Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan｜手打ちそば 一石（いっこく）

I visited the store at lunchtime. It was almost full, but there was one group waiting for a space. Although the location requires cars, the parking lot in front of the store and next door is full, which shows how popular it is. Order at the table. It consists of a tatami room and a table. The quality, flavor, and aroma of the recommended soba noodles with eggplant and Yumbuta, a brand of pork from Ibaraki called Yumbuta, was excellent, and even though it was crowded, there was an atmosphere that didn't rush me, so I thoroughly enjoyed my lunch. Since the area is connected to Kisenosato, there are a lot of related goods in the store. It was a soba restaurant that looked like a soba restaurant. It was delicious. Thank you for the meal🙏

We had the most popular bow pork and eggplant soba (950 yen), tempura zaru, and a mini cutlet bowl set. The eggplant soba with bow pork is the perfect flavor for me.The piping hot dipping sauce with plenty of pork meat and the fried eggplant mix well, making it a great way to whet the appetite even with a summer-satisfied stomach. I went there on Sunday after 1pm, and the restaurant was crowded and almost full. It's a popular store. I actually ordered a mini cutlet bowl, but they said they didn't have enough rice, so I ordered another soba. We recommend going early.

I visited on a Sunday at 12:00, and there was a wait for one group, and after that, customers continued to arrive one after another. There aren't many parking lots, so there were a lot of cars wandering around that wanted to park. It's a popular store! Three seats in the tatami room are reserved seats, so it seems better to make reservations on Saturdays and Sundays. I ordered eggplant soba with bow pork. It was served quickly, and the warm dipping sauce mixed with the pork fat and melty eggplant was absolutely delicious! I would like to try udon next time☺️