I visited a restaurant called Don Don Tei in March 2017. Although I was in the mood for powdered food, I didn't want to travel far, so I decided to stop by this chain restaurant on the way. I ordered a pair set from the menu, which included a choice of salads (bacon and egg salad and Caesar salad) and okonomiyaki (pork and egg and Fukuoka-style green onion). The okonomiyaki was cooked by myself on a hot plate, and I topped it generously with bonito flakes. It turned out delicious with a nice aroma, and there were two types of sauces provided. I finished my meal with rare cream almond jelly and mango pudding. It was a satisfying meal.

When I was little, we had a Spitz named Lady at Bar-chan's house, and a Shiba Inu named Hana at Better Half's house. Both dogs were the type to challenge each other like in the 12th photo of fighting with bonito flakes. Lady would always declare, "You are my child," to other dogs. I visited a restaurant after work one day because the subcontractor messed up and my work ended at 5 pm instead of the usual 3 pm. I ordered fluffy and creamy yam and mixed seafood okonomiyaki for 740 yen, along with a drink bar for an additional cost. I knew about Kansai-style and Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, but I learned for the first time about monjayaki and Fukuoka-style. It was my first time cooking yam, and it was so soft that I had trouble flipping it. It had been 3-4 years since I last cooked okonomiyaki, so I struggled even more with flipping it. Despite that, it was delicious.

In June, we had a Sunday lunch with 3 families (6 adults, 4 children). The restaurant is a chain called "Don Don Tei" located near Monorail Kitakata Station, about a 10-minute drive away. This was our second visit to this restaurant. The family set we ordered allowed us to choose 2 items from 5 different categories, and we saved up to 1210 yen. The dishes we ordered included Fukuoka-style negiyaki, three-color monja, cheese monja, butayaki soba, tomato salad, chicken seseri with salt sauce, miso yaki onigiri set, teppan negi shio gyutan yaki, mango pudding, and kinako caramel petit soft. The taste was varied, with different toppings and ingredients making each dish unique. I recommend the miso yaki onigiri and monja yaki. It's not easy to find a place that can accommodate a large group, so the family set was a great deal for us. We enjoyed wine with our meal and had a relaxing time. Overall, it was a satisfying experience dining with a large group.

On this day, I happened to come to this shop. It's "Dondon Tei Kokura Kabame Store" in Kokura Minami-ku Kabame. I sat at an empty table and carefully looked at the menu. After about 69 seconds of thinking, I ordered the "Yakisoba Lunch" for 690 yen + tax (745 yen). I was shocked by how amazing it was! This "pork yakisoba" is so delicious... I can't believe it. If I hadn't come across this shop, I might have lived a boring life without knowing that such delicious "pork yakisoba" existed. I am satisfied, truly satisfied. For more details, please check here: [link to the blog post].

Mixed Yakisoba for 790 yen. I called to order and arrived at the store 17 minutes later. It was made normally and I paid and left. The ingredients included pork, shrimp, squid, and vegetables. The sauce was light, so it didn't cause stomach upset. But after finishing it all, I realized the portion was surprisingly large and ended up with a stomach ache. Overall, it was delicious. Yakisoba with sauce tastes pretty much the same wherever you eat it. It's junk food. They accept PayPay.