Oyakodon Senmonten Marukatsu — Restaurant in Tokyo

Dining Experience @ Oyakodon Senmonten Marukatsu. . Opened in May 2017, this hole-in-the-wall casual eatery is a hidden gem, located on the 2nd floor of a small alley shophouse. . Renowned for their use of the succulent Nagoya Cochin chicken, and their meticulous execution of each bowl, the space seats just about 8 people, with the owners preparing each dish to order. . Their Oyakodon / Oyako Donburi / Parent And Child Rice Bowl (JPY ¥1,490) is homely and comforting . Features tender boneless chicken thigh, soft caramelised white onions, and wispy whisked chicken egg, simmered with dashi / soup stock, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and mirin rice wine, then ladled over fluffy sticky steamed white rice in a bowl. . Served with a raw chicken egg yolk on top, along with a sprinkling of crisp green onions or spring onions, this carries meaty savoury salty eggy sweet vegetal earthy grainy herbal flavour. . The backbone of Japanese cuisine, Dashi / Soup Stock is used as a base ingredient in a multitude of dishes, but is also served on its own to accompany a meal. . Typically made with chicken bones or kombu seaweed, katsuobushi / dried bonito fish flakes, dried sardine or anchovy fish, dried shiitake mushrooms, and water, all boiled, steeped, and strained. . The result is a thin clear soup / broth, which is deeply robust with savoury earthy...

We waited 45 mins outdoor then 15 mins indoor since noon on a Sunday. Only 9 seats for dining. Most of the customers were Japanese. It was worth the wait. The chef looks young. It was a different chef when we visited in year 2019, perhaps it's passed from father to son. Purchase your tickets when you are the first in the queue on top of the staircase. The scrambled egg was more like egg "juice" or egg sauce and well mixed with every grain of the rice. Chicken meat was so tender and smooth that at one point I thought it was squid. After seated, you would be asked to choose sauce between Original and Salt. Original would have better presentation of the chicken and egg tastes, while Salt would give you stronger taste. It's quite a lot of rice so you may want to ask for less rice if you have a...

An amazing bowl of oyakodon at only 1460 yen (WORTH IT). The entrance of the restaurant is quite small and inconspicuous. It’s actually on the second level, we passed it twice without noticing the stairs that lead to the restaurant upstairs. The place is really tiny and it accommodates probably less than ten seats! Place your order via the ticket machine just outside the entrance and wait for your turn to go into the restaurant when seats are available. No English translation but just simply pick the first option on the machine and you won’t go wrong. Pass your ticket to the staff and they will prepare your fresh bowl of oyakodon on the spot. Toilet is available. I can’t wait to come back...