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 to food being 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 agooddeal 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

...pretty decent was tasty. the batter wasn’t too thick and the sauce wasgoodalthough 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 japanese food fo

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 extremelygoodflavouring. probably the favourite. 5/5

ramen = quitegoodwith agoodkick 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 of food place. 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.

hit and miss. sometimes you get a fantastic meal andgoodservice. other times you wait a while and get a "3pm meal" at midday.

if you have a bad experience, i would suggest giving it another go, because theirgoodcertainly outweighs their bad.

after many years of dining here, i can safely say that the top quality of their dishes has not changed. i remember eating here religiously almost every lunch time and ordering their chicken katsu curry when the shop was located in elizabeth arcade. many years later, i found myself eating here again and the curry tastes exactly how i remembered.goodvalue and decent portions. must try!

came here because of thegoodreview i read. ordered the curry katsu. to my disappointed the curry was not as flavour as i expected. very average. and to my surprice the spiciness was the chilli flakes. not like what i expected! place is small. very busy! but not the kind of japanese curry im looking for. tried the takoyaki and croquette. they were not bad.

one of our absolute favourite places to go, unfortunately relocated a bit further out of the cbd but still close enough. i give it a high rating because it follows what's most important to me: you can crave it, they will always satisfy you (in flavour and quantity), and it never worries us whether we can afford having it.

kadoya's best feature is that it's always worth the money, you're never left dissatisfied neither with quantity or quality of food.

they have an assortment of popular japanese style dishes, but definitely their most important dishes are the curry katsu chicken and pork; their curry sauce is always perfect and the customisable amount of heat is very helpful. your typical serving comes with plenty of rice, a small side of salad with vinagrette, some pickled ginger for the heat and a nice quality serving of crumbed chicken or pork. 

it's important to remember that with every full dish you can add a ramen or udon at a heavily discounted price, so you can transform your $11 chicken into a $16 ramen soup plus chicken curry two course meal.

i also am a big fan of their tempura because it's always perfectly crispy and the vegetables are very well cooked, the carrots end creamy and sweet and the prawns have this fabulous coating, they're also always fresh (no fishyness!). 

the ramen/udon aren't perfect, but they're agoodprice and a lot of people seem to be happy to go there for it as well. please be aware ramen is definitely popular, but quite a few arent as happy with the udon, so you may want to avoid it. 

this place is crazy popular with ubereats and deliveroo and with uni students because of their price to quality ratio. 

the locale itself is so-so, sadly it isn't the best decorated but instead more encouraging to have a quick meal and chat and leave; staff are always very, very polite though.

their chicken and pork dishes are their strength - particularly chicken katsu curry and chicken karaage.goodcheap prices 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 andgoodfood. nice and clean, prices are good. real strength is in the taste of the sauces/ soups. great spot for a cheap and cheerful lunch.

i have always come here for their chicken karage curry rice, but this time i really want to try the unagi don (eel with rice). there are not too many places gotgoodunagi don in brisbane. this is actually not too bad to cure the craving.

great for a quick bite.

the japanese curry with customisable level of spiciness is the bomb! chicken is fried to perfection, and you get a whopping amount of curry.

tried the tonkotsu ramen this time as well, and came with two free dumplings as part of a promotion. the ramen was agoodgeneric noodle soup, and tasted almost nothing like what you would expect a ramen to be. dumplings were fried to a crisp, but had softened by the time they were served.

quick service and cheap eats around 8-10bux. probably one of the best option you can get when u eating on a budget. they servegoodportion of foods. i had a karaage chicken ramen , i guess it was a little bland in taste. they makegoodcurry tho. :)

i had the spicy ramen which is $9.5. a few slices of beef in there. i don't know why it's called spicy ramen cuz the soup isn't spicy. they just give you fresh chilli and paste on the side. i think the soup is a bit sweet which i am not quite find of. my bf had the eel don with eggs. i tried the eel and i liked it cuz i like eel. will try the curry next time. it'sgoodvalue anyways.

fast and passable. venerable kadoya - serving cheap cafe 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. overallgoodquality - 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.

it was a warm summers day when we decided to try out kadoya. we’ve eaten there before and find it to be consistentlygoodjapanese food especially for the price. they specialize in curries, so