I made a reservation at 6:30 pm on a holiday and ordered the dinner course for 3,000 yen. I started with a beer to quench my thirst, followed by cold sake to go with the fish. The course included appetizers with foie gras, assorted sashimi, salad, fried dish, chef's choice fish dish, ochazuke (rice with tea), and dessert. The sashimi was fresh and fatty, making it a bit challenging to pick up with chopsticks. The salad had thinly sliced chips of red sweet potatoes from Chikugo. For the fried dish, I chose shrimp fry, which was crispy and delicious from head to tail. The chef's choice fish dish included a variety of fish like sea bream, yellowtail, cod, and horse mackerel. I opted for deep-fried horse mackerel, which was crispy and tasty, especially the fin part. The ochazuke was a generous bowl of fish toppings with a side of dashi, allowing me to enjoy it with wasabi at first and then with dashi later. The dessert was pistachio ice cream with red sweet potato black honey, which I found hard to enjoy fully due to being already full. The staff, though young, were attentive and energetic, creating a lively atmosphere throughout the restaurant. I would love to visit this cheerful izakaya anytime.

Extreme seafood bowl ^ ^ overflowing ♡ The sashimi is fresh and delicious ♡ The portion size is amazing, and for 3000 yen, the cost performance is too good ♡ It's great that you can get a rice refill. There is so much sashimi on top that one bowl of rice is not enough, haha. The sauce is sesame dressing. It's nice that you can choose between regular white rice and sushi rice. Salad and pickles are also refillable ♡ The Extreme Seafood Bowl requires advance reservation ♡ Highly recommended ♪ The whole fresh fish set meal also allows for rice refills! With sashimi included, for a thousand yen, the cost performance is also great ♡ The atmosphere of the restaurant is nice and the manager and staff are friendly. Thank you very much.

This is a seafood restaurant located in the Hotomeki-dori shopping street near Nishitetsu Kurume Station. I parked my car at the underground parking lot of Higashi-machi Park nearby and arrived just in time for the opening, but had to wait for about 30 minutes as I couldn't get in on the first round. It was raining that day, but thanks to the arcade in the shopping street, I could wait without getting wet. I ordered a seafood bowl and the lunch set served on a long plate, limited to 5 servings per day. The seafood bowl was generously topped with various ingredients, and you can choose between white rice and vinegared rice. The lunch set included boiled fish bones, shrimp fry, grilled fish, sashimi, and more. You can also get rice refills, and it's nice to have mentaiko sprinkle on the table. With great cost performance and friendly service from the staff, it's understandable why this place is so popular. I would love to come back for drinks in the evening!

I went for lunch on Saturday and there was a long line of elderly people waiting before the store opened. The staff were efficient and I had no issues. The large shrimp tempura was delicious. It was a bit rushed because other customers were waiting, so I left soon after finishing my meal.

Second visit for lunch near the workplace. Within a 10-minute walk from Nishitetsu Kurume Station. Ordered seafood bowl last time and it was very delicious, so decided to come again. Arrived just in time for the 11:30 am opening, but there was already a line... Managed to just make it in as soon as they opened. Ordered the limited "long plate set meal" for 5 people. The staff were friendly and cheerful, making the experience enjoyable. Satisfied with a variety of dishes like shrimp, simmered fish, and grilled fish. Will definitely come back again. It's better to arrive a little earlier as there might be a chance you won't be able to get in right at 11:30 am.

There is a popular restaurant in Kurume that specializes in fish, which is rare in the area. They are known for their generous portions of seafood bowls for lunch. I visited in the evening and enjoyed drinking while snacking on rare fish dishes. The stingray fin and grilled tuna were particularly delicious. I got drunk. I would love to casually stop by alone for a drink.

Located in Higashi-cho, OSAKANA DINING OBANA offers a variety of fresh fish dishes. You can choose your fish from the daily selection and have it prepared as simmered, grilled, fried, or in aqua pazza style. I chose aqua pazza for the rockfish, which was a luxurious twist as it is already delicious grilled. The handmade wild duck liver sausage was grilled and paired perfectly with green mustard. For the finishing touch, I had the soup from the aqua pazza turned into pasta. You can also opt for risotto. The ability to choose cooking methods was innovative and enjoyable. The atmosphere was lively, and the staff was friendly, making it a pleasant dining experience. Thank you for the delicious meal.

The hokke fish had a crispy exterior and a fluffy texture inside, with a nice amount of fat. The bones were also crispy and easy to eat. The lunch menu, limited to 5 meals per day, included sashimi, deep-fried prawns, miso-marinated grilled fish, and simmered fish head, all of which were delicious. The simmered fish head was especially creamy and went well with rice! It was so fluffy and soft that it felt like a drink. You could barely hold it with chopsticks because of its tenderness. Rice and salad were all-you-can-eat, so I was very satisfied.

The place is located in the Higashi-machi Ichiban-gai in Kurume City, and it is a seafood-focused restaurant. They offer lunch and the place was bustling before 12 o'clock, with table seats and counter seats almost full. There were 5 staff members providing very polite and efficient service, without seeming too scripted. The lunch menu includes a whole fresh fish set meal for 1000 yen, where you can choose your preferred fish from a bucket and select how you want it cooked. I've been to a few places in Kurume where you can choose fish from a bucket and decide how it's prepared, seems to be a trend. The next table was having fried whole horse mackerel which looked delicious, but this time I ordered a different set meal. I checked the evening menu and saw the Obana sashimi set meal for 1200 yen. Rice, pickles, and salad are refillable. The homemade-style miso soup and salad with sprinkle on top were not something I felt like having seconds of. The salad, made with lettuce and cabbage, lacked color and didn't give a fresh vegetable vibe. The side dish was mainly lotus root and the sashimi had a thick cut, not what I had in mind. It was more like thick slices of supermarket sashimi. By the time I left, there were 3 groups waiting in line. Calculated the likelihood of returning, but it's not a high score for that. If it was fried fish, the evaluation might have been different. Taste: 31/50, Cost performance: 14/20, Atmosphere: 12/20, Service: 9/10. Overall rating: Likelihood of return 66/100. Restaurant information: 25-28 Higashi-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Phone: 0942-65-7840.

I happened to have some free time in Kurume, so I decided to stop by this restaurant on a whim on my way back. It was around 5 pm, not too late. Since it was the end of February, this is a delayed post. I didn't manage to take a photo of the exterior, but as I was strolling through the arcade looking for a place to eat, I noticed a big curtain with "Do you like Fish?" written on it, so I immediately knew this was the place! It seemed to be related to Uoodo in Imaizumi. The interior of the restaurant had a calm bar-like atmosphere, making it welcoming for both men and women. They had a happy hour deal, so we were able to enjoy our drinks at a good price. This time, it was a drinking party with four guys, quite rowdy! The menu offered a mix of Japanese and Western dishes, which was enjoyable. Since we were heavy drinkers, we really appreciated the happy hour discount on the bill! It was a shame that some items were sold out due to the restaurant being newly opened and operating under shortened hours. It's understandable given the circumstances. I would like to come back for a second chance if the opportunity arises! I think this place is suitable for casual gatherings with friends, where you can chat and have a good time. I don't visit Kurume often, but after discovering interesting restaurants like this one, I am eager to explore more. Thank you for the meal!

It's the long-awaited lunch, Lunch! I've used it a few times for dinner, but this is my second time using it for lunch. I ordered the luxurious lunch (1000 yen) which uses a whole fish generously recommended that day, and the seafood bowl (1100 yen). For the luxurious lunch, I had the fish cooked in a simmered style. I've explained the details in a previous review, so this time I'll just give my impressions. The luxurious lunch was excellent in both quantity and quality, a truly satisfying dish!! I want to keep going back and try different types of fish. The seafood bowl was delicious as expected, but compared to the luxurious lunch, in terms of cost performance (I know it's already very cheap, but...), it might feel a bit lacking. Personally, I think the luxurious lunch is the best.

I felt like having fish, so I went to Obana. The fresh fish set meal for 1000 yen, which had been sold out a few times, was available today. I wanted to bite into it with the head and bones. I chose the sea bream and requested it to be fried. Next to the sea bream was a blackthroat sea perch for 600 yen more, but I just looked at it. The fried sea bream arrived fairly quickly. I prepared the ponzu sauce with condiments and was ready to eat. I enjoyed eating it without worrying about the head and bones. It was easy and of course delicious. You can also choose simmered fish, but I have the impression that it takes a long time to cook. The recommended dishes at the restaurant are grilled with salt or fried, I remember.

This restaurant brings out fresh whole fish before cooking, allowing you to choose your favorite fish. You can decide on the fish you want to eat and even choose the cooking method. Of course, leaving it up to the chef is also an option. On this day, I had the luxury fish, nodoguro! This is a favorite spot of mine.

The effects of the new coronavirus? Or is it simply due to depopulation? The main street was very quiet, but since I was near Nishitetsu Kurume Station, I went to Obana-san. It was crowded with customers. Today I had simmered seaweed for lunch. I refrained from getting seconds of salad and pickles because I'm afraid of the coronavirus (trying to act conscientious). It felt like I had a healthy lunch for the first time in a while.

Obana-san is currently popular for their fresh fish. I heard that the owner buys fish through auctions. The exterior of the restaurant is colorful, which might make some older men hesitate to enter, but surprisingly, the customers are diverse. Perhaps because there are many apartment buildings around here. I arrived before 1 pm, and the fish set meal was already sold out, that was fast... I decided to go with the Ara set meal for 900 yen. The three slices of sashimi in the side dish alone made me think this place is great! There's no way Ara could taste bad, and I could easily eat 5 bowls of rice. They allow refills, so those who can handle it will definitely go for it. The arcade, which feels a bit lonely, is lively with just food and drink establishments. After walking a bit, I found three fish-focused restaurants, all of them doing well. I wonder where I should go next time.

Seafood bowl is amazing and I found a restaurant on Tabelog that specializes in seafood and fish dishes. I really wanted to go for lunch. The place is in Higashi-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Even if I have to pay for parking, I don't mind. Parking in Kurume is cheap, so I decided to go right away. When I set the navigation, it showed a distance of 23 kilometers one way. It's not too far. I arrived before the restaurant opened on a weekday. There were an elderly couple sitting on the chairs in front of the store waiting. I lined up as the third person in line. More customers started to gather. When the restaurant opened, customers rushed in. Since I was alone, I sat at the counter and ordered the seafood bowl for 1,100 yen including tax. You can choose between vinegar rice and white rice for the rice, so I asked for white rice. When the seafood bowl was brought to me, I was amazed. The rice was completely hidden. I checked the sashimi toppings: Spanish mackerel, sea bream, salmon, belly of flatfish, bonito, raw shrimp, and octopus. The Spanish mackerel and bonito were seared, so they were like tataki. A thick omelette was served on the side, with plenty of chopped seaweed and daikon sprouts on top. A separate container of rich sesame sauce was provided to drizzle over the sashimi. I dipped each piece of sashimi in wasabi and savored it. The freshness was incredible. The quality of the fish was great, especially the thick flatfish. The octopus legs looked delicious too, and they were indeed tasty. All the fish were cut thick, which was impressive. This restaurant is generous with its servings. I wonder where they source such fresh fish. It must be from the Kurume fish market. Kurume is quite nice. I couldn't stop eating because it was so delicious. The miso soup had seaweed and gluten as ingredients, which also tasted great. The only thing I didn't eat was the vegetable salad, but at this price, it's worth trying. Lately, I've been looking forward to having lunch at izakayas. There are hardly any bad restaurants in Kurume. The good service also left a good impression on me. The three young male and female staff members were energetic. I was curious about the other menu items, but I just had to try the seafood bowl for my lunch foodie adventure.

This is my second visit. I had the whole fresh fish set meal. My husband had the pasta of the day. The kids got free miso soup, rice, and furikake! Last time we had rockfish, this time we had goby as fried whole fish. As the name suggests, we ate it whole (laughs). Next time, I want to try the simmered sea bream. It's a great deal with salad, pickles, and all-you-can-eat rice! I was surprised that even the kids' rice was included. The pasta was very delicious and chewy! I would like to try the cream pasta next time.

I had lunch here before and was intrigued, so I decided to visit for dinner as well. For lunch, you can choose a fish and how you want it cooked (grilled or fried), along with rice and miso soup, all for around 1000 yen. As for the dinner menu, I can't remember the prices or names of dishes, but I do recall being impressed by the grilled mackerel (pictured in the middle). The smoky flavor from the straw really infused into the mackerel, which was also very fatty and delicious. Overall, the quality of the food was top-notch. It's a bit hard to find since it's located in the main street, but I believe it's worth a visit at least once.

As mentioned in other reviews, Kurume is far from the sea, so it can be difficult to get fresh fish. However, many people in Kurume love fish. This restaurant stands out for its fresh fish dishes compared to other places. Located in a shopping street near Nishitetsu Kurume Station, it looks like a stylish bar or cafe that you might overlook. Inside, there is a mix of solo diners, groups of men and women, and it's quite busy even on weekdays. I ordered the overflowing seafood bowl for 1,100 yen. It came with a generous amount of seafood on top of rice with sesame dressing, along with kimpira burdock, salad, and miso soup. The miso soup had a unique taste, more on the wild side, and was delicious. I liked the addition of mushrooms to the seaweed and tofu. The lettuce in the salad was fresh and crunchy. The fish included buri, tai, shrimp, salmon, octopus, and they were all fresh. The buri was particularly firm and tasty. You can choose between white rice or vinegared rice, and the portion was just right. The staff was very energetic and efficient, giving the impression of a well-managed establishment. Another great restaurant has opened in Kurume. Thank you for the meal.

The atmosphere was nice and the food was delicious! I think it was around 4500 yen per person, but the portion was generous so I was satisfied. The risotto as the finishing touch after the Aqua Pazza was amazing.

If you're going to eat fish, this place not only has great food but also excellent service. It's perfect for a leisurely stroll. ^_^