I highly recommend their OYAKODON. It is a type of Japanese chicken dish. They also offer beef bowl, katsudon (pork cutlet bowl), noodles (udon / soba), curry rice and so on.
Simmered Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl (親子丼 Oyakodon)
Recommended item ☆☆☆
I have had several dishes off the menu at NAKAU, but I think Simmered Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl (親子丼 Oyakodon) is the best choice.
Simmered Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl
親子丼 Oyakodon
Small 410 yen
Regular 450 yen (as pictured) Cost effective!
Large 520 yen
(including tax)
Chicken and Egg with Curry Rice
Chicken and Egg with Curry Rice Discontinued
親子カレー Oyako Curry
680 yen
A spoon of pickles is served alongside it.
It is a good idea to put some "pickled ginger, Japanese sansho pepper, mixed chili pepper on it.
Pork Cutlet on Scrambled Eggs Rice Bowl (カツ丼 Katsudon)
Pork Cutlet on Scrambled Eggs Rice Bowl
カツ丼 Katsudon
Regular 590 yen (as pictured)
Large 660 yen
I put red pickled ginger and mixed chili pepper on it.
Thick pork cutlet
Japanese Style Beef Rice Bowl (牛丼 Gyudon)
Japanese Style Beef Rice Bowl
和風牛丼 Wafu-gyudon
Small 440 yen
Regular 490 yen
Large 660 yen
There are sliced beef and onion.
I put Japanese pepper, mixed chili pepper and red pickled ginger on the beef bowl.
Udon Noodles (うどん Udon)
Udon with Tempura Bits
はいからうどん Haikara Udon
Half Size 250 yen (as pictured)
Regular 290 yen
They use Kyoto style broth. The broth is light color but it has rich Umami (Japanese Dashi flavor) taste.
Sliced one which is made from fish paste, tempura crust and chopped green onion are topped on it.
Chilled Udon with Tempura Bits (Half)
Chilled Udon with Tempura Bits (Half)
冷やしはいからうどん(小)
Hiyashi-haikara-udon sho
250 yen
Lunch Set Meals
They offer several kinds of lunch set meals that cost from 550 yen to more.
Discontinued
Japanese Style Beef Rice Bowl (Regular) + Udon with Tempura Bits (Half Size)
This lunch set meal is
Japanese Style Beef Rice Bowl (Regular) + Udon with Tempura Bits (Half Size)
和風牛丼(並) + はいからうどん(小)
Discounted price is 580 yen at the lunch time.
Information
Restaurant Name
NAKAU なか卯
Website
The prices information on the English website is a little different (not updated yet) as of December 2019.
There is no information of the seasonal dishes. The list prices are increased.
Please check out Japanese website about the latest prices and the seasonal dishes.
- No service fee / No cover charge
- English picture menu is available.
- Tax included in the prices.
- No smoking
First, buy meal tickets at the ticketing machine.
Next, find yourself an empty seat.
There are spoons, mixed chili pepper, dashi soy sauce and red pickled ginger on the table. Eating the chicken bowl with a spoon would be a good idea.
旨だし醤油
Dashi Soy Sauce
(It is not normal soy sauce. Japanese dashi broth in it.)
You can put it on any kinds of food if you like strong soy sauce taste.
あたたかいお茶
ご用意しております。
Hot green tea is for free if you order at your seat.
Say,
Atatakai ocha kudasai おたたかいお茶ください
(Can I have hot green tea please?)
エッグセパレーター Egg Separator
(こだわり卵専用)
ご用意しております。
Do you want to mix only the yolk of the raw egg?
You can order Egg Separator.
山椒(小袋)
ご用意しております。
Japanese pepper called Sansho is for free if you order. It matches the chicken bowl and beef bowl. I like its flavor.
You can order it at your seat.
Say,
Sansho kudasai 山椒ください
(Can I have sansho please?)
Japanese peeper (山椒 Sansho) is flavorful!
You just might like it.
This restaurant chain NAKAU なか卯 has 470 locations throughout Japan, mainly in Tokyo and Osaka.
I introduce some restaurants around popular sightseeing places in downtown Tokyo.
Check out Google Maps below!
Discontinued or Seasonal Items
Udon in Starchy Sauce with Boiled Chicken and Ginger
Udon in Starchy Sauce with Boiled Chicken and Ginger
蒸鶏と生姜の京風あんかけうどん
Mushidori-to-shoga-no-ankake-udon
Half Size 350 yen (as pictured)
Regular 490 yen
* Seasonal item
It is udon with Kyoto style starchy broth. It is topped with steamed (or boiled) chicken, chopped green onion, grated ginger and sesame.
This set meal is
Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl (Regular) + Udon in Starchy Sauce with Boiled Chicken and Ginger (Half Size)
親子丼(並) + あんかけうどん(小)
490 + 350 = 840
Discounted price is 600 yen at the lunch time. Cost effective!
I always put mixed chili pepper on the chicken bowl.
Deep Fried Chicken (唐あげ Karaage)
Deep Fried Chicken
唐あげ Karaage
3P 120 yen
5P 150 yen
10P 300 yen (as pictured)
Salad サラダ 100 yen
Choose a salad dressing between sesame (ゴマ Goma) or french onion (フレンチオニオン).
Rice ライス
Regular 140 yen (as pictured)
Large 170 yen
There was another set meal of fried chicken including miso soup and pickles, but I separately ordered the foods (pictured above) from a la cart menu.
Instead of this Deep Fried Chicken (唐あげ Karaage), they have a new deep fried chicken recipe called 竜田あげ Tatsutaage.
Are you looking for delicious fried chicken restaurant in Japan?
Check out another page below.
Recommended chicken restaurant in Tokyo
This is chicken and egg over rice. Chicken, sliced onion and soft scrambled eggs are simmered in dashi soy sauce. This is sweet, creamy and juicy!
Delicious!
They also offer another similar kind Oyakadon as a seasonal dish.