This skewer restaurant has been a favorite of mine since I first came to Fukuoka in my twenties. Every now and then, I get a craving for skewers, you know (laughs). This place offers a great deal with their skewer set lunch, which used to be 800 yen, but now it's around 900 yen. Still a good value though. This time, I met up with my wife who came to choose a gift at Hankyu, and we had lunch here after a long time. We arrived a little after the opening time of 11:30, and it was already almost full. We both ordered the skewer set lunch for 900 yen. It comes with rice, miso soup, pickles, two small side dishes, and seven types of skewers. You can have unlimited refills of rice and miso soup, and there are three types of delicious furikake to sprinkle on top. The flavors are not as delicate as those of a high-end skewer restaurant, but for this price, I think the content is satisfying enough. When we left, there were many customers waiting in line inside. It's still a popular place, just like before. I would like to visit again when I feel like having skewers (^^)/

I felt like eating kushikatsu, so I researched COVID-19 measures in advance and went to Kushosho Hakataeki Chikushiguchi store in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City. Since there is often a wait of 30 minutes or more after opening time, I lined up before the opening time at 10:50 on Saturday for my second visit with two people. This time, it was not immediately full. As a measure against the novel coronavirus infection, the entrance was always open with hand sanitizer available, and acrylic boards were installed next to the counter seats. We sat at the counter seats and ordered the kushikatsu set meal (1,000 yen including tax) that all customers had ordered. Already, two small side dishes, salad, and pickles were served on the counter. Rice and miso soup were brought to us immediately. Then, freshly fried kushikatsu arrived one after another, with 7 skewers in total. There were small shrimp, stuffed eggplant, pork with green onion, fish with tartar sauce and green onion, etc. Rice and miso soup were refillable, and there were 3 types of furikake available. It's a good value for a 2-coin lunch. It was a delicious meal. I will definitely visit again.

Located just a short walk from Hakata Station Chikushi Exit, Kushiya is a popular spot for lunch with their deep-fried skewer set meal. The restaurant has a counter in the shape of a "コ" where you can sit or there are tables available as well. The must-order item is the deep-fried skewer set meal. First, various side dishes are brought to you. It's delightful to watch the chef fry them right in front of you. There are a total of 7 skewers, starting from quail and ending with pork with leeks, each with its own unique twist and delicious flavor. Personally, I enjoy the stuffed eggplant and fish tartare skewers. You can also get a refill of rice. The atmosphere is great, making it a nice place for a drink as well.

I often use the lunch set at this restaurant. The cost performance is good, and the best part is that they serve each skewer separately, so you can enjoy them fresh. And all this at this price. They also offer three types of furikake, so you can enjoy different flavors while eating the kushikatsu, which is why it's so popular.

The restaurant is popular for its pork cutlet set meal. The price has increased from ¥900 four years ago to ¥1,200 as of July 2023, which is 1.33 times higher. However, the quality of service has decreased, with less rice and fewer ingredients in the miso soup. The set meal includes rice, miso soup (with the option for refills), salad, two side dishes, and pickles. The side dishes are mostly simmered burdock root and vegetables. I wish they would reduce the side dishes and increase the number of cutlets instead. The set meal includes 7 skewers: shrimp, pork loin, sausage, quail egg, green onion and white fish, pumpkin, chicken breast, and eggplant stuffed with curry meat. The staff always says "これで、以上です" (meaning "This is all") when serving the 7th skewer, which is confusing and annoying. I recommend adding extra skewers (pork loin and fillet) for ¥200 each, as they are tastier than the default skewers. It's best to go early to enjoy the fresh oil and flavors.

A skewer restaurant right by Hakata Station. Today there were many tourists, and the famous shops had long lines. This place seemed like we could get in relatively quickly, so we decided to enter. The interior was mostly counter seats, with only two tables in the back, clean and with a nice atmosphere. I ordered the pork cutlet set, and the meat was tender and juicy. It was nice that you could eat it with both sauce and salt. It's a place where you can easily go alone, but also suitable for going with family or guests.

I changed jobs and came to this restaurant for the first time in several years! It was before 12 o'clock, but there were already people lining up, yet the turnover was still fast and I was able to be seated right away without waiting more than 10 minutes! Unfortunately, the prices have gone up by 200 yen since the last time I visited, but the food was still amazing! You can have unlimited rice and miso soup, and they serve two types of salads, two small side dishes, and seven types of skewers! The skewers range from meat to seafood to vegetables, and all of them are exquisite! They also have three types of furikake available at all times, which makes the rice incredibly delicious! I would love to come back and enjoy a leisurely meal when I have more time. It's still an outstandingly delicious restaurant as always!

I went on a day trip to Hakata to listen to a live performance by Taro Hakase. When it comes to Hakata, you think of delicious food like tonkotsu ramen, gyoza, mentaiko, and motsunabe. However, due to time constraints, I always end up here. When it comes to kushikatsu, that's Osaka for you. The taste and cost performance make even Kansai people's taste buds excited. The breading here is thin and crispy, easy to eat without feeling heavy. The pork loin has a nice marbling of fat, making it tender with a bit of chewiness, and the size is satisfying. The pork fillet is also tender, and the sauce and mustard are a perfect match. The vegetables are fresh, and the breading is thin and delicious. The balance between price and quality here is excellent, and I will definitely come back again. If I have time next time, I'll choose kushikatsu over ramen. Thank you for the meal.

I went to a restaurant recommended for kushikatsu. I arrived at 11 am when they opened and sat at the counter in the back. It quickly became full within 5 minutes. Renkon kimpura, simmered dried daikon radish, vegetable salad, and pickles were already prepared. I ordered the kushikatsu set meal, which most people seemed to be ordering. The kushikatsu was fried quickly and placed on the plate in front of me. Rice and miso soup were free for refills. There was nori tamago, shirasu takana furikake available for unlimited servings. The set meal included chicken thigh, white fish with tartar sauce, stuffed eggplant, shrimp katsu, onion, and more (7 pieces in total). The batter was light and not greasy at all. I wanted to try the whole prawn with head, so I ordered an additional one for 300 yen. It was delicious and chewy. The total cost for two people was 3000 yen. Thank you for the meal.

It was a visit without a reservation on the weekend, but there was only a short wait as it was a late hour. It was crowded on the weekend. I sat at the counter and enjoyed freshly fried skewers. The skewers were more like creative dishes rather than just skewered ingredients. It was exciting. It's not a set course, you can order as much as you like, which I personally found delightful. There were 6 different sauces available - miso, salt, ponzu, tartar sauce, regular sauce, and lemon, along with vegetable sticks and cabbage for a refreshing touch. The skewers were light and crispy, fried at a pace matching the speed at which I finished each one. It had been a while since I had skewers, but they were delicious. The citrus gelato after the meal was also refreshing. It's a casual place to enjoy skewers, and being right near Hakata Station, it seems like a good place for people coming back from work. I would like to visit again.

The menu now only offers omakase (chef's choice) and there are no set menus available. The omakase menu includes vegetables and sauces for 1500 yen, with each skewer costing 300 yen. If you eat 10 skewers, it will cost 3000 yen. Considering the increase in prices, it seems reasonable, but I remember being able to eat for around 3000 yen before, so I feel like the prices have gone up. I ate 8 skewers in order and each one was carefully prepared and delicious. It's no wonder the restaurant is always full of customers.

For those who love pork cutlets, this restaurant is irresistible. First time visiting! I ordered the pork cutlet set meal. I don't need sauce, salt with mustard is the best. 6 pieces of deep-fried skewers, 2 small side dishes, salad, rice, miso soup, pickles, furikake, all for 1,500 yen, which is great value! You can have seconds of rice and miso soup, so I am full. It was delicious, thank you♪

I visited after several years. At night, they keep frying skewers until you say stop, but for lunch, they have affordable set meals which are great. I ordered the fried skewer set for 1,200 yen on this day, and the batter was crispy and not heavy, so I could eat as many skewers as I wanted. My favorite was the fish tartare with green onions. They also have three types of furikake, which were all delicious, and I ended up getting extra rice. I plan to go back again.

Visited Kushiya in Nagoya for lunch on a business trip from Nagoya to Hakata on August 4, 2022. Arrived around 12:30 pm with my boss. We were lucky to find an available table. When we sat down, a tray with hijiki, vegetable salad, pickles, and mentaiko mixed with side dishes was already placed on the table. I ordered the Kushiage set meal with 6 skewers for 1200 yen. Shortly after, rice and miso soup were served. There were three types of furikake - shirasu, salmon, and noritama - on the table to sprinkle on the rice, making it even more delicious. The rice and miso soup were refillable, which was great. The first items to arrive were shrimp fry, quail egg with green pepper skewers, freshly fried and crispy. By the time the fourth item arrived, I had already gotten a rice refill and was able to eat to my heart's content.

Located a 1-minute walk from Hakata Station Chikushi Exit, just 161 meters from Hakata Station, this restaurant is known for its long lines during lunchtime. The interior has counter and table seating, with about 4 groups waiting when I visited. Even if there's no line outside, there may be one inside, so be aware. I ordered the 1000 yen Kushiage set, which includes 7 skewers ranging from classic to unique choices. Each skewer comes out hot and fresh, with the stuffed eggplant being a standout. While the skewers are on the smaller side, the value for money is excellent. As they have multiple locations in Fukuoka City, I plan to try out their other branches as well.

I used it for lunch. During the lunch peak time, there were customers waiting. I ordered the tempura set meal. The hot and freshly made tempura skewers that kept coming out were delicious. The furikake on the table was also good.

Today's lunch was at a place near Hakata Station that I had been wanting to try! It's a casual spot near Chikushi Exit where you can enjoy delicious kushikatsu. Inside the restaurant, there is a counter and tables in the back. Before ordering, there are side dishes already placed on the table, and after ordering, the main dish, rice, and miso soup are served. It seemed like a popular spot for solo salarymen during lunchtime. Looking at the menu, I decided to go with the following main dish: - Kushikatsu Set Meal (1,000 yen) This set includes 7 types of kushikatsu, salad, and 2 side dishes. This time, the side dishes were minced meat miso tofu and dried radish. You can have unlimited refills of rice and miso soup, and there are also 3 types of furikake on the table to accompany your rice. While waiting, you can watch the kushikatsu being fried right in front of you. The 7 types of kushikatsu I had were: - Chicken tenderloin with okra - Small natural shrimp - Coarse-ground sausage with bell pepper, quail egg - Pumpkin - Eggplant and minced meat curry flavor - White fish with tartar sauce - Pork with green onion The freshly fried kushikatsu was amazing! The crispy coating, the juicy shrimp, the tender pumpkin, the chewy pork... each ingredient had a great texture. Mixing and matching 2-3 types on one skewer also allowed for different flavor combinations. I also enjoyed adding toppings like furikake to my rice and having extra servings of miso soup. It was a delightful lunch experience for around 1,000 yen. If you're looking for kushikatsu near Hakata Station, this place is worth a visit! Bon appétit!

Today's lunch was at Kushisho Hakata Ekichikushi-guchi store in Hakata Station, Fukuoka City. I would like to introduce a regular commenter. Originally, I was planning to skip Fukuoka entirely, but due to various circumstances, I ended up in Hakata during lunchtime, so I decided to visit. I had the following dish: Kushikatsu Teishoku (1,000 yen). This lunch set is ordered by 90% of the customers. It includes 7 pieces of kushikatsu, 2 small side dishes, salad, rice, miso soup, pickles, and furikake (rice seasoning). This set is only 1,000 yen, which is cheap considering its location near Hakata Station. The restaurant has table and counter seats. I, as a solo diner, was seated at a relatively spacious seat at the curved part of the U-shaped counter. Other than the main dish, the small side dishes, rice, miso soup, and pickles are the same for every set. The furikake here is impressive, with three varieties: nori, yukari, and shiokonbu. I tried all of them, and they were delicious. The salad was well-dressed and had a nice crunch from garlic chips. The two small side dishes, pickles, and miso soup were also enjoyable. The kushikatsu was served one or two pieces at a time. The shrimp and quail egg kushikatsu were tasty. There was also a unique kushikatsu that tasted like a mini hamburger. The stuffed bell pepper and eggplant kushikatsu were delicious. The pork negima and fish tartare kushikatsu were also tasty. Overall, the kushikatsu was flavorful and well-prepared. The location of the restaurant is convenient, right next to the Chikushi exit of JR Hakata Station.

Near Hakata Station, I ordered the special kushikatsu set at a kushikatsu restaurant!! They serve the freshly fried kushikatsu one by one, but the pace was a bit too fast for me to keep up!! Every time they brought a kushikatsu, they would tell me whether it was with sauce or salt, or recommend something, but it was so quick that I kept forgetting! 😄 It was a delicious restaurant ☺️ The prawn was so tasty!!

I went to Kushiage Kushiya-san, a restaurant with three locations in Fukuoka, with two friends. This time, we visited the Hakata Station Chikushi-guchi branch for lunch. All three of us ordered the Hirekatsu set meal for 1300 yen. First, two small side dishes, salad, pickles, and rice were served as part of the lunch set. The Kushiage (Hirekatsu) was served one skewer at a time, freshly fried, and adjusted to our eating pace. The pork fillet used was locally sourced from Fukuoka, tender, and very juicy! I was very impressed by the quality and value of the meal. The customer service was also excellent. I look forward to splurging more at this restaurant during the evening next time!

When I visited Hakata on a business trip, I went to a restaurant with my colleagues for a meal. They offered a course of 30 types of deep-fried skewers, and they would keep making more until we said stop. The skewers were made with seasonal ingredients and were so interesting that we didn't get tired of eating them, but we couldn't reach all 30 types. Among the 20 types we tried, my top 3 picks would be "Ginkgo nut and squid roll," "Water squid and mentaiko fried in rice cracker," and "Mozzarella cheese and paprika fried in shredded dough." I would definitely want to visit this restaurant again when I come back to Hakata.

I, who have become accustomed to Fukuoka, tried going to a tempura skewer restaurant at Hakata Station. The appearance seemed expensive, so I didn't leave it to chance and opted for the seasonal set of 9 skewers, which was reasonably priced! Since I was busy with work, I made a reservation for 19:00. This restaurant gives off the vibe of a place where middle-aged bosses with limited pocket money bring their young female subordinates to impress them. It has a nice atmosphere and is affordable and delicious. I went with three Fukuoka agents and Osaka agent Tsuka, totaling five people. The Fukuoka agents were like characters from "Journey to the West" - a pig, a kappa, and a monkey, leaving the monk behind. The food quality is high, but be careful because if you leave it up to them, it can become all-you-can-eat until you stop them, so watch out! Please see the photos of what we had. We started with beer and finished a cheap bottle of Kuro Kirishima. Ah, it was delicious! Thank you for the meal!