Tendon Kanekoya Akasaka — Restaurant in Tokyo

I'm not Japanese and am not a 'connoisseur' of simple Japanese food. But I found this tiny place to be absolutely adorable. The food was delicious and what I thought was a mother-son team was so charming. The older lady worked so hard taking care of the customers, while the son was the chef working behind the counter. The operation was efficient but most importantly so charming and welcoming. Being a foreigner, I received the warmest welcome when I walked in and sat at the counter (I was by myself). They didn't speak English but had an English menu and I only had to point at the picture of the dish I wanted. The lunch was very tasty, a perfect portion. When I left, they both had the biggest and most sincere smiles on their faces as they bid me farewell. They were equally hospitable to the other customers. I will definitely make an effort next time to revisit this most charming tiny eatery. It's not an exaggeration to say that this lunch experience (not just the food) actually made my day (my first day in Tokyo after a...

Better than tendon tenya, the typical tempura donburi chain.

If you set your expectations too high, you’ll probably be disappointed. This is a donburi joint. You’ll get a solid warm meal but don’t expect the fancy tempura at expensive shops.

The portions here are large for japan. You get a lot of battered tempura over some rice that has a sweet tare sauce in it. It tastes good and you get a good amount for the price.

The tempura tastes fine. It’s lots of softer batter. The tempura is cooked well without being soggy from oil. The rice isn’t the most amazing but it’s not bad either.

CHeck it out if you’re in the area or you want good value for yen. Probably not worth a side trip...

Went at 4:30 and it was quiet with only a couple people. They have an English menu so definitely ask for one when you get seated. After ordering, there’s self serve tea, ginger and pepper on the table you can use.

I ordered the tendon matsu that came with a deep fried conger eel, shrimp, pepper, egg and pumpkin. There was good and bad where the eel was amazing but the shrimp was soggy. The rice is pre-sauced which I thought they drowned the rice a little too much. I heard other people had a better experience so maybe I went...