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
Beef Bowl 牛丼
Pork Bowl 豚丼
Chicken Spicy Curry チキンスパイシーカレー
Veggie Meal ベジ定食
Information

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, 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.

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.

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

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.

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 | 吉野家公式ウェブサイト

ENGLISH | 株式会社吉野家の公式ウェブサイトです。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 January 2020.

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