Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan｜Hakone Soba

Excellent soba, udon and curry. The service was quick and efficient.

The name of the store is buckwheat but there is also curry rice in it. Cheap and delicious, pork chop curry rice and beef curry rice are superb. The curry is on the sweet side. If you want something spicy, there is chili powder on the table that you can add yourself. Order food on the vending machine at the door. If you don’t understand, look at the pattern displayed next to it. There are numbers for various packages, just click the number.

Quick, cheap, friendly, opens late and most importantly tasty. Great for a quick meal on the go. One has to navigate the Japanese vending machine, but there is a handy display window with model foods and corresponding numbers to help get Gaijins along.