Yayoi-ken is a canteen restaurant run by Plenus, one of Japan's leading dining companies.
Plenus is the most operated, the largest bento chain in Japan. For this reason, there are many common menus including Kara-age(Japanese fried chicken).
The characteristic of Yayoi-ken is that you can eat dishes that are stable and above average anywhere in Japan. There are many Japanese restaurants around the world, but there are many missed restaurants, making it difficult for travelers to identify.
Yayoi-ken's popular menue is a kara-age set meal and a salt-boiled mackerel and miso-boiled set meal.
The recommended is a Hiyajiru & toriten set meal, which is seasonal. Cold soup, a local dish of Miyazaki, is a cold miso soup, perfect for the hot...
Read moreGenerally a good place to dine solo. The 2nd floor is closed until certain timings in the evening and has bigger seating for groups. I came as a group of 5 and was told to wait 30minutes until they could open the 2nd floor for us. Not sure why they couldn't just open it up earlier, as there were other customers also waiting. Service isn't the best here, the staff did not bother entertaining us until I approached them to ask if they could accommodate 5 people. The food, generally dissappointing, and I have been to several Yayoiken across Japan. Taste and portions are very basic and might not be enough for a big eater (refer to...
Read moreLike other Yayoi Restaurants, their food is great! The store is not spacious though but not a problem if you go there alone or with some few friends. The place is clean, with alcohol at the entrance. Toilet is super clean! With handsoap and alcohol, though it's not spacious, it's not even narrow? The only downside is it doesn't have a parking space. I parked to a 10-minute walk parking space. The reason for 4-star. It should have...
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