We went to Big Taiha Noboru, a restaurant run by a former taiyaki shop owner, to find out why it's so popular with office workers.
Near Hakata Station in Fukuoka, there is a restaurant called ' Big Tai Wa Noboru ' where all the dishes are very filling and is a favorite among salarymen. I happened to be at Hakata Station at lunchtime, so I decided to drop by this restaurant.
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The address of Big Tai Hanoboru is '1-1-1 Watanabedori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture'
It is located on the basement floor of the shopping mall 'Suncelco' in front of Watanabedori subway station.
There was an open store on the first basement floor. This is the popular restaurant among office workers, 'Big Taiha Noboru.'
Apparently it was originally a taiyaki shop, but the owner, who was a chef, started serving omelet rice and spaghetti Napolitan alongside the taiyaki, which became popular and led to the shop changing from a taiyaki shop to a set meal restaurant. The owner's name is 'Noboru,' so the unique name of the shop, 'Big Tai wa Noboru,' came from that.
There is a wide selection of hearty dishes on display at the store, so if you're hungry you'll definitely have a hard time deciding what to order.
I sat at the counter and ordered the 'Beef Curry & Pork Loin Miso' (790 yen) for a hearty meal, and was handed a plate. You can put as much rice as you like and you can have more if you want, which is a very generous system. The number of rice cookers lined up in a row shows how busy the place was at lunchtime.
I handed the moderately-sized portion of rice to the waiter, who then delivered it to the owner.
At the back of the kitchen, there is a noren curtain that is a remnant of the shop's days as a taiyaki shop.
Inside the store, there are autographed autograph cards scattered among the menus lined up in a small space.
The 'Beef Curry & Pork Loin Miso' arrived in just 5 minutes. It was a hearty curry just like the picture.
By the way, miso soup was also self-service and you could add as much as you wanted.
Next to the curry comes a generous serving of pork loin topped with miso.
Underneath that is a fried egg.
On the other side there is cabbage, potato salad, and spaghetti, a common dish found in Western restaurants.
The side menu is so extensive that you might wonder if curry is even a supporting role.
Let's start with curry rice. This medium-spicy curry is filled with minced beef. Although cubed or sliced beef is the standard for beef curry, I think minced beef is also surprisingly good.
Next, I put the pork loin on top and ate it. The sweetness of the miso matched perfectly with the spicy curry. I had never expected to find such a good combination between the miso pork loin and the medium spicy curry.
As I was savoring the taste of the pork loin, I noticed that most of the customers around me were ordering the 'ginger pork set meal.' I imagine that while miso is good, ginger must be good too.
Add in the smoothness of a fried egg and you'll find yourself eating more and more.
It's an all-purpose curry with the addition of spaghetti and cabbage.
I finished it in no time. The spicy curry was the perfect flavor for the hot season.
At the owner's urging, I asked for a second serving without hesitation. Since I had just finished a huge bowl of curry, I kept the amount of rice to a minimum...
However, when it arrived, not only was there a generous portion of curry, but also spaghetti and salad.
Asking for a refill when you're about 80% full is an unexpected surprise.
I somehow managed to finish it all again. All the dishes on the 'Big Tai Wa Noboru' menu were guaranteed to be filling enough to satisfy my desire to 'eat a lot today.'
After the meal, self-service iced/hot coffee is included.
Just then, customers started trickling in, so I quickly drank some hot coffee and left the store.
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