Time for me to start on posts of places and food we enjoyed while in Japan and I'll start with a place that is affordable and can be easily found in most cities; Yayoi-ken. Do check out their site to see what food they're offering, if you want to give it a try.
Ordering food here is simple. Buy your food ticket at this machine (don't worry if you can't read Japanese; there are photos of the items on each button); wait to be shown to a table and the staff will collect your food ticket. They'll read out your order upon collecting the food ticket, so just nod to confirm even if you don't understand what they're saying.
A word of advice. Don't hog the machine and only decide what to eat there and cause inconvenience to other diners who are queuing behind you. I've seen this happen when a gaggle of fellow (very noisy) tourists just blocked the machine and can't decide what to order; going back and forth to the rest of the members talking and poring at menus. When in doubt, ask for assistance.
Fellow diners behind you will wait patiently to purchase their food ticket but they'll be annoyed for sure. There is a menu outside and also plastic food display for you to see. Also, have manners and wait till a staff show you to a table and don't pointedly wait at a table where diners are still finishing their meal. The food here might be cheap, but don't act cheap too! It's not a food court, so don't fight for seats!
These two items happen to be our favourite when dining at Yayoi-ken. Grilled saba & shima hokke. The portions are big and they're yummy too! A set with fish, rice, tofu and miso soup cost less than 700yen. And oh! You can get free refills of rice too here.Not to mention, free tea.
Zaini sometimes likes to eat this saba misoni and I like the grilled sanma.
We also tried this assorted seafood platter one or two times. But I still like my grilled fish better.
Our favourite side dish. Yummy and chewy.
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