Food and service maybe 3.5 stars.

Ambiance, 6 stars!!!

The chicken on a stick was very soft. It's best eaten with rice. The humongous rice ball has 3 fillings: simmered konbu kelp, pickled plum, and salmon. It can easily feed two or 3 people. I'd say it's 3 bowls of rice, easily.

The takamori beef was unique, apparently the cows are fed sake lees. I would recommend that you don't undercook it as it's a bit too chewy so, cook it well. I didn't like the dipping sauce. A little sweet sauce not unlike noodle dipping sauce. I'd have just preferred some salt to enjoy the natural sweetness of the meat.

The place is like a mini village, equipped with a shrine where you can get a lucky fortune paper and even play ring toss, next to it. Theme park slash BBQ venue slash outdoor Izakaya. It is a bit touristy but most people come for the ambiance. The price isn't high for a tourist spot. It's neither cheap nor expensive.

There are plenty of local souvenirs sold around the entrance area. The line is very long. There's more than one line, for different parts if the place so it's possible to wait for less time. Most people just line up at the main line, for maybe an hour or so?

The place is known to foreign locals as "Chicken Shack."