pig out diary

I love the weekday lunches offered by this Japanese restaurant near Jimbocho. There are 3 options in the lunch menu: donburi (Y1000), teishoku(Y1200), bento(Y1500). The menu changes every week and I’m always amazed by how creative the menu for the donburi and the teishoku sound. Sometimes I visit this restaurant twice in a week because both the donburi and the teishoku sound so tempting but I’m too embarassed to order both at the same time.

All lunches come with salad, miso soup, pickled vegetables, and dessert. For the teishoku, you get a main dish, plus a small piece of grilled fish, which you can choose from the list of fish available on that day. In general, I like donburi more than teishoku. I only ordered the bento once and while it was not bad, it wasn’t interesting enough to make me order it again.

Among all my visits, obviously there were times when the food wasn’t so fantastic, but for a ~1000yen lunch, I think this place is just great.


特製鰻の和風オムレツ丼、￥１０００。
Salad. Special Unagi Omelette Donburi, Y1000.

秋鮭と鮭の白子の天丼風、￥１０００。
Salmon and Salmon milt “Tendon”(tempura on rice), Y1000. Dessert.

お好み焼魚（いしもちの一夜干し）と牛バラ肉の煮込み、￥１２００。
Teishoku(Y1200): Your choice of grilled fish(Ishimochi salted and dried overnight). Stewed Beef belly meat.

お造りと日替わり二段弁当、￥１５００。
Two layered bento(Y1500) comes with a small dish of sashimi.

特製二色とろろ（和布蕪と大和芋）の海鮮丼。
特製鰻と浅利の玉子とじ丼。
Special two-colour tororo(grated mountain yam) Seafood Donburi.
Special Donburi of Unagi and clams cooked with egg.

お好み焼魚（こちかま）と若鶏とセロリとピーマンの味噌炒め。
Teishoku: Your choice of grilled fish(Kochi’s head). Chicken and celery and bellpepper stir-fried with miso.

金目鯛とつくね蓮根挟みの照り焼き丼。
梶木鮪と浅利のバターぽん酢焼き丼。
Kinmedai and sandwiched Tsukune and lotus root Teriyaki Donburi.
Donburi with Kajiki-Maguro and clams grilled with Butter and Ponzu.

お好み焼魚（金目鯛の西京焼き）と鶏ささみ オクラの豚ロース巻き、チーズの豚ロース包み揚げ盛り合わせ。
Teishoku: Your choice of grilled fish(Kinmedai’s Saikyo-yaki). Chicken breast and Okra wrapped in pork loin, deep-fried pork loin roll with cheese.

鱧の天ぷらとキムチかき揚げの丼。
若鶏と三島おこぜの照焼き丼。
Hamo tempura and kimchi Kakiage(tempura with mixed ingredients) Donburi.
Chicken and Okoze(sting fish) Teriyaki Donburi.

お好み焼魚（ほうぼうかま）と豚トロの焼きしゃぶ～梅肉ソースで～。
Teishoku: Your choice of grilled fish(Houbou’s head). Grilled Pork belly with sour plum sauce.

鰆（さわら）と烏賊の南蛮漬けの丼、￥１０００。
特製ウニづけ丼、￥１５００。
Sawara and Squid Nanban-zuke(deep-fried and then marinated in vinegar) Donburi.
Special marinated Uni(sea urchin) Donburi, Y1500.

お好み焼魚（すずきのカマ焼き）と変わりメンチカツの玉子とじ。
Teishoku: Your choice of grilled fish(Suzuki’s head). Strange Menchi-katsu cooked in eggs.

牛肉のすき焼き風丼～温泉玉子添え～。
Beef Sukiyaki-style Donburi with hotspring egg.

お好み焼魚（あいなめのカマ焼）と自家製コロッケ 鶏肉チーズ巻 烏賊フライ盛り合わせ。
Teishoku: Your choice of grilled fish(Ainame’s head). Store-made croquette, chicken and cheese roll, fried squid.

鰯のカツとメンチカツの丼～特製甘味噌掛け～。
Iwashi(sardine) cutlet and menchi-katsu Donburi with special sweet miso sauce.

お好み焼魚（鯵のひらき）と豚の角煮～梅肉ソース掛け。
Teishoku: Your choice of grilled fish(opened and dried Aji). Pork Kakuni with sour plum sauce.

鰯のさつま揚げとトマトオムレツの丼～フカヒレ入りべっこう餡掛け。
穴子と海老真丈キス巻きととまとの豚ロース巻きの天丼風。
Donburi of fried tofu-skin with Iwashi(sardine) and tomato omelette in shark-fin starchy sauce.
Tendon with Anago, Ebi-shinjo(deep fried prawn ball), Kisu roll, tomato and pork loin roll.

お好み焼魚（ひらす西京焼）と若鶏と山菜の天麩羅。
Teishoku: Your choice of grilled fish(Hirasu Saikyo-yaki). Chicken and mountain vegetable tempura.

鰤のマリネ風炙り〆丼、アボカドと温泉玉子のせ。
鱚（キス）と海老真丈（しんじょう）と豚肩ロースの桑焼き丼。
Seared marinated Buri with avocado and hotspring egg.
Kisu and Ebi-shinjo and pork loin kuwayaki Donburi.

烏鰈の黒酢あんかけ丼。
Donburi of Karasu-karei with black vinegar starchy sauce.

お好み焼魚（ひらす西京焼き）と豚ロースの香味焼き。
Teishoku: Your choice of grilled fish(Hirasu’s Saikyo-yaki) and grilled Pork loin with herb.

牛挽肉入り和風オムレツ丼、べっこう餡掛け、￥１０００。
Minced beef Omelette Donburi.

Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.

神田　いるさ (Kanda Irusa)
Add: 3-14-3 Ogawamachi, Kanda
Tel: 03-3294-3212