kadoya

in my humble opinion, elizabeth arcade is like a miniature chinatown situated within the cbd, you can find a large range of asian eats in there, including vietnamese, japanese, korean, and a couple of bubble tea joints.  despite the relatively large variety of choices we have, when i go to elizabeth arcade, there is no difficulty in deciding where to lunch. kadoya is always my first pick. it offers a large variety of japanese set meals and sides. i've been going to this place since early in my university days, and definitely hold a soft spot in my heart for it. orders are taken at the counter, and numbers are given. water and condiments are obtained by diy basis. as an interesting point, of all the restaurants that i have frequented, kadoya seems to have the fastest speed when it comes tofoodbeing served. i love the efficiency and it goes a long way in the tight lunch hours. on this occasion, my companion ordered a chicken katsu bento box. i've had their bento boxes on multiple occasions, and find that for $13 its a great deal, because it ensures that you will definitely be full. i also find the rice to mains/sides ratio to be very generous. i have been to other japanese restaurants where the bento box is half filled with rice, and half filled with mains/sides. at kadoya though, only one quarter is rice, and the remaining three quarters are comprised of mains and sides, which means you will definitely not get bored with your meal. the added miso soup on the side is also a nice touch. my companion and i also got a takoyaki to share. for $3.90, it was a good deal for five. i like how they aren't completely drenched in sauce, and i can taste a fair amount of octopus in the takoyaki. on this occasion though, i ordered the karaage chicken ramen. compared to the hakata style ramen (creamy pork bone soup with white straight noodles, e.g. hakataya, taros, kenkotsu), kadoya offers tokyo style ramen, which i actually prefer far more (tokyo style involves a clear light broth

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 favourite cheap eat 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). thefoodcame quickly and tasted a lot better than we had remembered and ramen broth was delicious. i guess we'll be going

...pretty decent was tasty. the batter wasn’t too thick and the sauce was good although i’d preferred a bit more egg..the tofu and tempura prawns were pretty standard as well. my wife got the teriyaki beef which unfortunately had a much smaller serving of meat but was really tasty. there’s not a lot more to say, its above average japanesefoodfo

friendly staff, greatfoodand cheap! ok it is a cheap and cheerful place, too bright inside but thefoodis very good. stuffed three hungry boys into afoodcoma for $20 each.

nicefoodand reasonable price!

went to this lovely spot around lunch time on saturday. the interior is cozy and reminiscent of a typical lunch spot in japan. they have a small amount of staff as service seems slighty slow

ordered the curry bowl, tonkostu hot ramen, gyoza and the unagi deluxe bento

curry = delicious. simple but extremely good flavouring. probably the favourite. 5/5

ramen = quite good with a good kick of spice. a kind of sweet sour take on ramen. 3.5/5

unagi db = it was quite evident the eel was old and kept frozen for a long time as it was tough, rubbery and generally not appealing at all. this got a hard pass. do not recommend ordering. i guess its expected of a fast easy type offoodplace. 1/5. however the side dishes that came with the bento were good.

overall i would definitely come back here for a quick and delicious meal.

quick and very friendly service. we much enjoyed thefood- eel (tried for the first time) and tempura. thank-you! but would prefer chairs to stools.

i did orderder spicy chicken don today at 2 pm. when thefoodcame, and my first disappointment came. the chicken is salty! and i cant bare to eat and talk to the waitress that thisfoodis salty i cant eat! she did come back and said to me it correct. so the salty spicy chicken taste correct!? and ask me what do i want? so i want to change of course but she denied me to and mention it was correct!! what the heck? if u taste it , you wold know that nobody can eat. im used to eat the spicy don i know what it taste like? so what she offered me is the question “ what do i want? “ really disppointed!! i definitely wont come back again with this kind of manner!! it is unacceptable and unprofessional!! ... obciously it should have no star at all!

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

thefoodhere was cheap, generous and delicious. we ordered the grilled chicken curry rice and the salad crispy chicken don. both were great.

this place is cheap and quick but thefoodcould 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 thefoodarriving. who can wrong kadoya? it's just one of those places you can always rely on for a good, cheap eat. 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.

a small place in the city. pretty hidden and almost unnoticeable. but thefoodis good. dare i say one of the most authentic japanese in brisbane. the curry is pretty good. and they allow you to choose the spicyness. sadly they do not have eftpos.

had a lovely meal for lunch from here today, staff were very friendly and thefoodwas well presented as well as really tasty. i'd recommend this place to anyone and there were so many choices of dishes that i was tempted to try.

authentic, not fancy-pants and veg friendly!. i went out looking for another japanese place for dinner and stumbled upon kadoya instead.. and i'm super glad i did. this place, though it doesn't look fancy, really makes me feel nastalgic for japan. all the staff are japanese (but have great english skills) and thefoodtastes pretty authentic. (they do take eftops too now btw) the bento boxes are great value and are actually stuffed full of food.. and the rice and miso are amazing! the rice actually tastes like traditional japanese sticky rice and isn't starchy or dry like some places.. plus the miso is full of flavour. also vegetarian/vegan options are available with every meal type (though ramen noodles are egg so vegans may want udon. plus ask for no mayo if you're ordering the bento :3) this is now my favourite go to restaurant when i'm at uni!