This is a lunch review of a restaurant located near Hakata Station South called Red Cabbage. I ordered the Aji (horse mackerel) and Iwashi (sardine) fry set meal for 650 yen. The main dish was a large, freshly fried Aji and Iwashi with a generous portion. It came with a side of cold tofu and a miso soup with plenty of shiitake mushrooms. The restaurant is located in the parking lot of Red Cabbage near Hakata Station South. If you'd like, you can click here to vote for this review. Thank you.

At lunchtime, I happened to have the opportunity to go to a nearby restaurant with a colleague. We decided to order Champon. Unfortunately, there was only the head chef working that day, so we had to wait quite a bit. I ordered the large serving of Champon, but I was a bit disappointed because it only had extra noodles and lacked vegetables. The pork cutlet bowl that other customers ordered looked really delicious. The restaurant has a wide variety of menu options, so I would like to visit again. The taste was neither good nor bad.

I visited the popular dining spot "Ichizenya Hakata Ekimae" for the first time for lunch. I ordered the original Hakata-style grilled champon noodles with half fried rice for 880 yen. The grilled champon noodles were served on a hot iron plate with a pork bone salt flavor. The round cross-section noodles were crispy on the outside due to the iron plate. The dish included pork, squid, fish cake, cabbage, and bean sprouts. It felt like discovering a hidden gem. Since it was lunchtime, I couldn't have any black malt. It seems that this place was also featured on FBS's "Mentai Wide"! Thank you for the delicious meal.

There is a shop on the premises of MaxValu (formerly Red Cabbage) that looks like a bar, but it seems you can also have meals there at night. I tried the grilled meat bowl... it somehow tasted like the whale stew I had when I was a child? Are they grilling it?

Cheap and delicious. It was my second visit, and I was very happy that the staff remembered me! The menu is extensive, so you won't get bored.

Located one street off Kiyomi Street in the south of Hakata Station is a restaurant called "Ichizenya" attached to the Red Cabbage supermarket. It is a bright and typical set meal restaurant during the day, but transforms into an izakaya at night. They offer four different evening drink sets, which is a great service. I chose the A option, the beef sagari teppanyaki for 980 yen including tax. The thick sagari meat had a satisfying texture, and the rich flavor went perfectly with beer. The draft beer is served in a large mug, and all this for 980 yen is a great deal! This place might be a hidden gem. It seems to have a high rate of regular customers, mostly workers finishing their day.

Today's lunchtime has arrived again. The restaurant I plan to visit today is located inside the premises of Red Cabbage in Hakata Station South. When I arrived at the restaurant, about 10 minutes from my office, I saw the daily menu written on a whiteboard outside. The daily set meal is "Hiroshima Oyster Fry and Fried Chicken" with 2 side dishes for 880 yen. The price seems a bit high, probably because it includes oysters. Since I don't particularly want oysters, I decided to pass on this. There are also various rice bowl dishes available, including Champon noodles. There are several types of Champon noodles available: - Champon - Spicy Miso Champon - Seafood Champon - Galaxy Champon??? I'm not sure what that means... I was tempted by the Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl, but ended up choosing the "Seafood Champon (720 yen)." The waitress asked me if it was okay that the noodles would take some time, to which I agreed, and the order was placed. Looking around, I noticed many people enjoying the "Hakata Yakichanpon," which is served on a hot plate with an egg in the middle. It seems quite popular during lunchtime, as the restaurant is bustling with customers. The waitress seemed overwhelmed, exclaiming, "I'm at my limit..." There are shelves lined with bottles of shochu, indicating that this place transforms into a drinking spot at night. The lunch crowd here seems to consist mostly of workers in work clothes or jackets, rather than office workers from Hakata Station. After about 20 minutes, my "Seafood Champon" arrived as expected. Now, it's time to dig in. The dish is visibly lacking in vegetables, with less cabbage and plenty of broth. The ingredients include cabbage, bean sprouts, onions, carrots, fish cake, wood ear mushrooms, shrimp, squid, and clams. Surprisingly, there were 6-7 shrimp alone in the dish. The squid amounted to about 4 pieces. The soup is neither too rich nor too light, just average. The noodles are also average. Perhaps I should have chosen the "Hakata Yakichanpon" after all, but if the noodles are the same as in the Champon, I might have passed on it. Nevertheless, my stomach is now full. Of course, I couldn't finish all the soup. Thank you for the meal~.

I went to Ichizenya in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City on August 19, 2016. It's located in a corner of the Red Cabbage parking lot near Hakata Station South. You can park for free for 60 minutes, making it convenient to dine by car. The main reason for coming here was the Yakisoba Champuru for 620 yen! But I'm also curious about the Ginga Champuru. I wonder if it's Champuru with tonkatsu on top? They also offer a variety of set meals. The rice bowls come with pickles, miso soup, and small dishes at a reasonable price. They even have a set with half a portion of Champuru. I can't eat half fried rice, but maybe I'll order a small portion of rice. I ordered the Yakisoba Champuru (regular) for 620 yen and a small portion of rice for 140 yen. I thought the small rice portion would be even smaller, so it was a bit of a miscalculation. I would have been fine with a cheaper mini rice portion. In the center of the Yakisoba Champuru is a raw egg! There's actually quite a lot of it. I didn't need to order rice after all. The overall appearance is light in color, so I thought about adding sauce, but the pork bone soup adds a good flavor and it's delicious. Now, I'll mix in the egg. This is delicious. It's seasoned relatively lightly, so it's a tasty dish that doesn't get boring. It has just the right amount of salt, and it remained delicious until the end. 6-9-7 Hakataekiminami, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City. Closed on Sundays and holidays.

There is a noodle dish called "Hakata Yaki Chanpon" that is more rooted in the local area rather than being a famous Hakata specialty. It consists of chanpon noodles and stir-fried vegetables mixed with soup, with the liquid evaporated over high heat at the end. The taste is similar to a soup-less chanpon. It may look like yakisoba at first glance, but the rich soup-coated noodles and vegetables are very delicious. I tried a dish similar to "Hakata Yaki Chanpon" called "Original Hakata Yaki Chanpon" at a dining bar called "Meshidokoro no Mikuro Ichizenya" located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, near Hakata Station. The restaurant is situated on a large site shared with a supermarket called "Red Cabbage Hakata Minami Store," and using the parking lot for Ichizenya allows for free parking for up to 2 hours (confirmation required). The restaurant offers both tonkotsu and miso-flavored versions of the dish. The interior of the restaurant is not fancy but rather a cozy dining space with a counter, tables, and a raised tatami table in the back. The "Original Hakata Yaki Chanpon" tonkotsu flavor for 620 yen is served on a hot plate, bubbling with soup. It is topped with a raw egg that you can mix with the noodles and vegetables. It reminded me of a chanpon yakisoba with a lot of soup. The volume is generous, and as time passes, the crunchy vegetables become tender, and the soup becomes rich, allowing you to enjoy a change in texture. The restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes, including five different types of chanpon. I ordered the "Ginga Chanpon" for 720 yen, which was also very generous in portion size. It is essentially a regular chanpon with fried chicken included. The soup has a mild and gentle flavor, making it a satisfying meal. Overall, the food was delicious, and I am curious to try other menu items such as the beef steak bowl and pork steak bowl. The restaurant also offers all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-drink options in the evening, with prices of 3,000 yen for men and 2,500 yen for women. It is possible to try all five types of chanpon as part of the deal.

I had the Chicken Cutlet Set Meal [720] at "Meshi Dokoro Ichizenya" near Red Cabbage Hakata Station South Exit. I arrived around 12 o'clock, and although there were still seats available, the restaurant was getting crowded with customers coming in one after another, showing its popularity. With a wide variety of menu options, I decided to order the Chicken Cutlet based on my mood. The small-sized cutlets were plentiful, with 7 pieces, offering a satisfying volume. I enjoyed the juicy flavor of the chicken meat inside the crispy coating. It was also nice to have some cold tofu on the side. Thank you for the meal. (Although only the "Ichizenya" at Zoshigaya Station is listed on Tabelog, looking at the menu and other aspects, it feels like it's the same chain of restaurants. I decided to create a new listing.)

Cheap! The portion size is good. I ordered the sashimi set for 980 yen, added 1-2 more dishes, and had a refill of the sashimi (390 yen!). I was very satisfied with spending around 2000 yen.