egg for 40 yen to my natto breakfast. The food was served promptly, within about a minute. The meal included rice, miso soup, natto, raw egg, cold tofu, raw egg, nori seaweed, and pickled radish. I thoroughly mixed the natto and rice together and took a bite, feeling grateful to be born Japanese. Eating natto, raw egg, and miso soup in the morning is so comforting. After eating a bit, I topped my rice with natto, raw egg, pickled radish, and nori to make a quick and satisfying bowl. I left feeling full and satisfied. It was delicious. Reviewed on April 7, 2021, during breakfast.

I ordered the fried egg and sausage breakfast menu, but changed it to healthy-minded people's favorite multigrain rice for an additional 30 yen. The appearance is similar to a certain beef bowl chain, but the taste and quality are definitely better at Yayoiken. It was nice that they offered free dashi to add to the rice, making it possible to enjoy it as dashi chazuke. (^-^) This kind of preference.

Tonight's dinner was demi-hamburg steak set with tamagoyaki. The demi-hamburg steak came with a slightly unusual spaghetti on the side. I'm not used to eating spaghetti in this shape. The potato came with ketchup, but I don't really need it. The tamagoyaki was delicious.

Good morning. I am Private Tsuchinoko. I felt like eating natto rice, so I went to Yayoi-ken in Ueno. Today, I had breakfast alone. I ordered the "Natto Set Meal" and a "Mini Karaage". I changed the white rice to "Mochi Barley Rice". You can change to Mochi Barley Rice for an extra 30 yen with a regular serving. It arrived in about 6 minutes. Looking at it, I was happy to see a well-balanced meal for breakfast. First, I tried the miso soup. It was delicious with a moderate amount of salt. The "Karaage" was fried well, with a crispy texture on the outside. It had a good flavor even without any sauce. The rice keeps disappearing quickly. The first bowl was Mochi Barley Rice, but you can get a refill with white rice. I was full and satisfied. It was so delicious! I want to come back again (´∀｀) Thank you to everyone who reads my reviews. I hope my simple review can be helpful for evaluating the food.

Limited time menu until 14:00 on September 16, 2020: Chicken Nanban set meal, Miso Katsu-Ni set meal for 490 yen. Mayo lovers can choose Chicken Nanban. Rice refill is free, but there is a limit to one serving. The portion is small with cold tofu, miso soup, and pickles for 490 yen. The cost performance is good. The male staff, maybe the manager, was so unfriendly that some customers got angry. I also agree that their unfriendliness was unacceptable.

Good morning. I am Private Tsuchinoko. I felt like having Chicken Nanban, so I went to Yayoi Ken @ Ueno. Today, I had a solo lunch. I arrived around 12 o'clock. I ordered "Chicken Nanban" and "Fried Squid". It only took about 5 minutes for the dishes to arrive. I changed the white rice to "Mochi Barley Rice" for an extra 30 yen. The Chicken Nanban was thick and very filling! The tartar sauce on top was delicious. The rice went down quickly. The miso soup had just the right amount of saltiness. The "Fried Squid" had a crispy texture and was well fried. The seasoning was good, but adding Worcestershire sauce from the table enhanced the flavor. Eating the original pickles from Yayoi Ken in between fried foods made it refreshing. Even after finishing the Mochi Barley Rice, you can have unlimited refills of regular white rice. I was able to eat plenty of rice and was very satisfied. It was delicious! I would like to come back again (´∀｀) Thank you to everyone who reads my reviews. I hope my simple review can be helpful for evaluating the dishes.

Now, Yayoiken is running a campaign where you can eat steak at a cheap price. The Cut Steak Set, which is usually priced at ¥1,000, is now only ¥790 (photo 1). Since it is for a limited time, I hurried and went for lunch yesterday. I visited the Higashi Ueno branch (photo 2) and went during the off-peak lunch hours around 3 pm. It was my first visit. Some Yayoiken stores only accept cash, but this one accepted electronic money like Suica through a ticket machine. However, the regular type was not available on the ticket machine, so I ended up with the Mixed Cut Steak Set. Also, upgrading to mochi rice for an additional ¥30 made the total ¥820. The seating had social distancing measures with clear boards in front of each 4-person table, separating them. The food was served about 5 minutes after the ticket was collected (photo 3). Yayoiken is known for unlimited rice and pickles, with the pickles served in a jar. The quality is slightly higher than other chain restaurants, with a good variety of toppings and condiments. The small portion of Napolitan pasta was a nice touch and tasted delicious, and the steak sauce came with both grated radish and regular sauce. The shrimp fry with tartar sauce was also irresistible. I strongly felt that I need to go back 2 or 3 more times before the campaign ends. I highly recommend everyone to go and try it out.

Today's lunch was at Yayoiken. Since it was raining, I decided to go somewhere nearby. I can't remember the last time I came here. I ordered the Sukiyaki set for 890 yen. I wasn't expecting much from a set meal chain restaurant, but surprisingly, it was really good. I'm very satisfied with the quality considering the price. I had two helpings of the free rice, and in the end, I poured the leftover egg and sukiyaki sauce over the rice to make a sukiyaki bowl. It felt like a great deal with the all-you-can-eat rice.

★Breakfast Silver Salmon Set 530 yen tax included. Sweet and salty salmon. Not very thick but decently tasty. However, it feels a bit lacking... I personally used the lemon as lemon water. The natto grains are large. As someone who prefers smaller grains, it was a bit disappointing. The white rice tasted delicious first thing in the morning, making me crave pickled plum or sesame salt. Thank you for the meal~

Good morning. I'm Private Tsuchinoko. I felt like having Japanese food, so I came to Yayoiken @ Ueno. Today, I'm having a solo morning. I arrived at 7 o'clock. As soon as I entered the restaurant, I saw the latest ticket machine. Yayoiken offers a wide range of breakfast menu options, so I was unsure of what to order. I chose the "Natto Breakfast" and changed the default "Miso Soup" to "Clam Soup" for an additional 100 yen, but it's recommended as the miso soup becomes significantly tastier! I used a coupon to get the "Tamagoyaki" for free. The "Steamed Chicken and Seaweed with Ponzu Dressing" was 120 yen, but with the coupon, it became 60 yen. The total was 510 yen. The dishes arrived in 5 minutes. The cost performance of this content for 510 yen is really great! I started by spreading the natto on the plate. The rice comes with "Pickles" and "Seaweed" on top, which tastes heavenly when eaten together. The tofu is small and comes with a lot of water, so if you're concerned, you can transfer the water to the small dish on the table. The "Clam Soup" looks like this. You can't see the clams, but there were about five of them inside. However, there used to be more clams in the soup before. The broth is delicious with a strong seafood flavor. The most recommended menu item at Yayoiken is this "Tamagoyaki". It's fluffy in texture and has a gentle taste with a hint of dashi flavor! If you like a stronger taste, you can add a little soy sauce from the table. It goes really well with rice!! I tried the "Steamed Chicken and Seaweed with Ponzu Dressing" for the first time. It has a subtle sourness and a refined flavor. The Wakame, which is rich in dietary fiber, is a nice addition. The small amount of Ume paste on top adds a nice touch! It was a great way to start the day with a nutritious meal!! It was delicious! I want to come back again (´∀｀) Thank you to everyone who reads my reviews. Although my writing may be lacking, I hope it can be somewhat helpful for evaluating dishes. I am participating in the ranking of "Japan Blog Village". Click on this banner once to support me, and it will motivate me to write more articles! I also post reviews in 140 characters on Twitter, so if you follow me, it would be a great encouragement. I will try to follow back as much as possible, so thank you in advance! [Twitter] Magical Soldier Tsuchinoko Tan (@tsuchinoko81) URL https://twitter.com/tsuchinoko81 I post reviews on Tabelog by writing reviews on my blog. Private Tsuchinoko - Tokyo Lunch Food Report - https://tsuchinoko81.blog.fc2.com/ Lastly, I also run a blog that introduces products and services that enrich life and make daily life more comfortable, aiming to improve QOL. [QOL Boost Blog] https://better-life-qol.com I also make videos on YouTube reviewing products that I have reviewed on my blog! Magical Soldier Tsuchinoko Tan [Product Review Channel] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO7XW1GDZu-0t3A1-3e431A Your channel subscription and high rating would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I often go there. It's a great option for people living alone. Free rice refills!