Yayoiken Shinjuku Hyakunincho — Restaurant in Tokyo

First, the restaurant is very very clean. You’ll have to order from the vending machine, present your tickets to the hostess who will repeat what you ordered back to you & then tell you where the water or tea and rice is located- which was serve yourself for the most part. Everything was presented precisely. The chicken was delicious, even the lightly seasoned salad underneath it. There is all you can eat rice. You need to go to the rice pot, select the size of rice desired and then it will automatically fill your bowl. The miso soup was tasty. The fish was grilled with the skin on it but need to be aware of the bones. There’s also summer miso which has ice cubes in it. I had the teishoku set with the natto. You’ll have to mix in the raw egg with the special ingredients, which were a bit slimy and then smooch the rice in. I don’t have the palate to appreciate this dish, however the ambiance and cleanliness more than made up for it, plus the super tall glass of beer. There’s also noodle soup which my friend enjoyed and the summertime fish set which my other...

Love the Yayoi-ken Japanese fast food chain restaurant. I try to look for one in every new city I visit in Japan. Their biggest draw over similar fast food places is unlimited refills of rice if you order a set meal (teishoku). What's changed since I was last at a Yayoi-ken (at least for this location) is that you get your rice refills by placing your bowl under the giant rice cooker machine, and hitting a button to get your rice. So no more opening the top of the rice cooker and scooping it out yourself (much more sanitary and...

When you come in you order in a machine. It's in English up until the payment screen. It's simple though, you can insert money at any point and them in the payment screen hit the pink button on the bottom right. After that it will print tickets which you will give to the waitress. Food comes out pretty quick! The food portions were a bit small but tasty and filling for the price. As mentioned, you can have unlimited rice, tea and water...