Unagidokoro Yanagawaya Hakata Branch — Restaurant in Fukuoka

We tried to walk in and they started to turn us away at first due to reservations being full but then they were able to Tetris us in due to a spot being open. We ate hurriedly to be ready to turn around for the next guests. We were super lucky due to the timing and the kindness of the staff!

So definitely don’t count on the stars aligning for a walk in, especially on a Saturday.

The kindness of the staff warmed my heart and the Ochazuke warmed my soul. There is a choice of 5pc or 7pc steamed unagi. It comes in a cute steamer basket with egg slivers on top. The unagi rice is served with the tea or broth to pour over it, toppings including slivered shiso leaf, spicy mentaiko (cod roe), crispy bits (not sure what they are), hijiki and wasabi. There are also a salad, steamed vegetables and miso soup.

The meal was sooo very delicious - with diverse flavors and textures, all equally delightful. I didn’t realize how full I was until I finished my last bit of soup. For those who like unagi but haven’t tried it steamed, I highly recommend this place. Run, don’t walk, to making a...

Very nice unagi box you get. We all ordered #1 which is steamed rice mixed with sauce that had unagi on the rice. The food itself was very nicely and carefully prepared but the rice, because it was cooked with the eel sauce, was bit too sweet for my taste. However that’s not their fault. I would recommend menu #2 which has unagi on top of white rice. Nice service and family friendly but you wonder if the food justifies $60 per person price tag. The...

Nice Unagi (Eel) rice, but they also offer the white conger eel rice too. Nice lunch sets and friendly staff. Recommend booking in advance via tabelog, but there are also walk-ins depending what time/day you visit. We went on a Friday for lunch and it was not fully booked....