Located a 5-minute walk from Hakata Station, the long-established yakitori restaurant "Sengoku Yakitori Ieyasu". I was taken here by a client on the final day of my business trip to Fukuoka! I had wanted to visit this restaurant for a while, and it exudes a nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere! With a long history, the chefs are all veterans. The freshly prepared ingredients are cooked to perfection and served with a secret dipping sauce that is refreshing and complements the flavors well! The liver and red shrimp are particularly recommended. With a large number of seats and private rooms available, it seems like a great place for a drinking party with all-you-can-drink options. By the way, the original "cabbage and vinegar sauce with yakitori" that is unique to Fukuoka seems to have originated here. Next time, I will come back to try their motsunabe!

There are several yakitori chain restaurants in Fukuoka. On this day, the restaurant we wanted to visit was full, so we decided to try this nearby place. This restaurant is known for its cabbage-filled system, where you can enjoy refreshing cabbage with your yakitori. We ordered a variety of yakitori dishes and ended up drinking a lot of alcohol, so we don't remember exactly what we ate. We learned that Fukuoka has the highest ratio of yakitori restaurants per 100 people in the country, and that people here actually prefer pork belly over yakitori. We tried the pork belly first, and it was delicious. We also enjoyed chicken thigh, tail meat, gizzard, liver meatball, and more. Everything was consistently delicious and affordable. We also tried tofu, shiitake mushrooms, and ginkgo nuts, which added to the enjoyment of our meal. This place is perfect for casual drinking or as a second stop on a night out.

After a long day at work, I met up with my colleagues for the first time in a while at "Sengoku Yakitori Ieyasu" near Hakata Station. This branch is said to be the 14th, but in reality, there are only 11 stores, leaving some mysteries unsolved. Despite the chicken skin trend, this Sengoku-style restaurant has established its own unique position. We sat at a table in the back, and I noticed that the drum sound that used to play when entering the restaurant was no longer there. It was a bit disappointing as it added a unique atmosphere. We started with a toast with draft beer and enjoyed some cabbage with tangy vinegar dressing as an appetizer. We ordered a mixed plate of 10 yakitori skewers and waited for a while. When the large plate of skewers arrived, we dug into the must-have pork belly skewers, as well as the standard chicken skin skewers. We also decided to order some fried chicken as we started to get a bit tired of the cabbage. Our ordering got a bit messy from this point on... In the end, after eating and drinking various items, the bill came out to around 4000 yen per person, which was a bit more than expected. While this place used to be known for its affordability, the prices seem to have gone up a bit now. Nevertheless, we had a great time enjoying the food at Sengoku Yakitori after a long time. Thank you for the meal.

When you come to Hakata, be sure to visit "Ieyasu," a yakitori restaurant that I have been familiar with since my student days! I came here looking forward to enjoying grilled pig feet with sweet potato shochu. This restaurant is truly the starting point of "My Drinking Warrior Path." I took a seat at the counter, ordered a "Sapporo Lager Red Star" beer (large bottle 590 yen, all prices excluding tax) and "Vinegared Motsu" (290 yen). Soon, they brought out the "Cabbage with Vinegar Sauce" that comes for free at "Ieyasu." In my student days, I used to enjoy a lot of this free cabbage. "Vinegared Motsu" is also a famous dish in Hakata. It is a simple dish of blanched pork or beef offal with ponzu sauce and condiments on top, commonly found in izakayas and yakitori restaurants in Hakata. As soon as I entered the restaurant, I was greeted with a loud "Welcome!" and the sound of a drum, which is a tradition at "Ieyasu." However, it was missing today. Perhaps they stopped due to COVID, or maybe they no longer do it. I'm not sure. I ordered four skewers of yakitori: "Pork Belly" (110 yen), "Sand Gizzard" (110 yen), "Chicken Liver" (100 yen), and "Chicken Skin" (110 yen), each grilled with salt or sauce. I used to take it for granted that there would be pork belly in yakitori or onions sandwiched between skewers, but it wasn't until I started working elsewhere after leaving Hakata that I realized these were unique to Hakata. The small portion size of one skewer has always been a characteristic. As a result, orders like "10 pork belly!" or "10 skin!" are common, and the grill is filled with skewers. After finishing the large bottle of beer, I ordered sweet potato shochu with water, and they served it with "Shirokunishima" shochu (440 yen) in a "Kurojoka" style. Finally, I ordered the long-awaited "Pig Feet" (320 yen). When you come to "Ieyasu," this is a must-order dish. The way they grill the pig feet on the charcoal grill is a unique experience at "Ieyasu." It was my first time trying pig feet at "Ieyasu," and even after moving to Kure for work, street vendors would grill pig feet on an iron plate, so I always thought 'pig feet should be grilled.' I first learned about eating boiled and chilled pig feet with vinegar miso sauce when I moved to Tokyo at the age of 29. Conversely, in Tokyo, you hardly see grilled pig feet. Therefore, enjoying this type of "Pig Feet" at "Ieyasu" has become one of the great pleasures of visiting Hakata. The "Pig Feet" has a generous portion and pairs perfectly with sweet potato shochu, so I quickly ordered another "Shirokunishima" shochu with water. After enjoying for about two hours, the total bill for tonight was 2,761 yen (2,510 yen + tax). I paid with my Suica on Apple Watch and left the restaurant. Thank you for the meal.

My partner took me to a yakitori restaurant where I wasn't surprised because the taiko drum sound was missing (lol). We had chicken wings, garlic cheese rolls, enoki mushroom rolls, sand liver, red shrimp, and bone-in kalbi. Overall, the flavors were subtle. The cheese rolls were interesting with the combination of leeks and cheese. The cabbage sauce had a strong lemon flavor, which was refreshing in between bites of yakitori.

We sneaked out of the company's music department year-end party and headed to a nearby yakitori restaurant with five friends. Even though one of our colleagues loves this place, I wasn't too keen on it. After being turned down by Asahi-ken and Osho, we ended up at the 14th branch of Ieyasu. We were seated in a private room on the second floor and toasted for the second time today with a fizzy drink. We ordered two assorted grilled dishes to share among the five of us. The grilled dishes were delicious as always, a solid choice for a gathering with old friends. Ieyasu and Nobunaga offer soulful Fukuoka-style yakitori, which is great value for money. It's a fantastic place to chat and enjoy a leisurely drink. And of course, we're already planning our next visit!

It's been about 10 years since I last visited here. It must have been around 12 or 13 years since my first visit. I used to come here when I lived in Hakata. The manager looks the same as back then, with his slicked-back hair, thin twisted mustache, and a headband tied at the top, which is hard to see from the front. He hasn't changed at all. Today, I came here after visiting Itoshima. I once fell in love with someone from Itoshima, so thinking about Itoshima makes me cry. I cry and lament the unchanged appearance of the manager. There are plenty of tastier yakitori places than here, but the memories make today's yakitori delicious. First, of course, the "Kurokiri" in a special glass. The appetizers are pork belly, a Hakata classic, chicken thigh... it used to be called "yotsumi" back then. Maybe they simplified the name. I think it's good to keep the original name. Beef skirt... quail... corn... Now, let's move on to the next dish.

Around 6:00 PM on a weekday near Hakata Station. Before heading back to Hiroshima, I went for a drink with some local colleagues and we headed to "Sengoku Yakitori Ieyasu Hakata Ekimae 14-gou Ten". According to the restaurant's website, Ieyasu has a total of 11 stores in Fukuoka Prefecture. Even though there are 11 stores, the one we went to is the 14th store, quite a competitive market, huh? We were seated at a table in the back and started with a bottle of beer, cheers! A large bottle of Kirin Lager is 590 yen. The first dish that came out was cabbage with a secret vinegar sauce, perfect with beer! And vinegar motsu (offal) for 290 yen. The crunchy texture and refreshing vinegar flavor go well with beer! It's time to switch to shochu, with a five-bottle set of Kuro Kirishima for 2200 yen with a water set. The main dishes arrived, two sets of 10 yakitori skewers for 1600 yen each. It's impressive when they all come out on a large plate - the juiciness of the pork belly is remarkable. The sweetness of the onions between the meat is also nice. And don't forget the fried chicken for 400 yen. Crispy and juicy! As we chatted, the five-bottle set also ran out. Maybe I'll stick to just one bottle tonight. We'll definitely be back again!

Visited Nagoya → Hakata on 2019/05/15 for a business trip. Chose Sengoku Yakitori Ieyasu for the banquet venue with participants from the meeting. This was a restaurant I frequented every time I visited Hakata. The yakitori and the sauce for the cabbage were delicious with the perfect acidity. I was looking forward to the course for the banquet, and was guided to the 3rd floor for the first time. Colorful yakitori was served on large plates, but by the time I got to eat them, they had already cooled down and the deliciousness was halved. Highly recommended for individual visits, but unfortunately, the taste diminishes when served on a different floor due to the time it takes to prepare.

I visited "Sengoku Yakitori Ieyasu" after a long time. Huh, where did the taiko drum go? When I looked closely, the taiko drum was gone. When I checked the menu to place an order, the names of the skewers were normal now. They are no longer named after Sengoku warlords. The remnants of that can still be seen on the wall... It feels a bit lonely. The price of the skewers has increased by about 20 yen, but the menu has also slightly expanded. It seems to have become a bit Nobunaga-like. When I come here, it's a time when I want to reminisce about my student days, but times change. I was a little happy that the taste remained the same as before. It was a somewhat sentimental visit. Thank you for the meal.

In the past, I used to visit this place often because it was in the neighborhood, so I felt nostalgic and decided to stop by. It was quite crowded, probably because it was a Saturday. We had a large bottle of Akahoshi beer, grilled skewers, and small dishes. The potato fries tasted just like they did over 25 years ago, still sweet and nostalgic.

It had been a while since I last went, but the prices were cheap and the taste was consistent. The foreign staff were working hard and created a good atmosphere, making it easy to relax and enjoy.

The taste and prices were good, but I think they should stop the drumming. It's annoying when it's done right in front of customers. Also, having a showcase with yakitori on the counter while allowing smoking is not a good idea.

It was incredibly delicious.

There are many types of skewers to choose from!

Delicious food, no doubt about it.

Delicious