kadoya

this tiny little japanese restaurant situated in the elizabeth arcade was frequented by us at lunch time on a weekly basis, until one day, i saw a big nasty looking cockroach crawling on the table next to us. i decided then that it was time to say goodbye to our favouritecheapeat japanese restaurant in the city. since i got pregnant, i've developed this passion for noodle soup and we often ventured out to sunnybank for a bowl of hakataya ramen, but the other day when i had a sudden craving for ramen at lunch time, knowing that sunnybank would be too far away and the hakataya ramen in the myer centre won't be open till late may, i texted the other travel bunnie and asked if he was interested in going to kadoya for a quick lunch. he said yes. a chicken katsu bento box ($13.80) for the other travel bunnie and as for me, i had the chicken karaage with ramen ($9.80). the food came quickly and tasted a lot better than we had remembered and ramen broth was delicious. i guess we'll be going

friendly staff, great food and cheap! ok it is acheapand cheerful place, too bright inside but the food is very good. stuffed three hungry boys into a food coma for $20 each.

very happy with this place. i come here regularly, as one of the few places in brisbane withcheapauthentic japanese food. very rare to find something below par.

their chicken and pork dishes are their strength - particularly chicken katsu curry and chicken karaage. goodcheapprices from a little hole in the wall in a convenient brisbane city location. food is hot and fresh and priced reasonably. not as keen on their unagi don and other dishes.

great, friendly service and good food. nice and clean, prices are good. real strength is in the taste of the sauces/ soups. great spot for acheapand cheerful lunch.

this place sellscheapand nasty japanese food. i wonder if it's japanese owned as i can't possibly think a person of japanese heritage being proud enough to serve these meals but rather think they would be embarrassed. the curry is bland and watery. had the katsu curry and the meat was stringy and tasteless. karaage was just salty. the décor lookscheapand the cutlery and plates are just embarrassing. it feels as though everything was put together last minute. i guess you get what you pay for. $25 can feed 2 people but it will be a disappointing meal.

this place ischeapand quick but the food could be a lot better. pork katsu had a nice fresh piece of pork, but the curry sauce was incredibly runny and watery. the mini bento was fine, it had a nice agedashi in it, but the meat was bloody awful, just chewy gristly stuff. side of udon was gross, the broth was way too fishy and noodles were overdone.
i liked that they had a toilet in the restaurant.

service is always super efficient whether it be the taking of the order or the food arriving. who can wrong kadoya? it's just one of those places you can always rely on for a good,cheapeat. they've recently updated their menu and i was so stoked to see ebi katsu curry on the menu! and the tokyo udon is always a winner.

quick service andcheapeats around 8-10bux. probably one of the best option you can get when u eating on a budget. they serve good portion of foods. i had a karaage chicken ramen , i guess it was a little bland in taste. they make good curry tho. :)

it is a small place. authentic japanese style and food.  great staff and service.

hard to beat acheapjapanese curry done so well.  always come back for more.

i even order the curry and fly it back to melbourne!!!  never fails to satisfy the tummy :)

greatcheapeat. excellent authentic japanese dishes at great prices delivered quickly by great service :)

fast and passable. venerable kadoya - servingcheapcafe style japanese food long before it really took off in brisbane - for years it stood alone. bypassed the larger ramen and donburi dishes and tested their hot smaller dishes. report card - really really fast service - couldn't believe they could make the food taste this fresh and still come out this quick so not sure how they do it.

takoyaki - larger than the dreaded frozen ones and tasted fine. crab cream croquettes - a little bit seafoody but mild enough so ok. okonomiyaki - a little one so not too thick but well cooked and tasted fine. also ordered 5 deep fried oysters which came with a little mayo and salad and tonkatsu sauce with a lemon - again no problems. overall good quality - room no ambience at all - an airless room lucky to have an airconditioner but cold water from a dispenser provided to offset the fried stuff. paid with visa - thumbs up.

my go to place for home style japanese fare in the cbd, found down elizabthe arcade's asian alley. it'scheapand cheerful with decent serves. i tend to get a bento box or bowl of ramen.

good for a quick meal. they make better japanese curry compared to most other places i've been to, which makes it a good lunch option. the place looks quitecheapthough and the seating is uncomfortable so you'd want to eat quickly before moving on to somewhere else (or not take a friend along).

curry best. if you looking for a quick , quality andcheapmeal, this is your place to go always good on their curry and they just very generous on their service
highly recommend it!