Noda, Chiba, Japan｜Wakakusa

2023-09 This is a Western restaurant located in Bansho, Noda City, just off National Route 16. I used it for the first time for Sunday lunch. The parking lot is located at the end of a narrow passage next to the store, and although it is a bit irregularly arranged with gravel, there are about 10 spaces. I arrived a little after 12:00, but it was almost full, so I parked my car in the only available space. It seems like an old store, but the interior is bright and clean, and there are about 5 seats at the counter. There are 3 tables. There are 2 tables that can seat 6 people on a small raised tatami mat. The clerk was going back and forth to the second floor, so there may be seats on the second floor as well. There were two of us that day, but since the table was full, we were given a small seating area for six people. For lunch, there are 8 types of items, including hamburgers and fried shrimp, in a clear case labeled ``Western Lunch Menu.'' There were also 10 handwritten Japanese menus that were difficult to read. Google Maps lists it as a "Japanese-style Western restaurant," but in addition to Western food, they also serve sashimi and mackerel salt, so it feels more like a set meal restaurant with Japanese and Western menus. All of them looked delicious, but I went for the ``Otsuno Miso Stewed Chicken Karaage Set Meal'' for 1,300 yen (tax included). My wife ordered ``Fried Shrimp Hamburger Rice 990 yen (tax included)'' from the Western menu. The Japanese set meal comes with a drink, so I ordered an iced coffee, and my wife also ordered an additional iced coffee (100 yen). The food was served almost at the same time with almost no wait. Plenty of giblets stew in a clay pot. It's bubbling with steam. The fried chicken is bite-sized and has about 5 small pieces. Also a small bowl of bean sprouts and bitter gourd. With melon and radish pot. It's rice and miso soup. The miso soup is light and bland. The fried chicken has a thin batter and a bland taste. Personally, I prefer the taste to fried chicken that is heavily seasoned with soy sauce and garlic. Boiled offal...oh, this is delicious! Offal is a large intestine whose fat has been cleaned and stewed until soft. It also contains root vegetables such as daikon radish, carrots, and burdock, and is topped with plenty of chopped green onions. It's piping hot, has a strong miso flavor, and is very delicious. My wife, whose family used to be a butcher shop, said that the offal stew she eats out is ``too greasy and smelly to eat,'' but when she tasted it, she said, ``It's really delicious.'' There was a huge amount of giblets stew, and even though I thought it was a bit too much rice, it was gone in no time, and I still had about half of the giblets left. I felt like I could still eat as much rice as I wanted, but I thought that if I refilled with this, I would have clearly eaten too much, so I ate the giblets stew without rice. The giblet soup was so delicious that it was a waste to leave it behind, but I couldn't drink it all and had to give up. When I took a bite of my wife's hamburger, I was impressed and said, ``Oh, this is really delicious.'' When you take a bite, the hamburger is so soft that it's difficult to hold it with chopsticks, and it feels like it just melts in your mouth. The demi-glace sauce is also slightly bitter, which I like. It came with a small pot of sauce that said, ``This is for fried shrimp,'' and my wife said, ``This is delicious, and I think it's probably homemade.'' I finished everything except for the giblet soup and was full. It was a very satisfying lunch. The staff at the shop were cheerful and had a pleasant customer service, and the customers who seemed to be locals were coming to the shop on a rotating basis. The exterior is a bit plain, and if you don't know about it, it's not the type of shop you'd pop into when you're passing by, but I'm sure it's a shop that's been around for a long time and is loved by locals. If I have a chance, I would definitely like to stop by again.

First visit If you go through the parking lot next to the store, you will find a spacious space at the back. Although lines have been drawn, there are some places where you cannot park, so be careful. (There's an arrow written on the ground, so it probably means don't park here.) The store is large counter and parlor I haven't confirmed it, but it looks like the second floor could probably be used for parties. You can choose between Japanese and Western food on the menu. I was also drawn to Japanese food, but this time I ordered a Western lunch called "Fried Shrimp Hamburger Rice"🎵 Juicy hamburger steak with delicious demi-glace sauce and crispy fried shrimp that are small but don't get fooled by the batter 🎵 Good to eat This is an amazing 990 yen (tax included)😱❕ What can I say, just by eating this, you can feel the skill of the owner. A shop that I regret not having visited before. A locally-based restaurant that is popular with neighbors I don't like it when it's crowded, so I feel hesitant to tell others about it (lol) It was very delicious Thank you for the meal☺️

It's near an irregular intersection, and I've been passing by it until now. When I googled it, I found a pretty reasonable restaurant and stopped by for lunch. The parking lot can accommodate 7.8 cars at the back of the store. This time I ordered a set of fried shrimp and hamburger steak. Although the shrimp were a little smaller than in the photo, the demi hamburger was delicious and I was satisfied with my lunch.