Shichimencho — Restaurant in Tokyo

Overall great place! It's a typical "Chinese" restaurant, where you can have the usual ramen, gyozas or yaki soba. They also serve yoshoku (westernized japanese cuisine) like omuraisu, kare raisu or katsudon We were lucky to arrive just as the last seats were available (and it was just 11:30!) and could sit inside. Otherwise, be ready to queue for at least 30 minutes. It took a bit of time to get out order ready (40-45 minutes), but it was worth the wait. We received some starters before getting our gyozas, and then finally got our main dishes (katsu don for 830 JPY and omuraisu 690 JPY), each one coming with a little soup. The omuraisu was quite popular, getting ordered by 3/4 of the customers! As cooking took some time, we downed a couple of beers (self-service in the fridge), which is why our bill was a bit over 1,500 JPY per person. A really good deal for the quality and quantity! Would definitely recommend if you're looking for an authentic experience (plan to arrive 10-15 minutes at least before opening hours to...

Frequented by locals for good reason - classic homemade omelette rice. Apologised to the server that we could not speak Japanese but he was prepared to google translate to take our orders, but I just showed him a picture of the omelette rice and he knew that’s what we wanted.

Was very hearty and filling - a must when in Koenji. Staff were...

5 stars, 100/100 They cook your food as at home. Not the fastest service in the world, but for sure they cook with a full heart ❤️ traditional Chinese recipes in the Japanese way. The prices are cheap and the restaurant itself is just an amazing experience in the showa era nostalgia. Take your time and enjoy the true spirit of Japan, having...