Izakaya in Kagura, Asahikawa City. The name of the restaurant is "Tachinomi," but you can also sit down and drink. When asked, the owner said they chose the name "Tachinomi" to encourage people to casually drop by. There are counter seats, raised tatami seating, and maybe one table. A group of regular customers was enjoying their drinks. There are no appetizers, which is nice. A minimum order of one drink and one food item per person is required. Let's start with a "Sapporo Classic Draft" (550 yen). Now, let's order some delicious food! The appetizer menu includes popular items like "Miracle Chicken Liver" (580 yen) and the recommended dish "Eel-pickled Herring" (580 yen). The Miracle Chicken Liver... This is seriously delicious! It's soft and melts in your mouth, with no liver smell, just full of flavor! The Eel-pickled Herring... Homemade pickled herring using fresh herring. It has a nice acidity and the flavor of the herring, perfect for drinking! For the second drink, there's a coupon on Tabelog. I'll have a "Kinmiya Sour" (440 yen, discounted to 250 yen). It's okay to order as many as you want. Should I order one more dish? From the recommended menu, I'll have the "Daikon Oden" (580 yen). It's well-seasoned and very tender. The light broth is also delicious. The grated seaweed on top is a nice touch. For drinks, there are order menus and self-service menus. The self-service menu has a wide variety of Japanese sake, shochu, and bottled drinks. You can get a glass and pour your preferred drink. The "pouring corner" has drinks for 420 yen per glass. I'll pour myself a generous serving of "Kubota Senjyu Ginjo" (laughs). The atmosphere is very casual, the prices are reasonable, and the owner's friendly yet unintrusive service makes it a comfortable place to hang out!

The atmosphere inside the store is calming and nice (^.^) This shop operates on a system where there are no appetizers, but instead, each person must order at least one item. One interesting feature is the self-service drink corner where you can help yourself to bottled beer, shochu highballs, bottled wine, etc. and then pay later. This system is really great (^.^) I really like it. The menu consists of standard dishes and daily recommendations. From the standard menu, I tried the following: - Miracle Chicken Liver (so delicious) - Shime Saba (truly a miracle shime saba) - Cheese Salad with Sake Lees (the sake lees are addictive) From the recommended menu, I tried: - Pork Shabu with Uni Yolk Sauce (the sauce is amazing!) - Pork Kasuzuke (the moisture is removed well, enhancing the flavor) - Lamb Curry (curry is a must for the end) - Zoumou-produced Sweet Shrimp with Sake Lees (fresh sweet shrimp served luxuriously with Japanese seasoning) Each dish is carefully crafted to highlight the ingredients. They are all dishes that you can enjoy with peace of mind. Especially recommended are the Miracle Chicken Liver and Shime Saba.

I went to a gathering with 7 friends and tried all the recommended dishes that we had never tried before. We ordered everything on the menu one by one, and had a great time eating and drinking. Every dish was delicious, and we couldn't go wrong with anything we ordered! The new lemon sour was also really tasty.

Saturday night, drinking alone♪ Still, it's fun here♪ Enjoying delicious food and leisurely drinking. This time, I recommend the yellowtail belly sashimi and fried burdock. No matter what you eat here, it's never a disappointment! The drinks go down so smoothly♪ Updating reviews while drinking alone, a wild night of drinking (laughs). Thank you for the meal♪ By the way, if a restaurant like this is just a few minutes' walk away, I might end up going there 5 days a week (laughs).

Soft beef tongue simmered in oyster sauce! Didn't even need to use my teeth... The leftover sauce mixed with a little bit of rice and eaten like ochazuke is delicious too! I want to come here every day. (I come almost every week anyway.) The daily changing specials on the chalkboard menu make me want to come here every day for real!

First visit. A friend recommended the miraculous chicken liver and potato fry with black curry flavor, so we ordered it. The chicken liver was incredibly tender and had no unpleasant smell. The black curry flavor wasn't as spicy as expected, but it was irresistibly delicious. My family members who came with me were obsessed with the chicken skin with ponzu sauce and the amazing gizzard. The menu seems to have few regular items, which is common for non-chain restaurants, right? There are recommended specials on the blackboard, but they seem to vary day by day. Looking at social media, there are times when they offer mackerel, sashimi, and meat dishes, but on our visit, we had garlic tempura, rolled omelette with broth, shrimp fry, grilled edamame, and tofu with meat sauce. By the way, the next day we tried out the comparison between trout roe marinated in kelp and soy sauce, salmon marinated in kelp, tofu with meat sauce, shrimp fry, and raw lamb steak. I really wanted to go back the next day! It's a restaurant I want to challenge again.

"I'm alone in Asahikawa at 'Tachinomi En to Kagura Honten' and I think it's about time to start drinking soon. I was driving by and happened to come across this place, which I had been wanting to visit. However, I ended up arriving quite late, even though I had planned to start drinking in line with the opening hours of this place. No matter how many times I pass by, I can't remember the name of the place. It's located right near the Michi-no-Eki (roadside station). It's a standing bar, right? The noren curtain is not hanging, so are they not open? I was worried, but then I noticed a small electronic display board with 'OPEN' written on it. Upon closer inspection, I saw 'From 4:00 PM' written on the wall. Their regular holiday is on Tuesdays, so fortunately they are open. I'm not particularly interested in standing bars, but it seemed interesting, so I decided to go in. Upon entering the restaurant, I was surprised to find that there was no standing space. It's a normal restaurant with counter seats that are comfortable to sit on, without backrests. There are about 7 L-shaped counter seats and one table with chairs in a raised area. There are also three tables - for 2, 3, and 4 people. There is a TV, and it's 6:00 PM on a Saturday, but I'm the only one here. It seems like they are struggling, but it's none of my business. I ordered a beer for 500 yen, and I plan to have two and then leave. It's my first drink of the day, so I feel a bit sensitive. I ordered the 'Yabai Chicken Gizzards for 450 yen' and the 'Fried Pork Skewer for 250 yen'. The Yabai Chicken Gizzards arrived quickly, and they were served straight from the refrigerator. I tasted it, and it was delicious, with a creative touch. It's quite chunky. It's not too raw, but it's not fully cooked either. I ordered a second beer. The fried pork skewer seemed to be fried too much, but the color was just right. The onions were also fried to perfection. The meat was properly fried, but the frozen meat felt a bit dry. It's not particularly delicious. There are two small fans on the counter, but they don't provide any coolness. I'm sweating, unlike the master who is wearing only an undershirt. I'm still wearing a three-quarter sleeve shirt, a hat, and a scarf. I don't care if people laugh at me; it's my policy. It seems like it's better to leave this place, which feels like a endurance contest. The next customer was an incredibly beautiful woman. This is Asahikawa after all, but I won't approach her just because she's nearby. I won't even invite her to the next place. I'm just an ordinary person. The lady paid her bill pretending to be drunk, but I won't do such things. I feel like it's better to leave this place, which seems like a endurance contest. The only customers seem to be locals, as expected given the location. It seems that they get quite a few customers from outside the area who come to the Michi-no-Eki. 'There aren't many places around here where you can drink,' she said. That's true, Kagura is not a place you see often. It's kind of in between the city and the outskirts. Maybe normal people think it's far away? I don't feel that it's far away even without a car. A taxi ride wouldn't cost more than 1000 yen, right? I would even walk. 1750 yen? Well, it's a straightforward calculation. It's including consumption tax. That's a very good point. 'Thank you for the meal.'"

I have been here so many times that I have lost count! Sometimes I forget to upload photos, so I'm not sure how many times I've been here. The fact that there is no smell of cigarettes is great. That's why you can fully enjoy the taste of the food. There were other things I wanted to try, but since I was dining alone, I ended with this. Whenever I see delicious dishes posted on Facebook or Instagram, I feel like going there!

Every time the menu for the day is posted on Facebook or Instagram, I always feel like eating there... I went after yoga today! Asparagus soup salad? What's that like? I asked and tried it, and it was so delicious! It's a seasonal limited item, so good♪ The homemade ham is also delicious! Udon changed from garlic chives to spinach, so it lost a bit of punch, but the combination is interesting, right? The fried potatoes are the usual spicy curry flavor♪

I always order the daily specials on the chalkboard menu. I've almost tried everything on the regular menu, so sometimes I want to have the regular menu but the specials on the chalkboard menu look too delicious, so I end up ordering from there every time. The mixed rice and side dishes are from the regular menu. The filling in the mixed rice changes every time.

I made a reservation for a drink-only course for 3,000 yen, but we were served a full course meal for a total of 11 people. Everyone kept saying "delicious!" repeatedly. People from Tokyo were surprised, saying "I didn't know there was such a great restaurant in Asahikawa! 3,000 yen is too cheap for this."

I stopped by alone and found it very welcoming. There is a counter where you can enjoy a meal without feeling lonely. It's a standing bar, but you don't actually have to stand while drinking. The food is all delicious, of course!

The dumplings are delicious! They might be tastier than other Chinese restaurants around here. We tried almost everything on the chalkboard menu, and everything was delicious. The tempura of udo leaves had a refreshing spring-like aroma, and the roast pork was incredibly tender - the softest roast pork I've ever had! We always enjoy eating here.

I happened to have some errands nearby...oh? I don't remember the name of the restaurant that used to serve creative dishes...I haven't been there since they changed the name...but if the owner is the same, should I go...? They also serve lunch, huh...I'll check out the sign before I finish my errands. Hmm...they have two types of curry...I've been debating the whole time during my errands (laughs). Let's visit and see...there are about 80% of customers inside during lunchtime...seems quite popular. I decided on the "Special Black Katsu Curry" for 700 yen. The crispy chicken also caught my eye, but chicken goes well with beer, right (laughs)? So, curry it is. They fry the katsu after taking the order. It seems you have to wait a bit when it's busy...it arrived in about 15 minutes! It's black, huh... (laughs) Let's see...I hope it's spicy. It's not very spicy, more like a gentle curry that even kids can eat. The katsu is crispy and the meat is juicy. The rice is soft and a bit sticky, which I'm not a fan of...it might be good for those who like soft rice. Maybe it would be easier to eat with a fork instead of chopsticks and spoon for the katsu curry? There were a lot of things on the evening menu that caught my eye, so I might visit again sometime...?

This is a standing bar where you can sit comfortably. I found out about a special lunch price from Alex's review, so I decided to go right away! There are two lunch options: Pork Cutlet Curry and Chicken Steak. Rice comes in a large serving for free. The Pork Cutlet Curry was originally 1000 yen, but it's now 700 yen and comes with salad, miso soup, and dessert. The curry has a nice level of spiciness, and the beef is tender. The black roux has a deep flavor with a good amount of spices. I added extra spice for more heat. The rice is soft, but I think a firmer texture would be better with this curry. The salad is fresh, and the miso soup is tasty. It's great that they include a soup with the meal. The dessert is ice cream with chocolate on top. It was a delicious meal! Thank you!

Starting from April, lunch has become a regular option at this restaurant. Until the 6th of this week, you can enjoy a lunch that is usually 1000 yen for only 700 yen. The menu includes Black Katsu Curry and a daily lunch special. Today's lunch specials were Aji Fry and the regular Black Katsu Curry. With the Black Katsu Curry, you can get free extra rice, salad, soup, and dessert with ice cream for 1000 yen. Until the 6th, you can enjoy all this for only 700 yen. The black curry can be adjusted for spiciness and has a rich flavor, making it quite delicious.

It was fun to choose individual items to order, but I decided to try a course menu this time. I saw all the dishes I wanted to try on Instagram and Facebook. I was curious about what "black motsu stew" would be like, and I knew the lamb steak would be delicious. I also wanted to try the fresh mackerel and marinated shrimp. I also wanted to have some bread, so I was able to enjoy everything in small portions. I was very satisfied being able to taste a variety of dishes.

No matter what you order, it's delicious! The miraculous gizzard is truly a miracle! The non-alcoholic plum wine tastes just like real plum wine, which makes me happy♪ All seats are non-smoking, so you can enjoy your meal without the smell of cigarettes, which is great♪ They also have daily specials on the blackboard menu and offer carb dishes for the finale, so you can truly be satisfied♪ It's a restaurant that makes you want to come back again and again♪

I visited the restaurant for lunch, where they serve coconut milk and small shrimp curry with free extra rice. The coconut milk ice cream was delicious. Although I entered without a reservation, it seemed like most customers were regulars. The curry was incredibly tasty, showing the chef's passion for cooking. They also offer lunch options like hamburger steak. Overall, it was delicious, and I am curious to try their dinner menu next time.

I found a shop that has been on my mind for a while, recommended in a blog or local free paper. The shop is called "Tachinomi" but you can sit at the counter, table seats, or even the raised seating area. Standing and drinking is not allowed, but stopping by and drinking is fine. It's a great walking and drinking course - a 10-minute walk from the liquor store with Google's directions, then another 20 minutes from the beauty salon. If you get tired, you can always take the bus! I invited my friend Coage, who loves beer, and we tried some drinks. Coage had a Sapporo Classic for 500 yen, while I enjoyed a Shikuwasa Sour for 400 yen. The shop doesn't serve appetizers or charge seating fees. We tried the "Miracle Chicken Liver" for 420 yen, which was delicious and rare. The "Homemade Premium Mackerel (from Oita Prefecture)" for 780 yen was also very tasty. We also had some Fried Potatoes for 480 yen, with Coage opting for the addictive Black Curry flavor. The next stop was Sanroku, where we headed to the meeting place for the Asahikawa Women's Group on Tabelog.