Today I went to an izakaya that also serves lunch. I decided to stop by since I was nearby. The restaurant has counter seats and table seats, with a large number of seats available. There were customers dining alone as well as in groups. There was a variety of people, from those having lunch to those enjoying a midday drink. I ordered the "Fried Horse Mackerel & Chicken Nanban Set Meal" instead of the recommended Turkish rice because it seemed like a large portion. Rice, soup, curry, and everything else is self-service with free refills. Even the water is self-service. As for the taste, the horse mackerel was quite thick and nicely fried. The chicken nanban was average. Surprisingly, the curry was quite good. It's convenient to have extra rice ready for both regular eating and curry, so you don't have to keep going back for more. I enjoyed the meal. Thank you.

Tonight's dinner. I had yakiniku for lunch, so I just had a light drink. Kimchi and cucumber as snacks were just right. It took a while for the food to be served, probably because it was a busy time when we arrived. But the cost performance was excellent lol. Thank you for the meal!

Ordered the Turkey Rice set for 800 yen. The system allows you to eat as much rice, miso soup, curry, and kinpira gobou as you like. The oily and cheap-tasting Napolitan was disappointing. The dry curry also tasted like it was made in advance. The tonkatsu was thick and had a good texture, with a ketchup-flavored sauce on top that was a bit too sour. I added the highly recommended curry and rice to make it a katsu curry, which was decent for the price of 800 yen.

I was drawn to Torikoraisu by the name and decided to visit. It seems like a pub-style place, with customers drinking from daytime. I ordered the Torikoraisu for 800 yen. To my surprise, they advised that the rice, miso soup, burdock kinpira, pickles, and curry were all you can eat. The Torikoraisu consisted of tonkatsu, curry pilaf, spaghetti, cabbage on one plate, yet everything including the rice was all you can eat. It was delicious and I left feeling satisfied.

Just before 11 AM on a regular day, I went to Soraia for an early lunch. The restaurant I was looking for was not open yet. OMG! I have a meeting scheduled for the afternoon, so I don't have much time to look for another restaurant. In a rush to find an open restaurant, I stumbled upon one that I had never visited before, so I decided to go in. Since it had just opened, there were no other customers. When I looked at the lunch menu, the Turkish rice caught my eye, so I ordered it right away. They announced that water, rice, and soup were self-service. I asked if the Turkish rice didn't come with rice, and they assured me that it came with curry pilaf. If it wasn't enough, I could also help myself to the self-service items. I checked the reviews on Tabelog and found that self-service was always mentioned. As mentioned in the reviews, the self-service curry was delicious. The ketchup-flavored onion sauce on the Turkish rice was good, but adding curry to the curry pilaf was also good. Since it's close to my workplace and has good value for money, I plan to try out all the lunch menu items in the future. Thank you.

I had 6 appetizers and 1 glass of sugar-free iced lemon sour for a total of 1716 yen. The appetizers were things like fried potatoes and chijimi. I usually prefer beer at restaurants, so I didn't pay much attention, but when I ordered a lemon sour, I was surprised by the amount of ice. What a waste. It was 7:00 pm on the weekend. Other restaurants on the same floor had long waiting lists. I had originally planned to go to a different restaurant, but I didn't want to wait, and this place was available and didn't have tacky lighting or interior, so I went in. The staff were kind and attentive!

In Fukuoka city, there are several izakayas. A new branch opened in December last year on the dedicated food and beverage floor of Solaria Stage. The difference from other branches is that they offer lunch. You can enjoy a meal even if you don't drink. The lunch hours are from 11:00 to 14:00, and you can choose from 5 menu options. I visited during Golden Week. The place was almost full, with an equal number of people enjoying drinks and meals. Since I was alone, I sat at the counter. I ordered the Fried Horse Mackerel & Chicken Nanban Set Meal (850 yen). It came with rice, miso soup, pickles, and a small side dish, and you could help yourself to refills. After placing my order, I prepared the rice, miso soup, side dish, and pickles myself. The main dish took a while to arrive, and I started eating the rice and side dishes while waiting. Suddenly, the main dish appeared in front of a single male customer who arrived later. I couldn't tell whose order it was, so it was left untouched for a while. By the time I finally got my meal, it was already half cold. It was probably due to the busy Golden Week period. I might go back for drinks next time since the meal experience was not great.

There were a lot of people at the newly reopened Tenjin Mina on the first Saturday, so we couldn't take our time to look around. We decided to escape to Solania and have a drink during the day. Since all the table seats were full, we ended up standing and drinking. The chicken wings I had at Yokatai in Hakata were delicious, so I ordered chicken wings, chicken skin, gyoza, and a chicken skin with ponzu sauce dish. Yes, the chicken wings from Yokatai are delicious! I love them. There was a family behind us too. It seems easier for families with children to enter the commercial facility now. With options like edamame, potatoes, and fried chicken, you won't have trouble finding a kids' menu. Thank you for the meal.

I entered the Solaria Stage restaurant because a friend from Fukuoka recommended it, saying that days with the number "8" are very cheap. However, I don't usually choose days to drink, so I just happened to stop by when I felt like it. I couldn't find a seat right away at the front of the restaurant. They told me to sit anywhere, so I sat at a table near the entrance. I ordered a Hoppy set, vinegar tripe, and a bite-sized gyoza. The Hoppy was not the commercial type, but the retail type, which was a bit disappointing. The vinegar tripe had more than I expected, which was a bit of a pleasant surprise. It had a mild sourness without any unpleasant smell. I added some shichimi spice to make it a bit more sour and enjoyed it. I saw a friend wanted ad on the table and registered on LINE to order a highball, chicken skin, and yakitori. I felt like I got a good deal. The prices were reasonable overall, and the taste seemed consistent. It seems like a restaurant where I can continue to enjoy myself.

I visited a yakiniku restaurant in the Tenjin area of Fukuoka today. The restaurant had a stylish atmosphere in the Solaria Stage building, but the prices were surprisingly affordable. I ordered a lemon sour, vinegar marinated dish, and grilled chicken skin, all of which were delicious. The recommended "guruguru chicken skin" had a strong oil flavor that I found a bit too much. The marinated ginger on the mackerel dish was strong, but not quite to my taste. The one-bite dumplings were average. The deep-fried chicken wings were crispy and tasty. The sesame sauce was fresh and had a strong sesame flavor, with high quality.

Finally, a new izakaya called "Yokatai" has opened in the basement of Solaria Stage in Tenjin. Previously, there was a Chinese restaurant in that space. Personally, I always associated Hakata with this area, but they have expanded to Akasaka and now right in the heart of Tenjin. The standing bar culture is slowly expanding as well. I enjoyed a draft beer with their recommended chicken wing tempura (143 yen for 2 pieces), followed by their addictive grilled kalbi (429 yen). Oh, and the kalbi has bones. I devoured these dishes while enjoying my second highball. The atmosphere is open and welcoming, making this a valuable addition to the Tenjin dining scene. Yokatai is a must-visit spot in Tenjin.

It's crowded in Tenjin with lots of people, so it's hard to find a seat at places like Solaria during lunchtime. Despite that, I still wanted to have a drink from noon. Stew, pickled mackerel, chicken skin, and tempura seaweed were all delicious. The lunch menu also looked good. Thank you for the meal.

Today's lunch was at Yoka Tai Hakata Station for the first time. I had been wanting to go there for a while now. I was drawn to the lunch menu's Turkish rice, but ended up ordering a warm pot dish. It looked like it had been pre-made and was a bit lukewarm. I wish they had heated it up before serving. The okra side dish was delicious though! Thank you for the meal.

It's raining. (ーー゛) When it rains, I pass through the Tenjin underground shopping arcade to get to Solaria. I visited the "Yokatai Solaria Stage store" at 11:30. I was the first customer with no one else in the store. There was a lunch information board in front of the store, and at the top was written "Turkish Rice (800 yen, tax included)." That's what I came for. When I entered the store, a female staff member told me to sit at the counter. The counter seats were separated from the next seat by partition boards and looked quite cramped. Plus, I couldn't find a place to store my belongings. Where should I put my coat and bag? Why recommend this place when there are no customers at this time? I had a lot of doubts. (ーー゛) The service here was quite different from the Western restaurant I visited the other day. It seemed like my expression changed, so the staff member said, "You can also sit at the table in the center of the floor if you prefer." I actually wanted to sit at the table with a backrest in the back, but I thought it would be immature to insist on that, so I ended up at a stool table. I pushed my belongings into the shelf under the table, sat on the stool, and found it uncomfortable because my feet hit the shelf under the bag storage. My mood dropped even before ordering. (>_<) I ordered the "Turkish Rice," of course. The staff informed me that I could help myself to water and other things. Looking back, the word "other things" was quite tricky. When I went to get water, I saw pickles and side dishes next to it. The side dish of the day was burdock kinpira. When I asked if I could have that too, the staff said, "Of course," so I took the water and the small plate back to my seat. After a while, the Turkish Rice arrived. It was dry curry with tonkatsu on top. Next to it was spaghetti and shredded cabbage. I tried it. The crispy batter and tender tonkatsu were delicious. The spaghetti had a ketchup flavor that gave it a pleasantly cheap retro feel. "If this is 800 yen, it's worth the price," and my mood started to recover slightly. As I ate quickly, I discovered that there was a small note on the menu saying "with miso soup." When I asked the female staff, she said that the rice and miso soup on the opposite side of the water station were also self-service. I wish they had explained that properly from the beginning! I almost missed out on the miso soup, and as I headed to the rice section, I found curry as well. When I asked again, they said curry was also okay. If I had known this from the start, I would have had a much better time at this restaurant. My feelings were complicated. (－－〆) The curry I tried was unexpectedly delicious. Was it a good or bad decision to come to this restaurant? At the very least, if I had known the restaurant's system from the beginning, I would have enjoyed it even more. Thank you for the meal.

An izakaya that opened in the underground dining area of Tenjin Solaria Stage. It replaced a previous longstanding Chinese restaurant in the same location. Although they have izakayas in Hakata Station and other places, it's nice to see one open in Tenjin as well. They had a lunch menu displayed outside, so I decided to give it a try. The interior had counter seats and table seats, with some people enjoying daytime drinking. They offer free refills for side dishes like Kinpira Burdock Root and pickles. Rice and miso soup are self-service, and curry is also free refill. I was tempted by the Torikoraisu, but worried about the portion size, so I chose the "Fried Horse Mackerel & Chicken Nanban (850 yen including tax)" as my main dish. When it arrived, it looked like this. The taste was not bad, but maybe it would look more delicious with better presentation. (^◇^;) It's an izakaya, so it's understandable. *The horse mackerel was thick and tasty. *The chicken nanban had a light seasoning on the fried chicken, but the meat was juicy and the texture of the coating was to my liking. It tasted great with tartar sauce. *The quality of the rice was average, so I transferred half to a separate bowl and tried it with the curry, which surprisingly (sorry) was delicious. It had a homey flavor rather than a Western-style curry, and I enjoyed the taste and spiciness of the roux. *The miso soup had too little seaweed and was a bit thin. *The Kinpira Burdock Root was probably a store-bought product (sorry if I'm wrong), but it was tasty. It's reasonably priced and convenient, so it might be good for everyday use. I unexpectedly liked the curry.♪

At Hakata Station, Yotakai is famous for being cheap and good. On the last day of work, I was wandering around and everywhere was crowded, but only this place had an empty counter so I quickly went in. I had beer, chicken skin, liver, and isobeage for 1122 yen. I quickly drank and went home. The manager's "irasshaimase" is very loud... Also, the oden didn't have much flavor for some reason, and for lunch they have Turkish rice.

I visited the newly opened YOKATAI Solaria Stage store in Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City on December 27, 2022. This new restaurant opened on December 24. It is located on the basement 2nd floor of Solaria Stage, where there used to be a Chinese restaurant called Chou no Ie. Lunch time is from 11:00 to 14:00. I ordered the Fried Horse Mackerel & Chicken Nanban set. The best part is that you can have unlimited refills of rice, miso soup, pickles, and side dishes! I first went to the side dish and pickles corner where I got kinpira gobou, boiled greens, and pickled radish. Then I helped myself to rice, miso soup, curry roux, pickles, and two small side dishes. Now I just had to wait for the main dish to arrive. The Fried Horse Mackerel & Chicken Nanban set costs 850 yen (tax included). It's a great value lunch with the option for unlimited refills. The set included two pieces of fried horse mackerel, two pieces of chicken nanban, a lot of cabbage, and tartar sauce. The chicken nanban had a sweet and savory sauce on top. The horse mackerel was thick and satisfying. I ended my meal with a refill of curry rice. It was a filling and affordable lunch where you can enjoy a second round of food. The store is located at 2-11-3 Solaria Stage, B2F, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City. Closed on holidays.

This is an izakaya that opened in the underground of Solaria Stage. The chain is mainly located around Hakata Station, but this is their first store in Tenjin. I had lunch here on this day. The atmosphere of the restaurant is more like a standing izakaya, with counter seats being the main option. For lunch, I ordered the Toruko Rice from the lunch menu. The soup and side dishes were available at the buffet corner, so you could take whatever you like to your table. After a while, the Toruko Rice for 800 yen was ready. The side dish I got from the buffet corner was kinpira gobou. Toruko Rice is a famous dish from Nagasaki that consists of three different dishes on one plate... First, there was Napolitan spaghetti. The rice was dry curry... and on top of the rice was a large tonkatsu. The restaurant is located on the 2nd basement floor of Solaria Stage. Yoka Tai Solaria Stage branch Address: 2-11-3 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Solaria Stage B2F Phone: 092-401-1250 (Note) Prices, business hours, and regular holidays are based on the visit at that time, so please confirm with the store when you visit. If you like, please click on the ranking to support me.

Fried horse mackerel and fried chicken for 850 yen. The horse mackerel is thick and crispy on the outside while moist on the inside. I will definitely order it again.

I chose the main dish set meal with side dishes available in buffet style. The Turkish rice comes with pork cutlet and curry pilaf, while the spaghetti comes with cabbage. There is also curry rice available as a side dish. It's just amazing!