Nakau, Japanese Fast Food Bowl Restaurant - What I Ate in Japan

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Nakau, Japanese Fast Food Bowl Restaurant - What I Ate in Japan

Nakau (なか卯)

As I mentioned in my previous entries, my husband and I visited Japan and stayed in Tokyo last year. We found that there was Nakau (なか卯), Japanese fast food bowl restaurant, located near by the hotel we stayed at. As I mentioned in my previous entry, How to Order Gyudon, Japanese Beef Bowl, at Matsuya, In Japan, there are four major gyudon restaurant chains, Yoshinoya (吉野家), Matsuya (松屋), Sukiya (すき家) and Nakau (なか卯). I love beef bowl from Nakau. Yet, Nakau's most popular menu is oyakodon (親子丼), Japanese chicken and egg bowl.

Nakau Menu

They also have some kinds of Japanese bowl dishes, Kyoto style noodles and more.

Nakau's Oyakodon (親子丼), Japanese Chicken and Egg Bowl

If you are planning on visiting Japan and love oyakodon, you should try Nakau's Oyakodon.

Oyakodon Topped with Sauteed Butter Mushrooms + Side Dishes (Chicken MeatBall Soup and Salad)

My husband ordered this oyakodon topped with sauteed butter mushrooms (3種きのこの親子丼) for 650 yen. He added chicken meatball soup and salad with sesame seed dressing for 200 yen. This set was 850 yen in total, which was equivalent to $6.

Oyakodon Topped with Sauteed Butter Mushrooms (3種きのこの親子丼)

This had three kinds of mushrooms, maitake mushrooms (舞茸), shimeji mushrooms (しめじ) and eringi mushrooms (エリンギ). These were sauteed in butter, so they had nice and rich taste.

Wafu Gyudon (和風牛丼), Japanese Style Beef Bowl

I ordered this Wafu Gyudon (和風牛丼), Japanese style beef bowl, for 490 yen and added a raw egg for 80 yen as I always do. This was 530 yen in total, which was equivalent to $3.75. I love Japanese beef bowl!

Nakau changes their menu sometimes. The mushroom oyakodon he ordered was seasonal menu, so it's not available for now. I was surprised that they have stopped serving their popular Wafu Gyudon! Instead of that, they started serving Gyu Suki Don (牛すき丼), sukiyaki style beef bowl.