kadoya

best japanese curry in brisbane!. can't get enough of the curry dishes here, my favourite being the chicken katsu. the taste is very comforting and not spicy (unless you ask for it hotter), and perhaps a little different to 'real' japanese curry judging by how hard it has been for me to find this taste anywhere else, even while in japan! whatever their secret is, it seems to be working out for them, and for me everytimei go there!

this tiny little japanese restaurant situated in the elizabeth arcade was frequented by us at lunchtimeon 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 wastimeto 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). the food came quickly and tasted a lot better than we had remembered and ramen broth was delicious. i guess we'll be going

looking around for a lunchtimeoption in brisbane city?
this small yet amazing japanese restaurant serves some authentic japanese dishes in the heart of brisbane city. if you have been looking for a hot curry lately, this is the place to go. their japanese curry is not from a curry roux like other places. they prepare the curry everyday with authentic spices. to top it off, they give you option to select the spice level. comes with almost all sorts of protein options but i go with karaage chicken. who doesn’t like karrage?
go for the 1 million spice level and thank me later - it is served with chill paste on the side and is heavenly. made with chilli beans and thai red chilli peppers.
most of the dishes range between $10-12 and is a bang for the buck. you won’t be disappointed.
restaurant name: kadoya japanese
address: 73 mary st, brisbane city
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went to this lovely spot around lunchtimeon 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 longtimeas 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.

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 lunchtimeand 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. good value and decent portions. must try!

staff: good, always nice and smile a lot
food: i only had curry rice with meat (fish, chicken, pork etc.) and so far pretty well. stable serving. 
might be busy during lunchtimebut free at dinner time.

another solid offering from a small hole in the wall.
menu items were plentiful and waittimeeven during a busy lunch rush were pretty good.

chicken karrage was a highlight for me.
will definitely be back.

i have always come here for their chicken karage curry rice, but thistimei really want to try the unagi don (eel with rice). there are not too many places got good unagi 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 thistimeas well, and came with two free dumplings as part of a promotion. the ramen was a good generic 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 thetimethey were served.