The recommended pork and vegetable black pepper stir-fry by the staff had very little pork but lots of vegetables with a good crunch. The dish had a strong black pepper flavor which was nice. I was satisfied and full after eating. Thank you for the meal.

Let's go eat Ise Ebi (spiny lobster) with a colleague who invited me. We went to a place next to Ramen Yellow along Kura-mae Hashidoori street. My colleague arrived first and I joined a bit later. We entered the restaurant at 5:45 PM, it had been about 3 and a half years since my last visit. To start off, we ordered 3 gyoza, 1 drink, and 1 appetizer as a set. I had a highball and marinated chicken liver for the appetizer. When my stomach started to feel a bit empty, I ordered the main dish of Ise Ebi in chili sauce. It may sound cliché, but it was delicious and had a nice texture. I ended up having 2 highballs and 2 bottles of Shaoxing wine. I thought I was drinking lightly, but ended up having a bit too much. It was a tasty meal.Visited on the night of February 22, 2023. Rating: 3.20

Tan Tan Men + Half Fried Rice Set for 750 yen. This restaurant has really good value for the price. The Tan Tan Men is not my favorite taste, but it's decent. I like the taste of the Half Fried Rice. It reminds me of a place in Iriya called Little Hong Kong. The cost performance is great, so I want to try other set meals as well. PayPay is accepted here.

I always order the Liver and Leek Stir-Fry Set Meal for 650 yen, and it's amazing. There's a generous amount of liver in it, and it's delicious. The liver is tender and has a crispy texture that is addictive. The rice goes so well with it. And on top of that, it comes with soup, mapo tofu, and almond jelly. Plus, you can get a free refill of rice. The cost performance is just too good.

The atmosphere of the restaurant was typical of a local Chinese place. There was nothing particularly noteworthy. The shrimp dish had a standard sweet and spicy flavor. It was just okay, with a slightly strange taste. I probably won't go back.

Black vinegar pork set meal for 700 yen. Cheap. Plenty of vegetables and the meat doesn't smell bad. It's not top-notch quality, but the price is low and you can get free rice refills, so it's really nice. The small mapo tofu tastes like typical Sichuan mapo, which I don't mind. The soup has egg and seaweed. The almond jelly has a subtle almond taste, but it's okay since it's made with agar. The pork doesn't smell bad, so I might come back to try other menu items. Prices start from 650 yen, and they're open until 3 pm, so it's very affordable.

Pucchin values encounters like this. Antenna. Shopping at Yodobashi in Akihabara before the tax increase. I also want to buy things in Kappabashi, and it's a hassle to move around by subway or bus. I'm an Edo kid who has never left Tokyo (laughs). I'll walk! As I was walking along Showa Street, I saw a bright light over there. On the east side of Kuramae Street. I'm hungry. But I don't have to eat. It's okay. But I don't come around here often. I always commute between Kasai and my workplace! (Well, because I'm a housewife salaryman) Let's eat here! So I entered a shop in this brightly lit area. It was 14:30, and they were open, so I went in. I looked at the menu and was drawn to the black vinegar pork, so I ordered it. Lemon water is placed. However, there is no ice, just continental temperature. (It's 30 degrees today.) I happened to hit the employee's mealtime. Sorry. The cooking staff can't eat. Shaka-jew, clang, shaka-jew, clang... Here it comes. Waited 5 minutes. Black vinegar pork. The pork pieces are large. Full of fat. Coated in crispy and sweet vinegar. I took a bite. Each piece is large. The ingredients of onions, carrots, and green peppers are also utilized. Different from the carrots in elementary school lunches. They are blanched. The soup, the salt is light. But it has umami. Is that mozuku? And kaki tamago. The mapo tofu is cold. Made in advance. But the spices are perfect. The Sichuan pepper is also effective, making it spicy and numbing. It's delicious. It could be the main dish. The almond jelly-like dessert is closer to milk pudding. The spices are gentle. The mapo tofu was properly made. It's been simmered and marinated. It seems like they are all family-run businesses. I'm sorry for bumping into the employees' lunchtime. But everyone seems to be enjoying their meal. A young boy came back in the middle, drinking an iced cider and doing his homework (I also want to drink cold water). Everyone seems to be more proficient in Chinese than in Japanese. Thank you for the meal.

Mapo Chahan Donburi 700 yen Today, I went to lunch with my colleague, who seemed to be taking me to a restaurant I had never been to before, so I decided to join. (^_^) I entered the restaurant at 11:34 AM, and even though the interior was quite spacious, there weren't many customers at this early hour. The lunch menu had so many options that I couldn't decide what to order right away. (^_^;) While my colleague quickly made a decision on the menu, I chose the Mapo Chahan Donburi after hearing that the Mapo tofu was spicy and delicious. The dish arrived surprisingly quickly, in about 3 minutes. It was a combination of fried rice and Mapo tofu, and the portion seemed a bit large (in my opinion as a small eater). It came with egg soup and almond jelly. I took a bite of the fried rice first, and the flavor was a bit mild. Perhaps it was meant to be eaten together with the Mapo tofu? My colleague warned me that the Mapo tofu was quite spicy, but for me, the level of spiciness was just right and it was delicious (I like it quite spicy). The portion was a bit on the larger side (in my opinion as a small eater). Overall, I enjoyed my first visit for lunch. Another delicious meal today on August 27, 2019.

I arrived a little after 12 o'clock and was able to enter without waiting. I ordered the mixed vegetable stir-fry set meal. The flavor was on the strong side, which was good. The cost performance was great at 750 yen.

Bought a bento box. The wait was long.

The mixed vegetables dish was on the salty side.

The cost performance is excellent.

I'm not sure if it's correct to call this type of restaurant a "Chinese restaurant", but it's a common type of Chinese restaurant in this area. The chefs and staff are Chinese, and the prices are low. The food is decent. The set meals range from 650 to 800 yen. This was my first visit to this restaurant, located around halfway between Akihabara and Okachimachi. They also sell bento boxes outside. The interior is relatively clean, with tables for 6 or 8 people, making it easy for solo diners. I ordered the Liver and Garlic Chives Set Meal for 650 yen, asking for less rice. It looked delicious when it arrived in about 7-8 minutes. The liver and garlic chives portion was quite generous, with a high amount of liver. The taste was typical of liver and garlic chives, not bad. The liver itself didn't leave a strong impression. It's nice to have plenty of vegetables when you want them. The mapo tofu had some unfamiliar spicy flavors as an interesting touch. Overall, it was a satisfying lunch. However, these types of restaurants usually don't use the most delicious rice. It seems like they offer free rice refills. Thank you for the meal.

- Three restaurants lined up. It's been about two years since I first saw them, and the entrance sensor didn't work. Let's go check them out. Maybe I'll also do some investigation on knife-cut noodles in Kanda. As soon as I stepped outside, there was suddenly a thunderstorm. It's a shame that I came out, will it all go to waste? I wonder if it's just a hassle, or if there are different types of rain... The decision-making circuit in my brain doesn't feel like going back home to get an umbrella. I don't want to walk with an umbrella either. Even though it's close by... 300 meters and still no radar response. Anyway, I have to move in the rain. When I reached Kura-mae Street, there were three restaurants lined up - a ramen shop, a Chinese restaurant, and a Korean restaurant. It's been about two years since I first saw them, and the entrance sensor didn't work. They say meeting someone is a meeting after all. It doesn't feel like much, maybe I won't get any impressions. I chose the Chinese restaurant. "Bizenbo" The exterior didn't give off a sensor-like feeling, but once I entered, it was quite clean. Oh, as I looked around the store, the customers were all women, surprisingly. And they were all young...? Oh, they're all new graduates. It's a rare situation, but I counted, there were 7 people. Then, another group of 3 people arrived. 10 young women in total. Among them, there was one pretty man... There were no middle-aged men or women, it's kind of strange. Well, let's order something. Lunch a la carte menu: Noodles - Tan Tan Men 650 yen, Cantonese noodles 700 yen, Special Ramen 650 yen, Seafood Tan Men 800 yen, Gomoku Men 700 yen, Shrimp Men 750 yen, Seafood Men 800 yen. There are also yakisoba and fried rice. There are many lunch sets. Right, the keyword is safe. Rejected... What's left is "Shrimp Men." "Can you make the noodles firm?" "Yes, we can." The response is usually like that. Then, "Shrimp Men," "Half-fried rice," "Almond Tofu" arrived. "Shrimp Men" The noodles were somewhat firm, cooked in hot boiling water, not burnt, but they seemed to be a stronger type of noodles. The shrimp didn't have any major flaws in how it was frozen, and it tasted like shrimp... well, that's it. The taste wasn't so disappointing. It's the kind of dish you eat to fill your stomach. It's easy to fall into a fixed mindset, isn't it? Based on experience, it's quite common. I haven't come across anything beyond this level. "Half-fried rice" It had an oily feel, but it wasn't too sticky. It's the kind you often come across, a lukewarm type. It's easy to start thinking that it's the same everywhere... "Almond Tofu" It's the kind you often come across. I checked with the tip of the spoon, and it was as expected. I sometimes think it's better not to serve this even as a complimentary dish. It's kind of... So, the lunch date ends like this. Another woman, a solo customer, was sitting across from me. She ordered the "Liver and Leek Set," which came with various side dishes for 650 yen... It seems that there are a lot of female customers here. That might be the true value of this place. Among the 14 female customers and 3 female staff members in the restaurant, what I experienced was a first.

Recently, I felt like I wanted a change as the menus at Chinese restaurants seemed to be the same everywhere. I decided to stop by a restaurant for dishes like liver and leek set meal, tantanmen, and stir-fried meat and vegetables. The staff at the restaurant all seemed to be Chinese, and they spoke to each other in Chinese but used basic Japanese when taking orders. When I asked for recommendations, I was told that the restaurant's specialty is dishes from Fujian Province, known for their authentic flavors. I ordered the tantanmen set meal (750 yen). The dish came with tantanmen, half-fried rice, and almond jelly, and the portion was satisfying. The slightly spicy sesame sauce with minced meat, leeks, and green onions was well-seasoned. Adding a little vinegar made the flavor smoother and added depth. You can discuss the seasoning and other preferences with the staff when ordering, so if you have any requests, be sure to enjoy your meal.

On September 20th (Sunday), we usually visit this restaurant with our company members, but this time we visited with our family for the first time. We ordered the kids' favorite dumplings, the first try of xiao long bao, stir-fried pork with green peppers, and steamed chicken. First, the steamed chicken. It was very tender and just the right amount of salt. The kids loved it. Next, the xiao long bao. The skin was chewy, and the delicious juice came out from inside. It was so tasty! Then the dumplings. They were bigger than usual dumplings, and they were filled with large shrimp. My 4-year-old daughter was gobbling them up even though they were hot. She really liked them. We also ordered two bowls of rice and beer, and it was less than 5000 yen. The whole family was very satisfied!

Sometimes I rely on this place for lunch. It's cheap! Despite being cheap, the dishes are cooked in a proper and authentic way. Chinese pop songs play inside the restaurant, and the staff speak Chinese. You somehow forget you're in Japan for a moment. There are various lunch menus, but so far, I haven't had a bad experience. Once, the previous chef suddenly returned to their home country, which worried me, but the replacement is even better! It's a bit inconvenient from the station (from Suehirocho, take Kura Front Bridge Street), but it's worth walking there. Also, for some reason, only the ramen is Japanese-style. But it's delicious (even though there's a ramen shop next door, I always eat here). I'm grateful that it's located near my workplace. However, I need to be careful about my weight, I need to exercise...