On my way back on 20.9.05, I stopped by this Mini Stop Seijo-doori store to get some soft serve ice cream. I was actually aiming for the Crown Melon soft serve, but they had replaced it with Belgian Chocolate soft serve. Oh well, what a shame. The soft serve ice cream was the new vanilla flavor, priced at 235 yen including tax. It is made with Hokkaido milk and cream, with condensed milk as a hidden flavor, and no eggs are used. Mini Stop's soft serve ice cream is of high quality, but I personally preferred the previous version as it had a richer taste. The new vanilla is also delicious though. Rating: 3.4 stars. Thank you for the meal!

Hmm, the street I visited last time is called Seijo Street. This Mini Stop seems to have been around for quite a while. It's not located on a main street, so I don't usually pass by here unless something rare happens. This is my first visit. They have a 100 yen snack series with the Mini Stop logo on it. This time, I tried the "Shimi Choco Corn," which is a star-shaped snack with plenty of chocolate soaked in, resulting in a gentle and crunchy texture. The chocolate is not too rich, and the sweetness is just right. It's consistently delicious.

I wish there were fresher fruits available.

★2016・4 revisited At Ministop, in addition to the regular original bento corner, there is a corner where hand-made bento and side dishes are lined up with a strong homemade feel. While the regular bento is enjoyable, today I opted for the meat shumai bento. It consists of 5 large shumai on a bed of rice with sliced kelp tsukudani on top, a simple and satisfying mini bento (lol). I also got 3 pieces of fried chicken as a side, which tasted better than before and provided a nice support when I got a bit tired of the shumai. Overall, Ministop is a fun convenience store, especially when it comes to bento and yakisoba. Today, my favorite sauce katsu sausage was sold out, and I was told it's quite popular at the store (lol). ★2015・11 revisited On my way back from Seijo Gakuen to Karasuyama, I stopped by Ministop as I was feeling a bit hungry. It was close to 3 o'clock, and there were plenty of bento and bread options, making it hard to choose. I saw my favorite sauce yakisoba as well (lol). However, eating at odd hours makes beer taste bad later, so I resisted the temptation and settled for the "sauce katsu sausage" and "soy sauce fried chicken" (lol). The katsu sausage was as delicious as ever, but the fried chicken was a bit like nuggets and didn't taste as good, unfortunately (lol). ★2014・6 revisited Today, I had to go to Seijo Gakuen for some errands, and even though it was a bit early for lunch, I couldn't resist the urge for Ministop's yakisoba. I hurried straight to the bento corner! There were onigiri, sandwiches, makunouchi bento, pasta, hiyashi chuka, hiyashi udon, etc., but oh no, what's this!? My beloved yakisoba was not there! When I asked the staff, they said it was sold out (tears and laughter). It seems that yakisoba fans know about it, huh (lol). So, I had to choose between a bento with a lot of side dishes or this "large-sized Napolitan - 400g." I ate it at the eat-in corner, and the noodles were thick, making it feel like eating ketchup-flavored tsukemen. There was barely any filling, with only two slices of onion left even after eating more than half of it, so it gets a bit boring! The hamburger on top helped a lot, but I ended up leaving the pasta (lol). Ministop is all about homemade bento or yakisoba, right? Gotta be careful (lol). ★Located along Seijo Street, which connects Chitose-Karasuyama and Sengawa to Seijo Gakuen, this place has been around for a long time. There aren't many shops nearby, so it's popular among local residents and drivers. On a scorching hot Saturday afternoon, I went in to buy a cold drink and happened to see the "large-sized sauce yakisoba" that I had a good experience with at the Nagayama store before! There was only one left, so I couldn't resist getting it! I also bought my favorite "fried chicken" along with it. I had it as a car snack, and seriously, the yakisoba here is incredibly delicious, with chewy noodles, toppings, and unsweetened sauce coming together perfectly. Of course, the fried chicken is also good, but for those who think all convenience stores are the same, I highly recommend trying this one. While each store like 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, Lawson, Sunkus, Yamazaki, Three F, etc., may have slightly different flavors, I think there's nothing quite like this one, it's really delicious. Probably, maybe... (lol). And in the supermarket category, the king is the "large-sized sauce yakisoba" at Mirai Co-op Mitaka Higashi Hachido Road store, it's exquisite. It's even better when eaten with a menchi-katsu as a side (lol). ^_^;

On December 9, 2022, around 7:40 PM, after finishing a large serving of meat sauce at "Panchou," on my way back home from Kawasaki, I found the roads congested as usual. While driving, I felt like having something sweet. Once I got past the traffic jam around Noborito, I thought I wouldn't be able to have something sweet anymore, but then I saw a "Mini Stop" right in front of me. I parked, went inside, and thought about what soft serve to get. I decided on the "Premium Chocolate Soft Serve (340 yen)" in a cone. It was handed to me in about 5 minutes, and I ate it in the car. It wasn't as rich as Belgian chocolate, so I didn't get tired of it until the end. The nutty texture added a nice accent. I finished it in no time, and my brain was satisfied. Thank you for the meal.

I just had a hearty meal at Ramen Wasu in Noborito, but I still had room for dessert. So, on the way back, I bought soft-serve ice cream from Mini Stop. Normally, I find their Belgian chocolate soft-serve too sweet to finish, but this time I tried the Chocolate Strawberry flavor. I'm not a fan of the sourness of real strawberries and always need condensed milk when picking strawberries, but this soft-serve had just the right amount of sweetness and was delicious. The cube-shaped chocolate and the subtly sweet strawberries were a perfect combination. I finished it quickly because it was so good. I highly recommend it. Thank you for the meal.