It's been a while since I visited. I sat at the table in front of the counter. The name "Monk" comes from the legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk ✨ The pasta was as generous as always! I ordered the extra large portion and regretted it later 😂 Even on weekdays at lunchtime, it's crowded and a popular spot! Be careful when ordering the extra large portion as the servings are quite large.

If you go, you'll want to eat something! When rejected for lunch elsewhere, it's a revisit. Today, I had hamburger curry and iced coffee. By the time 12 o'clock rolled around, the restaurant was packed. I'm not a smoker, but the flowing jazz music makes it okay.

An antique-like space filled with a nostalgic café vibe! The place is always full of customers coming and going, but it still feels like a cozy spot. The menu is extensive and everything looks delicious. The standout dish is definitely the spaghetti. I was surprised by the generous portion of the spaghetti meat, but it was surprisingly light and easy to eat. A place I want to visit again and again, a place worth remembering.

I often come to this old-fashioned cafe for lunch. Today, I had seafood curry spaghetti for 840 yen. I wonder if the price has gone up? It arrived in about 5 minutes after ordering. The portion size is still the same. This cafe allows smoking inside, so it can get smoky at times. I try to avoid it during busy lunch hours or when the place is crowded with cars. There are many dishes with a nostalgic taste.

On March 15, 2023, I visited MONK with the intention of supporting local restaurants by being cautious. The restaurant is located in Obihiro, along Nishi 2-jo Street, near Rosso. The exterior is a charming white-walled two-story building, while the interior has a few tables for 2 or 4 people, with jazz music playing in the background. I ordered the Dry Curry for 720 yen and the Yakisoba for 720 yen. The Dry Curry was moist with minced meat and vegetables, slightly spicy and delicious. The Yakisoba was full of vegetables, with a homey, slightly thick sauce and a delicious charred flavor. Both dishes were to my liking. Next time, I plan to try the Ginger Pork. Thank you for the meal. MONK's operating hours are 11:00-14:30 (last order at 14:00), closed on Sundays.

This cafe offers a variety of dishes, including spaghetti and set meals like those found in traditional diners. The spaghetti dishes have a unique originality that is quite intriguing! The Ginger Spaghetti (730 yen) is a generous portion of pasta with just the right firmness. The ingredients and noodles are stir-fried with a slightly charred flavor, which is nice. The scent of ginger and the base seem to be a butter soy sauce. It's a classic Japanese-style stir-fried pasta with bacon, shiitake mushrooms, mushrooms, onions, and green peppers. The slices are thin, so it may not look like a lot, but there's actually a decent amount of ingredients. The jazz music playing in the wooden, retro-infused interior creates a unique atmosphere. It's a bit disappointing that smoking is allowed, but the smoke from customers' cigarettes adds an extra layer of depth to the ambiance of the place. It's a great spot to enjoy a delicious and filling plate of spaghetti!

I came to Obihiro on a business trip. It gets crowded during lunchtime here, so I arrived a little early. Last time, I had the ginger pork set meal and it was delicious. This time, I had decided on the spaghetti menu, so I ordered the Napolitan. I felt like the ketchup flavor was a bit too strong, but overall, it was satisfying with a generous portion. Next time, I might try the meat or carbonara spaghetti, or maybe the monk spaghetti.

It seems like it has been about 40 years since its establishment, this long-standing coffee shop in Obihiro. The parking lot is located just west of the store, across the road to the south. Upon entering, you will see a piano on the right and manga on the left. The entrance passage cannot be passed if someone is playing the piano, which is a space filled with trophies, magazines, cassette tapes, and other nostalgic items. To the left after entering, there are six 4-seater table seats on a raised platform, tables in front of the entrance, and a counter on the right. I have visited several times, but I have never approached the counter, which has a sense of regulars, except when paying. This time, I ordered Seafood Curry Spaghetti with soup for 790 yen, avoiding the fried food that appeared too crispy. The tables are lower than the chairs, and the lights on the tables are low, so you need to be careful when sitting down or getting up to avoid hitting your head. I have hit my head before, and on this day, another customer also hit their head (laughs). Inside the store, there are faded manga, railway-related lights?, car panel photos, large fishing floats, airplane models, numerous keychains, etc., with jazz playing in the background. And just as the jazz fills the gaps, the cuckoo clocks start chiming 12 o'clock one after another from around 11:56. Since the spaghetti arrived around that time, my attention shifted from listening to the clock to my eyes and stomach. So I can only remember following five clocks that chimed. The noodles have a texture like they were boiled and then seasoned in a frying pan. The rich curry sauce contains clams, squid, shrimp, scallops, mushrooms, and green peppers. Powdered cheese is also provided in a generous amount. This generous portion is nice, but it may be a bit too much for women, and unfortunately, I couldn't finish it and left the rest to my partner's stomach. The restaurant used to be open at night, but in recent years, it has been open only for lunch. The staff regularly provide refills of water, and the atmosphere is nice, but there are also ashtrays at the tables, hard chairs, and low tables. I want to say something like MONK, but for some reason, it's a cafe that I occasionally feel like stopping by.

The taste was spot on! The portion size was amazing! We visited for lunch after finishing golf. The atmosphere of the restaurant was like a cafe, with the smell of coffee and pasta mixing together, creating a very nice aroma. The pasta here is exquisite, and the rumor about the huge portion size is true! I ordered the hamburger meat in large size! Just as rumored, it was a huge portion! It seemed like about three servings worth of food! However, the aroma coming from the iron plate was enticing, making me eager to eat! I took a bite and it was shockingly delicious! The hamburger was also very tasty! However, no matter how much I ate, it seemed like it would never end haha. But, because it was so delicious, I kept eating and managed to finish it all! It was very delicious!

@Obihiro <Ginger Spaghetti> ¥700 Spaghetti with bacon, pie-man, shiitake mushrooms, onions, and more in a ginger-based sauce. It has a well-balanced, homely flavor. The atmosphere is great, with many people ordering the meat sauce. It's interesting that smoking is allowed throughout the cafe. #Pasta #ObihiroGourmet #TokachiGourmet

First visit✨ The exterior and interior have a classic coffee shop vibe which is great✨ The menu looks delicious and affordable with detailed descriptions✨ Ordered the Ginger Spaghetti & Peperoncini. The portion size is huge! And... it's delicious!!! Especially the Ginger one, it's one of the top 3 most delicious dishes I've ever had✨ With a wide variety of menu options, there's still so much more to enjoy✨

Had lunch at Cafe Monk today. I really like their various pasta dishes - from the classic Napoli to the Monk original, they're all so good. Today I had the Seafood Curry Pasta. It's topped with a rich and flavorful curry sauce. It's nice that they include powdered cheese without extra charge, which is not common in pasta restaurants these days. The portion size is generous, so I'm satisfied.

I went to MONK for the first time! I didn't know about this place before, it's on a street that I don't usually pass by, maybe around NO.3. I found out about it because Myレビ, a reviewer I respect, had been there. I won't complain, I respect that reviewer. Anyway, today I expected it to be crowded so I went early around 11:30. There were about 3 groups of customers already there. There is a counter, but I found a small table for 2. It's like my own little base surrounded by walls. There are lots of manga right next to me. I looked at the menu and decided to go with the spaghetti, which is recommended. The menu also has hamburgers, curry, udon, and various other options. The top menu item, the Napolitan, costs 670 yen. Oh, it's quite cheap. The place started getting more crowded with families being the majority. It seems to be a very popular place, I didn't know that. Maybe it's because it's a holiday, but it's really busy. I waited for about 15 minutes and then it arrived. Ta-da! Oh, it's a generous portion! Let's dig in. Oh, delicious! It has a ketchup base flavor, not too sour, just the right level of richness. The sausage and mushrooms are also delicious! The thickness of the noodles is standard, not too thick, which is good. It also comes with soup, a light consomme soup. It complements the monotony of the spaghetti. This is tasty too! It got even busier, so they bring out the food quickly. There are only 3 staff members, but they handle it well. The female staff is very speedy. Mmm, it was a delicious Napolitan. Thank you, MONK!

This is a review left during my stay in Obihiro. This was my third visit. I had the Ginger Spaghetti while my colleague had the Ginger Pork Set Meal. The base was flavored with ginger and soy sauce, and the ingredients included bacon, onions, green peppers, shiitake mushrooms, and mushrooms. The spaghetti had a refreshing taste with a rich flavor, making it delicious and easy to eat. Monk offers a variety of unique menu items, so I wanted to try more different dishes. Thank you for the delicious spaghetti.

It's May 2019, the era of Reiwa. Chappytsum's review is also three months late, but we're catching up compared to before <(_ _)> I spent most of the 10-day holiday at my wife's parents' house. Unlike my own parents' house, there's not much to do at my wife's parents' house. My mother-in-law takes care of all the household chores that are usually assigned to me. We ate and ate at my wife's parents' house, so to make up for the lack of exercise, I went for a walk (ﾟ∀ﾟ*)ﾉ This time, it's "MONK"さん. Let's visit a place that the regular reviewers haven't visited much!! With a frontier spirit, I walked for almost an hour from my wife's parents' house to visit. Inside, it's like a classic old-fashioned coffee shop. They even have manga. The background music is American instrumental rock. Cool rock 'n' roll (o^^o) The pork cutlet bowl is 770 yen. It's a homey pork cutlet bowl with thin fried pork and egg. If you're expecting an authentic taste, you might be a little disappointed, but for 770 yen, I have no complaints at all. It has shiitake mushrooms, kamaboko, and green onions. The miso soup is delicious ♫ Smoking is allowed in all seats, so if you're sensitive to smoke, it might be tough in some cases. Next time, I want to try the spaghetti or curry.

Second visit. This time, I ordered the meat sauce pasta, but I asked for a smaller portion since I couldn't finish the curry spaghetti from last time. Personally, the amount was just right for me. Even though it was a smaller portion, it seemed like a regular serving size. The sauce had a rich flavor with plenty of minced meat and onions. It was nice to have bell peppers and onions in the noodles. The dish my companion ordered was surprisingly a normal size. I wonder if only the pasta dishes are overly generous in portion? The meat sauce served on a hot plate was still delicious. Thank you for the meal!

Café hopping in Obihiro. This day, I visited Monk located not far from the center of Obihiro, near Aeon Obihiro store. There are quite a few cafes and restaurants in this area. I was torn between the teppan meat sauce and curry, but I was in the mood for curry so I ordered the curry spaghetti. The waitresses, two women, were efficient in serving the customers, surprising me with their quick service. The pasta was thin and quite al dente, but the cooking was a bit subtle. I think they might sauté it with the ingredients. The curry sauce had plenty of pork slices, and the pasta was mixed with bell peppers and mushrooms. Personally, I would have been happy if they had included onions as well. The curry sauce was nicely spicy and flavorful, so you didn't need to mix it too much with the pasta to enjoy it. The curry spaghetti had the expected taste, and it paired well with Tabasco and powdered cheese. It was delicious, but I didn't expect the portion to be so large, and I couldn't finish it despite my efforts. Next time, I might try the meat sauce, but in a smaller portion. The curry spaghetti was very filling, thank you for the meal.

Today, I went to MONK(^_^)/ The interior of the restaurant has a calming wooden theme with mostly table seating. However, the tables are a bit low and it's hard to sit comfortably and eat. The food menu is extensive and offers good value for money. I was torn between spaghetti dishes but ended up ordering the fried set meal for 870 yen. It came with plenty of squid rings, shrimp, crab cream croquette, hokke fish, menchi, and potato salad. Although some items were slightly over-fried, they were all delicious and crispy. The portion size was generous and the meal was affordable. However, the squid rings were small and some items were a bit too crispy. Overall, it was a satisfying meal. Thank you for the delicious food!(m(__)m)

It was delicious, but the flavor was quite strong! The tonkatsu seemed to be burnt. I would like to try something different next time. The portion size was good and the service was quick, which was nice.

Overwhelmingly cost-effective ✨✨ The only downside is the smoking (lol)