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About this place
Salt or miso sauce? Chikuzenya serves yakiton—grilled pork skewers—with cuts including pork belly, harami and teppō, as well as miso-sauced pork belly and shiro. One visitor said they preferred the salt-seasoned skewers and found the portions generous enough to share. An assorted yakiton platter of 5 skewers makes a good starting point, with extra skewers in whichever seasoning catches your eye.
Between skewers, try small plates such as a serving of cabbage, gatsu pon (seasoned pork stomach) or simmered offal. There is plenty of choice whether you want a few bites with a drink or would like to add vegetable skewers and salad to round out the meal. Fried options include deep-fried sweet shrimp, old-fashioned ham katsu and half a fried chicken. The half chicken is listed with salt, sauce or grated daikon ponzu as seasoning options.
One diner who ordered the karaage (Japanese-style fried chicken) wrote that the portion was too large to finish and that they used a takeaway box. The menu lists regular fried chicken as well as a dish labelled “Doka-mori” (extra-large), making the latter an option if you have a hearty appetite. For a more substantial meal, choose between two hot pots: wagyu beef offal in tonkotsu broth or wagyu beef offal in soy sauce broth. Extra beef offal and a vegetable platter are available, and you can finish with noodles or a rice-porridge set.
One visitor said they enjoyed the motsunabe, making it a dish to consider for a meal shared around the hot pot. For something lighter, steamed clams with sake or a grilled egg-and-chive dish can be paired with ochazuke or tonkotsu ramen. Beer and other alcoholic drinks are also available, and the restaurant is described as suitable for dining alone. From picking at a few small plates to sharing hot pot and choosing a finishing dish, Chikuzenya in Numabukuro offers options for different kinds of meals.
