About a minute’s drive from Naha Airport. The parlor “Ooatari” is located at a roadside station in Kadena Town in the central part of Okinawa’s main island. The specialty is “Ton Rice,” which is stir-fried prefectural pork and cabbage with garlic and spicy miso, and is best when eaten with rice or naan! You will want to come back again and again.
Point 1: Within Roadside Station Kadena! What is the location of “Parlor Ooatari”?
Parlor Ooatari“ is a parlor located in ”Michi no Eki Kadena” in Kadena Town, central Okinawa Island.
You may be thinking, “How could there be a parlor in a roadside station? You may be thinking, “How could there be a parlor in a roadside station?
It will soon be three years since it opened at “Michi no Eki Kanaeda” in April 2022, but the fact that it has been able to open and continue to operate despite the Corona disaster suggests that it is quite capable of doing so.
The restaurant’s specialty is “ton rice,” a dish of stir-fried prefectural pork, garlic, and Japanese cabbage with spicy miso, which is best served with rice or naan!
It has a strong flavor, and in Okinawa, where people sweat all year round, it may be that their bodies crave it, or perhaps it is because sales do not drop throughout the year.
As a side note, I heard that Hakata has a similar menu called “Teppan Yakiniku” as a local delicacy!
It takes about 47 minutes from Naha Airport via Okinawa Expressway.
By bus, first, take Ryukyu Bus No. 117 to “Ikemuto”, then transfer to Ryukyu Bus No. 62, which is a 7-minute walk away, and get off at “Kadena-cho Undo Koen Iriguchi” and walk 2 minutes to the restaurant.
Since it is inside a roadside station, there is free parking and a large eat-in space, so you can feel relaxed and eat on the spot.
Point 2: What is “Ton Rice” that you are interested in? Introduction to the menu of “Parlor Ooatari”!
The menu at Parlor Ooatari includes ton rice (small 530 yen, regular 730 yen, large 1200 yen), ton pack without rice (600 yen), Kadenan tacos (680 yen), ton dock (480 yen), and ton Oyaki (regular 280 yen, small 180 yen).
Prices seem to have been raised considerably since the restaurant opened, but they are still inexpensive! Not only are they cheap, but the quality is also very high.
The specialty of the restaurant is “ton rice,” which is made with pork, cabbage, garlic, and spicy miso paste.
The “ton rice” is available in three sizes: small 530 yen, regular 730 yen, and large 1,200 yen.
The “large” portion includes a separate side dish and a package of rice, and it is more than enough for 1,200 yen!
The garlic and spicy miso paste is well mixed with the meat and cabbage, and the strong flavor makes the rice go down a treat! Okinawa is warm all year round, especially in the summer when it is extremely hot. I sometimes have an irresistible craving for it.
Point 3: What other menu items do you recommend at “Parlor Ooatari”?
Parlor Ooatari also offers a variety of other menu items in addition to ton rice.
First, there is the “Tondok,” which is the same thing as Tong Rice but sandwiched between two pieces of hot dog bread. It is priced at 480 yen, so it is easy to eat when you are a little hungry.
Also recommended is the “Cadenan Taco,” a limited-quantity collaboration with a bakery in the prefecture!
The skin of the taco is not tortilla, but naan, so it is also very satisfying, just like a sandwich!
The filling and naan go perfectly together, making it an addictive dish!
The “Tong Oyaki” is priced at 280 yen for regular and 180 yen for small, making it perfect for those who are hungry and have a craving for more.
The rich flavor of the ton-ochi goes perfectly with the protein-rich taste of the oyaki skin! The size of this one makes it a perfect gift or souvenir!
Located in a roadside station in the town of Kadena in central Okinawa’s main island, “Parlor Ooatari” is a parlor where the “ton rice” is truly a bonanza. There is also a restaurant called “Yakiniku Ooatari” in Uruma City, and I heard that there is a branch in Kyodo, Tokyo, so I would like to make this a coping strategy when I am hungry for “that taste”.
