日本橋 天丼 金子半之助 神田小川町店
Here’s the translation to English:
Oversized tempura rice bowl at Kanda Ogawacho Station! It's filling and delicious! The correct order is the "Matsu" tempura bowl, without miso soup. ¥1580. It has a high rating on Tabelog.
◆ Store Information & Overall Satisfaction ◆
《Cleanliness & Atmosphere》 78 points
On a weekend around noon, I waited 12 minutes to be the 6th in line at this small, traditional-style restaurant with 8 counter seats and about 3 tables. The restaurant is always frying tempura, so the air gets somewhat stuffy and warm.
《Service》 82 points
You buy a ticket and then line up. You are encouraged to fill in the seats, which makes it a bit cramped. Black soybean tea, burdock, and pickles are available for free and unlimited! There’s a nice service where if the soft-boiled egg tempura breaks, you get two instead.
《Food etc:》 80 points
This location is slightly more expensive than the main store, but considering you would wait 1 to 2 hours there, I think this place is better. The rice is a bit softer and wetter compared to the main location.
Based on all this, the overall rating is points. (All ratings are out of 100)
【⭐️ Recommended Dish ⭐️】
◉ Matsu. ¥1580. Appearance & taste: anago (sea eel), 2 shrimp, kakiage, seaweed, shishito peppers, soft-boiled egg.
《Personal Opinions & Concerns》
- Matches those who: Find it cumbersome to wait 1-2 hours to eat at the main store.
- Does not match those who: Seek the crispy tempura rice bowl and high cost-performance of the main store.
- Plate volume: less ⭐︎ ⭐︎ ⭐︎ ★⭐︎ more
- Homey feel: ⭐︎ ⭐︎★ ⭐︎ ⭐︎ luxurious feel
- Value/Cost performance: poor ⭐︎ ★ ⭐︎ ⭐︎ ⭐︎ good
- Overall cleanliness: dirty ⭐︎ ⭐︎★ ⭐︎ ⭐︎ clean
- Originality: ★⭐︎ ⭐︎⭐︎ ⭐︎ chain-like feel
- Transportation access: bad ⭐︎ ★ ⭐︎ ⭐︎ ⭐︎ good
■ Store location: Positioned between Kanda and Akihabara, it's a storefront about a 3-minute walk from Ogawacho Station.
I would like to visit again. Thank you for the meal!