A beef bowl chain YOSHINOYA 吉野家 also offers pork bowl, curry rice and veggie meal 牛丼・豚丼・カレー・ベジ定食

This beef bowl chain has more than 1200 restaurants all over Japan. It could be easy for international tourists to find the restaurant, if you walk around downtown of big city like Tokyo 東京, Osaka 大阪 and so on.

Table of Contents

Beef Plate Meal 牛皿定食
Miso Mackerel Meal 鯖みそ定食
Fried Chicken Meal から揚げ定食
Deep Fried Horse Mackerel (A-la-cart)
Beef+Fried Chicken+Fried Horse Mackerel Meal 牛・から・アジフライ定食
Beef Bowl 牛丼
Pork Bowl 豚丼
Beef Curry 牛カレー
Information
Discontinued or Seasonal Items
1. Chicken Spicy Curry チキンスパイシーカレー
2. Veggie Meal ベジ定食

Beef Plate Meal 牛皿定食

Beef Plate Meal 牛皿定食 Gyuzara Teishoku 498 yen (547 yen including tax)

When you order any kinds of set meals 定食 such as Beef Plate Meal 牛皿定食 and so on, free rice refill service is available for 24 hours.
* Except bowl type food such as beef / pork bowl, curry rice and so on.

Don't hesitate to ask for another bowl of rice from the staff.
You say,

すみません。
Sumimasen
Excuse me.

ごはん、並ください。
Gohan nami kudasai
Regular size of rice, please

ごはん、半分ください。
Gohan hanbun kudasai
Half size of rice, please.

When are ordering a set meal, you can also change the rice to the large size for free if you want. (No extra charge.)
Say,
Gohan oomori ご飯大盛 (Large rice)

This set meal is served with beef, rice, miso soup and raw egg.

In Japan, we eat raw egg. Don't worry! It is safe to eat.

Japanese Raw Egg is Safe to Eat. 生卵（生玉子）、温泉玉子（温泉卵）

In Japan, we often eat raw eggs, typically those of chicken or quail. Many types of dishes are served with raw egg or a half boiled egg.

Raw egg, mixed with rice and some soy sauce, is a really popular food.

If you don't want to eat raw egg, you can change it to half boiled egg for an extra charge of 10 yen at Yoshinoya.

半熟玉子に変えてください。
Hanjuku-tamago ni kaete kudasai
Please change to soft boiled egg.

I think their food menu is wrong about this egg.
Actually, the egg is half boiled egg 温泉玉子 Onsen-tamago, NOT soft boiled egg 半熟玉子 Hanjuku-tamago.

When I got another cup of rice, I made mini beef bowl.

Any kinds of set meals (called Teishoku 定食) include free refills for 24 hours.

When you order a refill the staff will bring you a new cup of rice and a receipt. The receipts are part of their ordering system and do not have any charges associated with them.

Miso Mackerel Meal 鯖みそ定食

Miso Mackerel Meal 598 yen (657 yen including tax)
鯖みそ定食 Saba-miso-teishoku

This set meal has miso mackerel, rice miso soup and pickles.

Mackerel Simmered in Miso
It is called 鯖みそ Saba-miso or 鯖の味噌煮 Saba-no-miso-ni in Japanese.

Fried Chicken Meal から揚げ定食

Fried Chicken Meal 598 yen
から揚げ定食 Karaage Chicken Teishoku

Large Rice (as pictured)

Dressing for Salad
Choose from Sesame (as pictured) or Soy Sauce flavor.

Sesame ごま Goma
Soy Sauce flavor 和風 Wafu

YOSHINOYA has over 1200 locations across Japan, but more than half of them don't offer these deep-fried fish and chicken. Please refer to the list below in order to try their amazing deep-fried dishes.
(These lists are written in Japanese)

Deep-fried Horse Mackerel
https://www.yoshinoya.com/pdf/ajifly_list/

I went to one of the listed shops, but there were no mackerel dishes on the menu. So I asked the staff if they offer the mackerel dishes. They told me 3 kinds of mackerel dishes are still available.

YOSHINOYA used to put the dishes on the menu and the official website, but now they are deleted.
I guess the mackerel dishes have to come to an end sooner or later.

Deep-fried Chicken
https://www.yoshinoya.com/pdf/karaage_list/

YOSHINOYA took the mackerel items off the menu. (July 2021)

Deep Fried Horse Mackerel (A-la-cart)

Deep Fried Horse Mackerel アジフライ YOSHINOYA 吉野家

Deep Fried Horse Mackerel 1p 178 → 108 yen ON SALE (July 2021)
アジフライ Aji-Fry

Deep Fried Horse Mackerel Set Meal 548 yen (2p in it)
アジフライ定食 Aji-Fry Teishoku

Beef+Fried Chicken+Fried Horse Mackerel Meal 牛・から・アジフライ定食

Beef Fried Chicken Horse Mackerel Meal 牛・から・アジフライ定食 YOSHINOYA 吉野家

Beef+Fried Chicken+Fried Horse Mackerel Meal
牛・から・アジフライ定食 Gyu, Kara, Ajifurai Teishoku
648 yen
Large Rice (as pictured)

When I ordered this deep-fried meal, the wait staff told me "It takes 7 minutes to cook, is that OK?"
It was nice of the staff to tell me the waiting time when I was ordering.
Although the food actually came after 11 minutes but I didn't mind. The wait was understandable because the restaurant was crowded with many customers.
You can enjoy the deep-fried food which is served hot and crispy right from the fryer.

This deep-fried horse mackerel is good size. There is no fish smell. It is crispy outside and tasty inside.

Sauce for Horse Mackerel
Dressing for Salad
Choose from Sesame (as pictured) or Soy Sauce flavor.

I put some seasonings on the meal.
Miso soup contains chopped green onions and sea vegetable (Wakame seaweed).

It is mouthwatering dish, isn't it?

This fish and chicken are absolutely scrumptious!

Free Refills Rice 定食のご飯は24時間増量おかわり無料 YOSHINOYA 吉野家

I had another bowl of rice. (Small size)

Beef Bowl 牛丼

Beef Bowl 牛丼 Gyudon 352 yen

‎At this beef bowl restaurant, chili pepper and red pickled ginger are prepared on the table, for free. I think these match the beef bowl very well as seasonings.

If you would like extra beef juice, you can say this sentence when you order your beef bowl.

つゆだくでお願いします。
Tsuyudaku de onegaishimasu
Can I have extra beef juice, please?

You can enjoy the beef bowl more juicy and with sweeter rice than the standard bowl. It is free of charge.

Pork Bowl 豚丼

Pork Bowl 豚丼 Butadon 338 yen

Instead of cold water, you can get hot (Japanese) tea for free through the year, if you order.

Say,
Atatakai ocha kudasai おたたかいお茶ください
(Can I have hot green tea please?)

Beef Curry 牛カレー

Beef Curry 牛カレー Gyu-Curry 498 yen (547 yen including tax)

Information

Restaurant name
YOSHINOYA 吉野家

Business hours for most restaurants are from morning through night. Although business hours depend on the location, such as inside a shopping mall and so on.

ENGLISH | 吉野家公式ホームページ

ENGLISH | 株式会社吉野家の公式ホームーページです。牛丼をはじめとしたバラエティー豊かな吉野家メニューや店舗情報、アルバイト募集情報などを掲載。

Consumption tax is not included in the price on the menu.
English picture menu is available.
No cover charge / No service fee
You order at your table. You will pay at the cash desk after finishing your meal.

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I introduce some restaurants around main stations in downtown Tokyo.
Check out Google Maps below!

Prices and information are as of October 2020.

Discontinued or Seasonal Items

Chicken Spicy Curry チキンスパイシーカレー

~~Chicken Spicy Curry チキンスパイシーカレー 514 yen~~
Yoshinoya stopped serving this curry when they changed the main menu.

I was not spicy for me.

Veggie Meal ベジ定食

YOSHINOYA 吉野家 Vegetable Set Meal ベジ定食・ベジ皿

~~Veggie Meal ベジ定食~~ ~~Veggie~~~~Teishoku~~ ~~454 yen~~
* This is seasonal menu.

This vegetable based dish is available now for a limited time (seasonal food).

These photos of Veggie Meal were taken in 2018. Ingredients are changed according to the latest menu in 2019. Please check out the menu on their official website.

It is vegetable set meal includes rice and miso soup. There are several kinds of vegetables on the pan.

Are you a vegetarian?
NO meat anywhere on it.

However, this is made for semi vegetarians, not for vegan and strict vegetarians. Although it consists of a lot of vegetables, a little bit chicken are used in preparing it as a seasoning / sauce.
YOSHINOYA's website officially states that chicken in this food.

I couldn't find if their miso soup consists meat or fish on the website, but in most cases miso soup is made from dried‐bonito fish, miso and so on. I would assume their miso soup is the same as well.

To be honest, I prefer their beef bowl to this vegetable food because I'm not vegetarian.

Another beef bowl chain

Beef Bowl Chain Restaurant MATSUYA 松屋 Offers Tasty Beef Set Meals and Curry Rice in Japan 牛めし, 牛丼, カルビ焼肉定食, カレギュウ

With over 900 branches throughout Japan, MATSUYA 松屋 is one of the most popular beef bowl chains in the country.They offer several kinds of beef / pork / chicken bowls and set meals. The set meals have main dish (meat), rice, salad and miso soup.