Kyoto, Japan｜DONFREAK(ドンフリーク)

We went for lunch and had 3 options to choose from and the food was good, fast and hearty. You get a lot of rice with the meal, so in case you prefer less rice, please let them know. Friendly environment, good service and nice set-up. Do support them!!

This place is popular for its meat-based rice bowls and set meals. I visited because I was curious. Unfortunately, the owner has broken a bone, so the restaurant is only open with two daily specials. Since I visited relatively late, around 2pm, there were only two customers ahead of me. The menu was something like a yakiniku set meal, but the yakiniku set meal stuck to me and I couldn't make out the next menu (lol) Yakiniku set meal 880 yen. The shopkeeper's wife? I guess it's your mother. Served in just over 5 minutes. High quality beef. It's delicious with a sweet and salty soy sauce. The main yakiniku itself is a small portion. However, the meat and vegetables were well-balanced, and overall the portion size was satisfying. Raw vegetable salad, macaroni salad, cooked pork belly, daikon radish, and fried chicken, kakuteki, miso soup, and konbu tsukudani. The onions stir-fried with the beef were delicious. The high-quality fat from the beef coated the onions, and the onions had a moderately crispy texture and were probably the most delicious onions I've ever eaten. I wish I had come earlier.

In the KRP neighborhood, shops are gathered here and there. Based on word of mouth, I thought it would be a euro cafe that would be run by a cool older brother, but I was greeted by an at-home lady. There were three lunch menus, but there were also non-Western menus. Since the amount is quite large, it is better to ask the store clerk about the amount of rice in advance. (Although it was my first time with my family, the rice was served with cartoons without any options.) It was a satisfying shop with both volume and taste.