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About this place
If you’re coming for the tendon curry udon, you can choose how to enjoy it, too. The menu describes a curry udon whose gently simmered tendon brings deep flavour, balanced by a lively hit of spice. Some diners mention generous pieces of beef tendon and thin noodles that hold the curry well, and say it’s the kind of bowl that makes you want rice on the side. Another visitor praised the dashi-rich curry with thin udon, finding the heat moderate.
Order the signature dish on its own, or pair it with a small bowl of rice. Some diners enjoy finishing the remaining curry by pouring it over a beef tendon rice bowl after eating the noodles. For an extra serving of tendon, there’s also a set with udon and a mini simmered-tendon rice bowl. One diner who chose the tendon curry udon with a mini pork cutlet rice bowl found the smaller serving satisfying, with a generous portion of cutlet.
Beef tendon isn’t the only option in the curry udon line-up. Choices include curry udon topped with prawns, pork cutlet, kakiage fritter or fried whitebait; the beef tendon version can also come with an onsen egg. For a bowl with a little of everything, the special curry udon includes beef tendon, fried beef offcuts, meat, simmered fried tofu, a prawn tempura and an onsen egg, with 1.5 portion of udon.
On a warm day, try the chilled tendon curry udon. Diners who chose the cold noodles have singled out their pairing with beef tendon and the way the spicy flavour builds as you eat. There are also chilled udon and soba options without curry, so you can choose between hot or cold noodles, as well as different dishes.
For a meal centred on something other than curry udon, options include the Yamabiko Set, with egg-bound udon and assorted sushi, and a fried chicken set served with rice, salad and mini udon. At lunchtime, there’s also a pork cutlet set with mini tendon curry udon. Choose whether to make the signature dish a small side or the centre of your meal. This casual eatery is on Marutamachi-dori, east of Nishinotōin-dori, in Nakagyō Ward, Kyoto. Lunch and dinner menus are available, and beer is served.
