This is a restaurant that specializes in tempura, with seven locations centered around Fukuoka City. They fry the tempura after you order, and they also adjust the frying speed to match the customer's eating pace. They are particular about their ingredients, sourcing seasonal and delicious items from specific regions. With their roots in a fish market, they offer fresh ingredients for their tempura dishes. The menu includes a variety of tempura options available as set meals or as individual orders. Some customers enjoy pairing tempura with beer without rice. The reviewer tried the shrimp tempura set meal with additional tempura items. The pickled vegetables had a refreshing lemon-like acidity, while the squid had a satisfying chewy texture. The shrimp tempura was crispy and the shrimp itself was plump and juicy. For more information about the restaurant and other tempura options, visit their website at https://webdesign-gourmet.com/hukuoka-09.

Popular tempura restaurant in Fukuoka. All seats are at the counter and it is common to have long lines around lunchtime at any of the stores due to its popularity. There are about six stores in Fukuoka, and three of them were selected for the Tempura Top 100 in 2023. I ordered the tempura set meal with a large portion of rice. It included kisu (Japanese whiting), white fish, blue fish, squid, and three types of vegetables. The vegetables were eggplant, green pepper, and pumpkin. Two items were served at the same time at a good timing. I was impressed when the rice and miso soup were served at the same time as the tempura. You can only have one serving of squid salted innards, but surprisingly, many people seem to buy them for takeout.

Recently, Fukuoka cuisine has become quite familiar, with popular dishes like motsunabe and Mizutaki. In addition to these classics, the tempura here has also become very famous. When I first visited Fukuoka 30 years ago, I still remember the delicious tempura I had with a local senior. The freshly fried tempura, eaten with white rice, was a refreshing experience. Now, after a long time, I had the "okonomi teishoku" (chef's choice set meal). It included white fish, pork, pumpkin, squid, shrimp, bell pepper, and eggplant - 7 items in total. The sauce was on the salty side with a strong soy sauce flavor. In the past, the spicy cod roe used to be all-you-can-eat, but now it's limited to one plate per person. How times have changed!

I went on a trip to Hakata. I arrived at Hakata Station by Shinkansen and bought a one-day subway pass for 640 yen. You can walk from Tenjin Station, but on the way back, it feels closer to go to Akasaka Station. For my first lunch choice, I picked this tempura restaurant, which is one of the top 100 in Hakata. The salted squid was delicious, and I was hoping for refills, but they changed their policy to one serving per person starting in June. The staff explained this when serving, so it can't be helped, but it was still delicious. I felt like having it with rice. Takeout tea rice might be a good idea too. The restaurant operates with a ticket vending machine system. This time, I bought the colorful set meal for 1040 yen. They fry chicken tenderloin, conger eel, shrimp tempura, squid, and 3 types of vegetables (eggplant, pumpkin, bell pepper) one by one and put them in the tempura bowl. So, the staff works quickly, but it feels like a counter tempura experience. The chicken tenderloin was big, and I got to taste conger eel as well, so the cost performance is good. They ask if you want to add more tempura sauce when it starts to run low. Next time, while enjoying the vegetable set meal, it might be nice to add items a la carte and create a customized set meal. The cod roe tempura also looks delicious. Thank you for the meal.

The fact that you can eat tempura of this quality at this price is amazing!! And the salted squid was really delicious as rumored. I avoided the long lunchtime line by going during off-peak hours, so I didn't have to wait at all. I'm so full now, haha.

I visited Tempura Shop Hiraoka near Akasaka Station in Fukuoka, which is a well-known restaurant. I tried the Tempura Set Meal (¥940). They serve freshly fried tempura pieces to your table one by one. It's amazing to be able to enjoy such high-quality tempura for under ¥1000. I realized afterwards that there were no shrimp in the tempura, so next time I'll have to order the set meal with shrimp... Thank you for the meal.

I often come to Daimyo for work, but this time I had the opportunity to go to the main store first, so I ended up following them. If someone asked me if I eat tempura often when I'm in Tokyo, well, I don't eat it that much. Maybe a few times a year. When I think about it, the chances of eating tempura in Fukuoka are higher.

I think the cost performance is quite good for this taste at this price. I wanted to try the cod roe tempura, so I ordered the laughing set, and it was delicious, but it was a satisfying taste after trying it once. I felt that tempura with normal ingredients was tastier, so next time I have the chance, I would like to try a different set.

After 5 years, I suddenly felt like going to Hirao for the first time, knowing that there would be a line. It was during the Obon holiday, so there were about 10 groups waiting outside the shop, standing in the heat for about 30 minutes. Inside the shop, there were chairs where I waited for about 10 minutes. I had the tempura set meal. It was delicious! I was surprised that the squid salted guts came in one dish per person, but the tempura was so good that it was enough! Especially the kisu and white fish were the best! Good taste, good value for money! I will definitely go there a lot if it's not too crowded, so I'll try to find a time when it's less busy!

I visited HiraO for the first time in a year on Saturday around 6:30 pm! There was no line, and there were quite a few empty seats, so this time might be a good opportunity to visit! Around 7 pm, there were about 3 groups of people waiting one after another! I ordered the assorted set meal with toppings of conger eel and scallops, with extra rice! The salted fish roe used to be all-you-can-eat until last year, but now it's limited to one plate at the beginning! The contents were: 1. shrimp 2. conger eel (additional) 3. scallops (additional) 4. chicken breast 5. pumpkin 6. green pepper 7. eggplant 8. squid. The quality at a reasonable price is definitely reliable! Delicious! Especially the conger eel is highly recommended! Thank you for the meal!

In Fukuoka, there is a very popular tempura restaurant chain that can be found in many locations, including the airport. You buy a meal ticket from a vending machine and then enter the restaurant. The shrimp set meal for 1,090 yen (4 shrimp, eggplant, pumpkin, bell pepper) is recommended, and you can also order individual items like smelt, chicken thigh, and mozzarella cheese. For those who love fish, the tempura set meal for 940 yen is a good choice, with smelt, white fish, oily fish, squid, and 3 types of vegetables. The restaurant serves the tempura in the order it's fried, so you can enjoy it fresh and delicious. The salted squid served as a side dish is excellent, with a perfect balance of citrus peel and squid. The miso soup is also delicious, with a strong broth flavor. Unfortunately, they no longer offer free refills, which is a bit disappointing. I also bought some salted squid as a souvenir. It was all very delicious, thank you for the meal, I will definitely visit again!

I came to Fukuoka for a business trip after a long time. For a late lunch around 3 pm, I decided to go to Hirao for tempura. The tempura set meal includes kisu (Japanese whiting), white fish, blue fish, squid, 3 types of vegetables, rice, and miso soup for 940 yen. The tempura is served one piece at a time, freshly fried and piping hot. When dipped in the sauce with grated daikon radish, it creates a sense of bliss that leaves you speechless. And the squid salted guts that come as a service are also incredibly delicious. The combination of rice and squid salted guts is just amazing. Fukuoka offers such high-quality food for under 1000 yen. Thank you for the meal!

This is my fourth time returning to Fukuoka this year. I went to Parco to try the hamburg steak at Kyokumiya, but there was a long line of inbound tourists. I decided to give up and went to Hiraoya instead. I was able to get in quickly as there were fewer people at 11:30. I had to use the cash ticket machine, but it took me six tries to finally get my ticket as the 1000 yen bill wouldn't go in. Unfortunately, the famous unlimited squid shiokara has been limited to one serving per person since June 1996! It was disappointing, but the amount of shiokara they served was still sufficient. The tempura set meal that used to cost around 700 yen a couple of years ago now costs 940 yen! It seems like this place is also changing with the times. However, the tempura was served one by one and was piping hot, just like it used to be. I was completely satisfied. They say they have no plans to expand to other prefectures, but if they were to open in Tokyo, it would definitely attract huge crowds. I will definitely come back again!

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Visited a famous restaurant for the first time. Oh, the prices are higher than the main branch. A set meal costs 1,040 yen⁉️ Extra large portion for 50 yen. I heard that this branch is 100 yen more expensive than the one across the street. Something about location costs. Wasn't there one at Hakata Station? Well, whatever. There seemed to be a lot of foreign customers. The place was packed with suitcases. The counter had 16 seats. It was a small shop, but there was still a line of people waiting. About 15 people in line. English was being spoken here and there. Finally got a seat at the corner of the counter. The spicy cod roe refill ban is still in effect. The shrimp and white fish are delicious. Huh? Not enough grated radish. Asked for extra on a separate plate. The extra grated radish definitely made it better. The pork and pumpkin arrived. The large pork tempura is definitely delicious‼️ The pumpkin was also nice and crispy. The squid and green pepper...huh? Wait, did they forget the eggplant? A classic move of this branch. In the past, I've been skipped twice at the Nogae branch and pointed it out. That time, they skipped the pork tempura. I go to the main branch the most, but I've never been skipped there. Maybe the main branch has elite staff. The new generation is truly something. Another staff member added more dipping sauce for me. I wanted more sauce since I added extra grated radish. Some staff members are really attentive. But being skipped is not okay. Be careful if you don't have a good grasp of the order and number of dishes. It's a common occurrence at this branch to skip a dish. But at the Nogae branch, they mistakenly included a fish without taking it out, so when I pointed it out, the response was, "If you're okay with it, you can just eat it." But come to think of it, that means no one else has noticed. Be careful❗️ But it was delicious‼️ I ended up gulping down the cold water they poured for me. My throat was dry. Ice water. Thank you for the meal.

Today's lunch was in Hakata. Once again, I came to Hakata. My work starts in the afternoon, but I arrived in Hakata by 10:30 am (laughs) of course, to enjoy lunch. It's Sunday, so the station is crowded like washing sweet potatoes (°Д°) Somehow I managed to squeeze through and headed to Akasaka by bus. I'm sure it's around here, but... there it is, there was a line ( ω-、) I have plenty of time. Besides, this is my destination. I lined up behind about 15 people. While waiting, I checked the steps for my afternoon work. Before I knew it, there were nearly 20 people lined up behind me. After about 30 minutes of waiting, I finally entered the restaurant. I ordered the Ajisai set meal (940 yen) and added extra rice (50 yen) at the ticket machine. I sat in the waiting area behind the counter. Do I have to line up again inside the restaurant? (。>д<) While waiting, I started to get really hungry. I stood up and went back to the ticket machine to add a mackerel (160 yen) to my order. After 40 minutes of waiting in line, I was finally seated ＼(^-^)／ The set meal was served and I was asked if I wanted some salted fish roe. Of course, I couldn't resist! I tried a bit of it before the tempura arrived. Yum ( ﾟДﾟ) the salty fish roe was sticky and had a hint of yuzu fragrance. It made me crave a beer. The first dish that arrived was white fish. I took a bite. It was mehikari. Delicious, it's a white fish with rich flavor that comes out as you chew. Next came shrimp, kashiwa, and mackerel. And of course, mackerel, my favorite. A must-have when in Kyushu. It was thick and juicy. I put a big shrimp on my rice. I had to turn it to bite. Crunch. The shrimp popped in my mouth, sweet and delicious. Kashiwa was like chicken thigh meat. Juicy and full of meaty juice. I was completely satisfied (*^O^*) This place is really delicious. Pumpkin, eggplant, bell pepper, and vegetable tempura marched in. The sweet pumpkin was soft, eggplant was juicy, and the bell pepper was huge and full of juice like a paprika. I savored the extra rice with each bite. Lastly, squid arrived, probably swordtip squid. It was also thick and chewy. Snap. It was satisfying to bite through. The sweetness of the squid overwhelmed me. Delicious, so delicious. I finished the remaining rice with the salted fish roe. Wow, the tempura was so delicious. I had heard that this place was popular and wanted to try it, and the taste exceeded my expectations. When I stepped outside, the line had gotten even longer (○_○)!! Thank you for the meal. I still had time before work, so I took a walk around the Fukuoka Castle ruins nearby. I encountered a cute child (≧▽≦)

Fukuoka City Tempura Shop Hira, ranked 3rd, with a rating of 3.60 stars (as of the 2nd week of June 2023). The colorful set meal (medium size) costs 1040 yen, and the shrimp set meal (small size) costs 1060 yen. When arriving 10 minutes before opening time, there were already over 30 people waiting in line. I was hesitant, but my companion really wanted to go, so we joined the back of the line. We couldn't enter in the first group and ended up waiting for quite a while. The tempura is served gradually as it finishes frying. The tempura dipping sauce is on the thicker side. I underestimated the chain store, but the tempura was surprisingly delicious. The batter was crispy and the ingredients were good. The standout was the chicken tenderloin. It was not only large in size but also very juicy. Chicken tempura can often be disappointing, but this one was really tasty. The thorough cleaning by the staff after customers finished eating left a strong impression. Everything from the table settings to the chairs and acrylic dividers was meticulously cleaned. In the end, I ended up paying an extra fee of 2400 yen for extending my hotel check-out time. It made the tempura set meal quite expensive, but as long as it was delicious, it was worth it. It would be great if they expanded to Hiraodai in Kitakyushu.

I had a feeling this season that I wanted to eat tempura, so I visited the restaurant in the evening without having eaten anything since morning. I ordered the colorful set meal for 1040 yen, which included conger eel, shrimp, chicken, squid, and three kinds of vegetables. The good thing about this type of tempura restaurant is that you can enjoy freshly fried tempura without any pretense. I usually avoid this place because there is always a line, but I was lucky to be able to enter at the right time.

Thank you for viewing. I visited "Tenpura Hiraoh Daimyo Branch," a recipient of the 2023 Tabelog Tempura Top 100 award, for lunch. Congratulations on winning the award. The restaurant is located a 4-minute walk from Akasaka subway station on the 1st floor of a building. As you walk towards the restaurant, you will immediately notice a long line forming. The interior of the restaurant has only 19 counter seats and one frying station. While Fukuoka is known for motsunabe, tonkotsu ramen, and Mizutaki, tempura is also extremely popular locally. There are 7 branches in the city and surrounding areas, most of which are large and always have long lines during lunchtime. The freshly fried tempura set meal costs 1,000 yen and even comes with change. Despite the price, the tempura is not heavy with batter. The famous "ika no shiokara" that comes with the set meal is not made with organs but has a yuzu flavor, making it light and easy to eat. You can also purchase this separately, but it has no preservatives and a shelf life of 5 days. The menu for the day included a vegetable set meal for 830 yen, which came with rice, miso soup, ika no shiokara, tempura dipping sauce with grated daikon, hiratake mushrooms, onions, eggplant, pumpkin, green beans, wood ear mushrooms, and bell peppers. I would like to visit again when I feel like having some light tempura. Thank you for the meal.

Today, I skipped breakfast so I decided to challenge the popular Tempura Hirao Daimyo store before the line formed. I arrived 10 minutes before opening but there was already a line. Well, I decided to wait in line since I can definitely get in on the first round. It was scorching hot under the sun even though it was still over an hour until lunchtime. At 10:30, we were able to enter right away. About half of the other customers in line seemed to be foreigners (probably from the neighboring peninsula). 5-6 years ago, if I left work a little early, I could easily enter without waiting, but recently it seems like I can't avoid waiting. Maybe there are many tourists now. As soon as we entered, there were 2 ticket machines (I think there used to be only one). I chose the Tempura set meal for 940 yen. With the meal ticket in hand, we were directed to "please sit towards the back" and we were seated towards the back of the L-shaped counter, right in the middle. Like other Hirao locations, it was quite systematic. They check the meal tickets as we enter and quickly place the menu recognition plates. It's very efficient. Then, the frying net and tray appeared and quickly served rice, miso soup, tempura dipping sauce, and the famous salted squid. They would confirm each dish as they served them, "Here is the white fish", "Here is the mackerel", "Here is the sand borer", and so on. They rarely make mistakes. After finishing the fish dishes, they brought out a plate of large vegetables. The juicy bell peppers were delicious. They were thick and sweet. Lastly, a large squid was served. It was thick and tender. The texture was great, maybe it was Japanese flying squid? I was already full. I usually explore lunch spots with good value and quality, but knowing that this place consistently offers meals for under 1,000 yen makes waiting in line worth it. Personally, if it's a chain, I think the Tempura Kado in Nagasaki (based in Sasebo) offers even more value as they provide free rice refills. *By the way, at Hirao, as shown in the photo, you can add more dishes after entering by purchasing additional meal tickets at the ticket machine behind the counter seats.

First visit. I lined up. I understood why it is popular when the salted fish and tempura arrived. The popular salted fish that everyone likes is significantly less salty than regular salted fish. It's easy to eat. I went for seconds three times. It's free. The tempura is also a satisfying size. I added shrimp tempura. Still just over 1,000 yen. Highly recommended place!