About 11 minutes by car from Naha Airport. It is a diner located in Kumoji, Naha City, that mainly serves Okinawan cuisine. This diner is located near Tomari Port in Naha City and is an affiliate of Highway Shokudo, which closed in September, and will take over Highway Shokudo’s menu. Will the same menu be available?
Point 1: What is the affiliate of “Ichigin Shokudo”, the diner that has closed?
Ichigin Shokudo” is an affiliate of “Highway Shokudo” located in Maejima, Naha City.
Highway Shokudo” has a unique name, but it was a long-established restaurant that was open 24 hours a day and had been loved for its wide variety of dishes, but it had been “temporarily closed” since April.
The restaurant had been open 24 hours a day and had been loved for its diverse menu, but it had been “temporarily closed” since around April.
The reason for the closure seems to have been a shortage of labor, and the impact of the Corona incident had also lingered, making it seem that they were no longer in a position to do anything.
The “as of today” part of the announcement shows how desperate the situation had become.
It seems that many people regretted the closure of the long-time favorite restaurant.
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（Inside Ichigin Shokudo. (Inside Ichigin Shokudo restaurant. (Barley tea is self-poured.)
So it seems that the affiliate Ichigin Shokudo has decided to take over some of the Highway Shokudo’s menu.
Point 2: What is the menu of “Ichigin Shokudo”?
Ichigin Shokudo” took over “Highway Shokudo,” an affiliated restaurant that was open 24 hours, and had 24-hour business hours, but is now open from about 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Ichigin Shokudo’s menu, like Highway Shokudo’s, is mainly Okinawan cuisine.
(There is a huge variety, so it’s hard to decide which one to choose. (It is very difficult to decide which one to choose because there are so many different kinds.)
When you enter the restaurant, you first buy a meal ticket from the ticket machine.
The main dishes are Okinawan dishes such as goya chanpuru, Okinawan soba, and chuju soup, but it is rare to find people ordering a la carte, and most people seem to order a set meal.
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(I was very torn between the 960 yen A lunch and the 860 yen B lunch, but I decided to go with the 860 yen B lunch. It was usually delicious.)
Lunch set menus range from A lunch to C lunch, with the A lunch being the most expensive at 960 yen.
There are hearty set meals such as “Nago soba set meal,” “meat sukiyaki set meal,” “fried set meal,” “pork gingerbread set meal,” and “chanpuru set meal.
It is nice to know that there is also “Champon”, which can only be eaten in Okinawa!
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Point 3: Best price in the restaurant! What kind of steaks does Ichigin Shokudo serve?
Ichigin Shokudo also offers a steak menu.
The 200 g steak and half a lobster set shown in the photo is reasonably priced at 3,500 yen! The set also comes with rice, salad, and soup.
Moreover, the steak menu is open in the morning, so those who want to splurge in the morning can make their dreams come true!
Other reasonable prices include a 400g ribeye or sirloin steak for 2,700 yen, 250g for 1,880 yen, and 200g for 1,550 yen! (All with rice, salad and soup)
(All with rice, salad, and soup.) Not only is it inexpensive, but you can also taste the flavor of the beef, which is superior to that of famous steak restaurants!
We also have Wagyu hamburger steak, so children who can’t eat steak don’t have to worry.
Some people have pointed out that the price is a little higher than at Highway Shokudo, but it is still a good value. However, it is still nice to be able to eat set meals for less than 1,000 yen and steaks for as little as 1,550 yen.
With popular eateries closing one after another since the Corona disaster, we hope that Ichigin Shokudo will continue to do well.
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