Visited the restaurant around 8 o'clock during the Bon Festival season. There were 7 to 8 groups of customers already there, with 2 to 3 groups arriving after. Although the parking lot at Nakau-san's is usually empty, on that day there were 5 to 6 cars parked, but there was still plenty of space. It was a bit surprising. The wait for a table was about 2 to 3 groups among the customers already there. The waitress was handling everything on her own. I wasn't in a hurry, so I bought my meal ticket and ordered the morning set meal with miso soup and a small portion of rice for 370 yen. Lately, I can't handle the regular size breakfast. I sat at the counter and waited, but ended up waiting for more than 10 minutes. The waitress seemed quite flustered and made some mistakes with orders. Thankfully, my food was served without any issues. The special egg they use wasn't particularly noticeable, but I guess that's what you get at a beef bowl restaurant for breakfast. Thank you for the meal.

I visited "Nakau Fukuoka Odabe Store" within walking distance from my home after a long time! The store has been in Odabe for about 5 years, and this was my third visit. I mainly visit on holidays, and it's convenient when other stores are crowded during off-peak hours. The location is near the "Harakita Junior High School Entrance" intersection on the Kokutai-dori in Odabe, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka. There used to be a gas station at this location, and there is a spacious parking lot. Inside the store, there is a touch panel ticket machine where you can order udon, rice bowls, curry, and set meals. The "Oyakodon" was priced at 450 yen, which I remember being 480 yen last time. Maybe they lowered the price? In these times, a price drop is quite impressive! "Nakau" is known for its "rice bowls and Kyoto-style udon," and the "Oyakodon" is a recommended dish. I always order the "Oyakodon" (laughs) The service was quick, taking about 5 minutes! It was delicious with the perfectly runny egg and the secret sauce. The chicken was tender and juicy with a decent portion size. The generous amount of sauce is just to my liking. With this quality at less than a coin, I feel like coming back regularly. Next time, I'll try the morning set meal. Thank you for the meal.

Visiting the restaurant around 8 am on a holiday, there were two groups of customers - one before me and one after me. I decided to have breakfast at Nakau, which I hadn't visited in over a year. The parking lot was empty as usual, even compared to the nearby Yoshinoya. It was a good place to enjoy a leisurely breakfast, as there was a family with small children enjoying their meal at a relaxed pace. I had a specific breakfast menu in mind, but it was sold out on the ticket machine, so I chose a different menu with natto added. The food was served within 1-2 minutes. At Nakau, the natto doesn't come with green onions, so I added some pickled ginger. It was my first time trying natto with pickled ginger, and I found that they actually complement each other quite well. I finished about half of the rice, added the egg, and enjoyed the miso soup with a flavorful broth. I was quite satisfied with the meal and left the restaurant feeling content.

I had lunch at Nakau in Oda, Fukuoka, on a whim. I bought a 750 yen meal ticket for the lunch set of katsudon and goma-dare salad, and sat at the counter seat. It was just past 12 on a weekday, so more than half of the seats were already taken by customers like office workers and construction workers from nearby sites. The food came out in about 3 minutes. The goma-dare salad had plenty of vegetables in it. The katsudon had a lot of fatty meat, but it was delicious when eaten with shichimi togarashi on the table.

Eggs are getting more and more expensive, but as expected from a large company, adding an egg to this parent-child bowl is delicious. The raw egg here is really tasty. Yoshinoya and Matsuya also tried their hand at the parent-child bowl, but it didn't turn out well. It must be tough for them with these prices and rising labor costs.

It's kind of silly to combine Mapo Don and Oyako Don in one dish, but hey, it's actually pretty dumb, right? Wouldn't it be better to eat them separately? But once you try it... Mapo and Oyako, this chain restaurant isn't gourmet. Eating them separately is actually not good. This simple and silly idea is what makes it good. It's something you can only eat at this low-priced restaurant. This non-gourmet deliciousness that you can't find in high-end sushi like salmon or California rolls. So delicious...

Visited the restaurant around 8:30 in the morning on a holiday. There were about 5 or 6 customers already there and 3 or 4 customers came in after me. I was surprised because I always thought the parking lot would be empty. I was a bit confused when ordering at the ticket machine, but ended up getting the bacon and fried egg breakfast set with pickles. It was my first time at this restaurant, so I didn't know how things worked. I sat at the counter and rang the buzzer, but it turned out that was unnecessary. They brought me cold tea after serving other customers and collected my ticket. The food was served in about 3 to 4 minutes, just a typical breakfast at a beef bowl restaurant. I sprinkled some shichimi on the pickles and enjoyed the fried egg on top of the rice just the way I like it. The seasoned seaweed was a nice touch, and the miso soup was good too. There were plenty of pickles, so I didn't need a salad. I realized later that the bacon cost an extra 150 yen. It was a decent meal.

Although it's just chicken breast, I have no complaints. It's not the best meat, but it's delicious. I especially like the color of the egg yolk. Normally, raw eggs can have a strong smell, but Nakau's raw eggs are easy to eat. It might depend on the seasoning and broth, but adding a raw egg is no problem. Each employee may cook the egg differently, but Nakau's eggs are delicious.

I felt like eating oyakodon, so I went to Nakau. I hadn't been there in a while, so I didn't know what to expect, but when you eat it with the egg separately on top, it tastes like delicious tamago kake gohan. The chicken was also tender. However, I felt like there was less chicken than before. It's not expensive, so I can't complain too much about it.

I wonder if there are people who dislike three-leaf clover buttons. Oh, this person seems tired. It's nice to have them, but they seem tired. Isn't it fine to leave it to the shop's judgment? If you can eat oyakodon cheaply, quickly, and deliciously 24 hours a day, then there's no problem.

I had planned to order the Premium Curry, but since it was sold out, I decided on the Oyakodon. However, I forgot to add the extra egg topping... The Oyakodon at Katsuya is truly complete with the extra egg, but I ended up adding other items like Chicken White Broth Udon and Karaage instead. Hmm...

Today's chicken curry didn't exceed my expectations... The price was lowered compared to premium curry, but I wasn't too happy about it. I used to really like the premium curry. Since it was originally a parent and child bowl restaurant, it feels strange to evaluate it based on curry.

Today is the last day for the premium curry, and starting tomorrow, they will have a new curry called "Chicken Curry." It seems like they are changing it because there wasn't much demand. Ordering until the last day seems like a hassle for the restaurant, as they must be preparing for the switch. I think customers who do that are a bit annoying. The curry was delicious until the end.

I feel guilty for starting to frequent the premium curry restaurant just as it is ending. Today I had the katsu curry, which wasn't anything special but I'm happy that this chain offers fried food. When fried food is added to curry like with udon, it really enhances the dish. The cooking process after ordering at a gyudon restaurant can slow down turnover, and it requires some skill, so I really appreciate the presence of places like Nakau. I'm looking forward to trying their new curry dishes.

I remembered when San Marco Curry at Hakata Station sold out before the last day, so I had curry for breakfast. It was so delicious. Once it's gone, it'll be oyakodon only... Even though I could have eaten delicious curry 24 hours a day... Is it really ending?

Today I came to eat extra egg on my parent and child rice bowl, but unfortunately, they said the premium beef curry will end on 11/17. It seems they will change it to chicken curry next. Maybe the curry for 690 yen was not well-received at this rice bowl chain? It's a shame because it's really worth it. The Odabe store itself also seems to have few customers, so it might disappear. It's sad if we lose the opportunity to have freshly made parent and child rice bowl with a parking lot for 24 hours at 500 yen. But, as always, the taste was reliably delicious. The eggs they use are surprisingly delicious too.

Nakau's curry is really delicious. The spicy curry is popular in Fukuoka, but Nakau's premium curry is a Western-style curry that is also very tasty. It's like a high-end retort curry. Some might find the price of 690 yen high, but considering how delicious it is and the fact that it's available 24 hours, it's worth it.

While climbing the mountain path, my friend developed a theory. He had broken up with his girlfriend of two years, but he suspected that she had already found another man. The timing of her breakup right before her birthday made him think that she intended to spend her birthday with this new man. "It's like Conan. Like Kindaichi. Like Philip Marlowe. In other words, like a great detective," my friend said. I listened to his theory with half an ear as we walked. It was completely unrelated to me. I had seen a photo of his girlfriend once, and my honest impression was that she looked like an okame, which seemed to offend my friend, so he hardly talked about her until they broke up. It was hot, and sweat was dripping down. Bird droppings even landed on my wide-brimmed hat. My friend, who had too much unused paid vacation time planned for a trip with his girlfriend, invited me to go hiking again shortly after our last hike. Oh well. I usually have nothing to do on my days off anyway. "I started using a dating app, but I'm not getting any matches at all." "That's how it is. I'm the same way." "I wasted money on it." "There's a feature to view popular male members' profiles. Have you seen it?" "No. Are you looking at men instead of women?" "I was curious because I wasn't getting any matches. It's amazing. Doctors, lawyers, executives, managers, people our age or younger with completely different salaries." "There's no way we can compete with that." "Tall handsome men with bright white smiles in their profile pictures, luxury cars, rugged SUVs, crisp suits, perfectly toned bodies from the gym, hobbies like futsal, fishing, camping, having fun with a large group of friends..." "Stop it already." "Well, we wouldn't match with those guys anyway." "Is there a dating app for introverts?" "I don't think so. But if you don't choose your partner, you can probably make it work. If you don't choose based on age, looks, body type, or personality..." "I still want to choose. I don't want a fat ugly evil old lady." "Yeah." "I just want someone normal." "But the definition of normal varies for each person." We had this kind of never-ending conversation as we reached the mountaintop, boiled water with a burner, ate cup ramen and two rice balls, drank coffee after the meal, and had some chocolate before descending. We visited a shrine on the way and prayed for good relationships, but I couldn't shake the feeling that the gods were telling me it was a lost cause. We went to a hot spring to freshen up from sweating, and then we looked around the shopping mall until it got dark and we got hungry. We ended up going to Nakau, a chain restaurant that wasn't very familiar in Fukuoka. We ordered a set of parent and child bowl and small hai-kara udon from the ticket machine. We ate them on the sofa. It tasted like a typical chain restaurant. The parent and child bowl and udon seemed like something you could buy at a supermarket and recreate at home, with a normal taste. It was just... normal.

Oyakodon is typically eaten at udon restaurants, but as someone from Fukuoka, I've been wanting to have udon at udon restaurants lately. So, even though there's no chance to have Oyakodon at udon restaurants, at Nakau, you can have Oyakodon anytime, 24 hours a day, and adding a raw egg is a must. Lately, I've been addicted to having breakfast at Nakau.

Visited the restaurant before 8 am on a weekend morning, with one customer before and after me. The nearby udon and gyudon shops were quite busy at this time. Noticed a sign for Kakiage Donburi for 380 yen, which I love. It wasn't listed on the website, so I had to try it to confirm. There was a set with small udon for 580 yen on the ticket machine, so I ordered that with cold noodles. Sat at the counter, handed the ticket to the staff, and the food was served in about 5 minutes. The portion was just right for breakfast, and it smelled delicious. Wait, was that a burnt smell? The kakiage was a bit too crispy, and the sauce was too sweet. I think I made a mistake. Overall, I think I would have been more satisfied if I had eaten at a chain restaurant in Fukuoka. The udon, however, was delicious. It's been a while since I've been to Nakau. Thank you for the meal.