Shokudo Mitsu — Restaurant in Fukuoka

They are still using manual queue kiosk in which you have to write you name and number of patron against a serial number, ours was 45 on that Friday. Staff told us it might take an hour for us to be seated, so we left and wandered around in the neighborhood. 30 min later, we returned only to find that they were now calling for number 60 already! We then lined up and talked to the staff we missed our call. They lady then verified our name and said we would be called upon shortly. There was a team of 4 women waiting right in front of us, I believe they are from HK. About 20 mins later, our number (45) was called and we were led inside eatery (a small, 2-storey premises). We were seated right in front of the preparation table. We ordered the typical: sashimi combo with rice and grilled cod with rice. I liked the sashimi as they were fresh and tasty. My wife liked her cod too, yet she would be pleased even further if the serving is a bit bigger! About 30 mins later when we finished our delicious lunch and stepped out, I found the 4 women were still...

Located inside Yanagibashi Rengo Market, a small marketplace for local seafood, Shokudo Mitsu was our first lunch spot in Kyushu.

Don't be like me and walk here from Hakata station, take a nice bus ride and drop off opposite the market.

I thought I was late due to some advice to come early, but we waited for only 14 minutes before we got inside after reaching at 12.

As a kaisendon specialty shop, go with their kaisendon or sashimidon. If you want to indulge, you can get a box of uni like one of the tables we walked past, or the pricier magurosanshokudon.

We saw how delicious the tempura looks and we ordered an ala cartel tempura plus, as it's called on the menu.

Love the seaweed miso soup and the random shiratama inside my chawanmushi (pictured)

The seafood is really as fresh as it can get and we sat by the counter, overlooking the chef preparing the various dons! Overall, a superb...

First of all, the food is amazing. Fish are super fresh. 🤤🤤🤤 I can't eat tuna at home but tuna in Japan is different. Don't forget to try the pudding! It's creamy and not too sweet.

But if you want to eat here, get ready to wait for a long time. I arrived at the restaurant 20 minutes after opening and it had a line outside already. Make sure you put your name on the list at the front of the line. When you are in the queue, an employee will show you the menu to order food ahead of time. I waited 1 hour outside.

After that, they will move you inside. Don't be happy too soon. You still have to wait again indoors. They have a waiting room upstairs. I don't understand why they don't serve food in that area. ( They have tables and chairs already). After 30 minutes, it was my turn. You don't know how many times I thought about giving up and...