Nice food and reasonable price!
Went to this lovely spot around lunch time on 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 long time as 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 lunch time and 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!
Quick and very friendly service. We much enjoyed the food - eel (tried for the first time) and tempura. Thank-you! But would prefer chairs to stools.
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 lunch time but free at dinner time.
I really love the service here, the ladies are always super nice taking my order !! Always smiling, I always order the grilled chicken curry and they’ve never failed to disappoint me. My favourite curry place in Brisbane 😍
My kareshi will probably complain, that the best restaurant in Brisbane would be Nonbei Sake Bar & BBQ or his favorite Wagaya. But I, somehow, have a great weakness for a restaurant for the mass. Yes, I would rather dine in at Yukihira's than go to Nakira Erina 😆. When it comes to udon soup, Udonya Tokoton is heaven, but honestly, I prefer Kadoya instead. In Udonya Tokoton, the tempura is fried before-hand and kept warm for customers. Sometimes, they lost their crispiness, and the hot soup are served lukewarm.
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One of our absolute favourite places to go, unfortunately relocated a bit further out of the CBD but still close enough. I give it a high rating because it follows what's most important to me: You can crave it, they will always satisfy you (in flavour and quantity), and it never worries us whether we can afford having it.
Kadoya's best feature is that it's always worth the money, you're never left dissatisfied neither with quantity or quality of food.
They have an assortment of popular Japanese style dishes, but definitely their most important dishes are the Curry katsu chicken and pork; their curry sauce is always perfect and the customisable amount of heat is very helpful. Your typical serving comes with plenty of rice, a small side of salad with vinagrette, some pickled ginger for the heat and a nice quality serving of crumbed chicken or pork.
It's important to remember that with every full dish you can add a Ramen or Udon at a heavily discounted price, so you can transform your $11 chicken into a $16 ramen soup plus chicken curry two course meal.
I also am a big fan of their tempura because it's always perfectly crispy and the vegetables are very well cooked, the carrots end creamy and sweet and the prawns have this fabulous coating, they're also always fresh (no fishyness!).
The Ramen/Udon aren't perfect, but they're a good price and a lot of people seem to be happy to go there for it as well. Please be aware Ramen is definitely popular, but quite a few arent as happy with the Udon, so you may want to avoid it.
This place is crazy popular with UberEats and Deliveroo and with uni students because of their price to quality ratio.
The locale itself is so-so, sadly it isn't the best decorated but instead more encouraging to have a quick meal and chat and leave; staff are always very, very polite though.
My favourite place for unagi rice😋, they always cook the eel just right but there's always too much rice and not enough eel😂😂😂 and the price is reasonable as well
Their chicken and pork dishes are their strength - particularly chicken katsu curry and chicken karaage. Good cheap prices from a little hole in the wall in a convenient Brisbane city location. Food is hot and fresh and priced reasonably. Not as keen on their unagi don and other dishes.
Another solid offering from a small hole in the wall.
Menu items were plentiful and wait time even during a busy lunch rush were pretty good.
Chicken karrage was a highlight for me.
Will definitely be back.
The food here was cheap, generous and delicious. We ordered the grilled chicken curry rice and the salad crispy chicken don. Both were great.
Affordable, fast, substantial portions and consistent quality. Been here for the past two years or so and have always been satisfied. Love the fish katsu curry rice with 1 million spiciness level, crab croquettes and kaki furai bento box! The stamp cards are a great incentive too!
Great, friendly service and good food. Nice and clean, prices are good. Real strength is in the taste of the sauces/ soups. Great spot for a cheap and cheerful lunch.
One of my favourite places that never disappoints :) Convenient location in the city with very affordable prices, less than $25 for two people. Katsu Curries and Vegetable Croquette Dons are amazing, even after all these years.
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Cheap, tasty and fuss free japanese food! Probably not the healthiest but I'd definitely recommend trying this place out if you're after something quick and easy!
I have always come here for their chicken karage curry rice, but this time I 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.
Service is always super efficient whether it be the taking of the order or the food arriving. Who can wrong Kadoya? It's just one of those places you can always rely on for a good, cheap eat. They've recently updated their menu and I was so stoked to see ebi katsu curry on the menu! And the tokyo udon is always a winner.
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 this time as 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 the time they were served.
Authentic, Not fancy-pants and veg friendly!. I went out looking for another Japanese place for dinner and stumbled upon Kadoya instead.. and I'm super glad I did. This place, though it doesn't look fancy, really makes me feel nastalgic for Japan. All the staff are Japanese (but have great English skills) and the food tastes pretty authentic. (They do take eftops too now btw) The bento boxes are great value and are actually stuffed full of food.. and the rice and miso are amazing! The rice actually tastes like traditional Japanese sticky rice and isn't starchy or dry like some places.. plus the miso is full of flavour. Also vegetarian/vegan options are available with every meal type (though ramen noodles are egg so vegans may want udon. Plus ask for no mayo if you're ordering the bento :3) this is now my favourite go to restaurant when I'm at uni!
A small place in the city. Pretty hidden and almost unnoticeable. But the food is good. Dare I say one of the most authentic japanese in brisbane. The curry is pretty good. And they allow you to choose the spicyness. Sadly they do not have eftpos.
Had a lovely meal for lunch from here today, staff were very friendly and the food was well presented as well as really tasty. I'd recommend this place to anyone and there were so many choices of dishes that I was tempted to try.
Quick service and cheap eats around 8-10bux. Probably one of the best option you can get when u eating on a budget. They serve good portion of foods. I had a karaage chicken ramen , I guess it was a little bland in taste. They make good curry tho. :)
It is a small place. Authentic Japanese style and food. Great staff and service.
Hard to beat a cheap Japanese curry done so well. Always come back for more.
I even order the curry and fly it back to Melbourne!!! Never fails to satisfy the tummy :)
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In my humble opinion, Elizabeth Arcade is like a miniature Chinatown situated within the CBD, you can find a large range of asian eats in there, including Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, and a couple of bubble tea joints. Despite the relatively large variety of choices we have, when I go to Elizabeth Arcade, there is no difficulty in deciding where to lunch. Kadoya is always my first pick. It offers a large variety of Japanese set meals and sides. I've been going to this place since early in my university days, and definitely hold a soft spot in my heart for it. Orders are taken at the counter, and numbers are given. Water and condiments are obtained by DIY basis. As an interesting point, of all the restaurants that I have frequented, Kadoya seems to have the fastest speed when it comes to food being served. I love the efficiency and it goes a long way in the tight lunch hours. On this occasion, my companion ordered a Chicken Katsu Bento Box. I've had their bento boxes on multiple occasions, and find that for $13 its a great deal, because it ensures that you will definitely be full. I also find the rice to mains/sides ratio to be very generous. I have been to other Japanese restaurants where the bento box is half filled with rice, and half filled with mains/sides. At Kadoya though, only one quarter is rice, and the remaining three quarters are comprised of mains and sides, which means you will definitely not get bored with your meal. The added miso soup on the side is also a nice touch. My companion and I also got a takoyaki to share. For $3.90, it was a good deal for five. I like how they aren't completely drenched in sauce, and I can taste a fair amount of octopus in the takoyaki. On this occasion though, I ordered the Karaage Chicken Ramen. Compared to the Hakata Style Ramen (creamy pork bone soup with white straight noodles, e.g. Hakataya, Taros, Kenkotsu), Kadoya offers Tokyo style ramen, which I actually prefer far more (Tokyo Style involves a clear light broth
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 every time I go there!
Great cheap eat. Excellent authentic Japanese dishes at great prices delivered quickly by great service :)
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Japanese Street Takeaway. Kadoya in the CBD is a little pocket restaurant located in the Elizabeth Arcade near the police station. I've dined there on over a dozen occasions because it is quick and easy to reach and the food there is very filling for the price. It has a really authentic Japanese feel to it with the staff there all yelling things in Japanese at each other (in a friendly way of course) and the way the tables and seats are set up reminds me of some pocket restaurants in Asia where space is a commodity.
The staff are very friendly and will often bow while serving your food or taking your order which I find extremely adorable. Now, onto the food itself. The Bento box tastes like any other Bento box in any other Asian restaurant, nothing really stands out about it same with the noodles which for their price is quite a small serving. I need to buy two noodle dishes if I need to be fed.
What stands out then is their chick curry. Despite being such a basic dish they've somehow managed to nail it quite well. The curry is just right and the chicken is what you'd want in a chicken curry. You can even decide how hot you want that dish to be and this dish alone is the only reason I come back to Kadoya.
Overall it's not a bad place to have a quick and easy meal.
I had the spicy ramen which is $9.5. A few slices of beef in there. I don't know why it's called spicy ramen cuz the soup isn't spicy. They just give you fresh chilli and paste on the side. I think the soup is a bit sweet which I am not quite find of. My bf had the eel don with eggs. I tried the eel and I liked it cuz i like eel. Will try the curry next time. It's good value anyways.
My go to place for home style Japanese fare in the CBD, found down Elizabthe Arcade's Asian alley. It's cheap and cheerful with decent serves. I tend to get a bento box or bowl of ramen.
Good for a quick meal. They make better Japanese curry compared to most other places I've been to, which makes it a good lunch option. The place looks quite cheap though and the seating is uncomfortable so you'd want to eat quickly before moving on to somewhere else (or not take a friend along).
Curry Best. If you looking for a quick , quality and cheap meal, this is your place to go always good on their curry and they just very generous on their service
Highly Recommend it!
Very happy with this place. I come here regularly, as one of the few places in Brisbane with cheap authentic Japanese food. Very rare to find something below par.
Samurai udon fantastic! Lovely and spicy with a delicious broth.
Delicious food, nice and cheap authentic Japanese. Friendly staff and great value. Cute grunge atmosphere; more reminiscent of Japan than people realise.
Cheap but good Japanese food, quite authentic for the money you pay. Nice that it's actually ran by Japanese people too, who are very friendly!
Not the best decor or setting but delicious food. And very cheap. Very good quality Japanese for the price. Definitely recommended
YUM. Ther best salad tofu don. god it is good. i end up scoffing the lot even though it is probably 2 serves! so tasty.
Friendly staff, great food and cheap! Ok it is a cheap and cheerful place, too bright inside but the food is very good. Stuffed three hungry boys into a food coma for $20 each.
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Kadoya - Central Business District, Brisbane. With the lack of shortage with dining options in the Central Business District, it can be difficult to know where to go especially with many arrays bunched up in certain locations. As well as the ones that can be seen with the naked eye from the street - without being on the lookout specifically there are a number of hidden options down side alleys, in malls and arcades as a few examples. A lot may appear to be in an awkward position, be very noisy or far upper end in price. There are quiet, hidden alternatives that can be rewarding to find. One such is example is Kadoya.
On Elizabeth Street, Kadoya can be found with a detour into the arcade and is further towards the Charlotte Street end; it takes up two shops.
Most of the dining is placed in the second room; the interior is decorated with a number of Japanese posters (probably for pop stars, movies et al - I don't speak much Japanese and can hardly read it) and is stocked with the cutlery and water (for the hot curries). Tables are fairly packed close together but do not appear to be cramped or claustrophobic. I can imagine it replicating countless eateries back in Japan.
However, with my eating buddy we both chose one of the "al fresco" tables. They were not bad, what else can be said about tables in an arcade hallway?
I have been here before this review, and the service is quite efficient and friendly. This second time, there still was the friendliness but the waitress I had was a little bemused with the price; I had to explain the order and that I was close to being over-charged. She was polite, apologised and reduced it to the right price. It was non-maleficent and there was no harm done.
For $13.80, I got a Bento Box with grilled eel and agedashi (fried) tofu. The dish and cooking of the restaurant certainly get credit for presentation, with each item being of appealing and dynamic proportion to each other. Aside from the choice of either agedashi or yakko (cold) tofu and the "main" ingredient, the bento boxes consist of a crab croquette, prawn cutlet, salad with Japanese mayonnaise dressing, rice and a bowl of miso soup. Each item was delicious in its own way.
The crab croquette was creamy and smooth, a nice surprise in its encased crispy exterior (which was also good and had a nice crunch to it).
The prawn cutlet was cooked really well and had a good texture to it; additionally, unlike most times the tail of the prawn cutlet was not too sharp when eating.
As much as you can say about it, the salad was just a small handful of green leaves. However, the Japanese mayonnaise - as always - was tasty and superior to most other mayonnaises. It certainly was not a subtle OR healthy dressing.
For some, there may have been a bit too much rice given the size of everything else. However, a vague knowledge of Japanese cuisine and its dynamics will tell you that rice is the most important part of a meal in Japan. Aside from that, the rice was well-cooked and fluffy.
The miso soup was delicious and of a gentle drinking temperature. I have always like miso soup, mainly because you do not use a spoon.
The agedashi tofu was interesting at first; despite being fried it was not absolutely coated and was still quite soft and flexible. It had an agreeable texture and was easily handled with the chopsticks.
For those who have not tried eel, it is worth at least one try. Upon eating it, it had a texture of a sort of fish (most likely one that they use in fish and chip shops) and has some similarities to anchovy in taste. It had a slight soya sauce taste that was not too overwhelming thus you could enjoy the other flavours.
On the side was some pickled ginger, which mixed well with the rice.
Overall, the bento box is worth buying. It has a definite value-for-money incentive and gets you a good spread of the kinds of items on the menu.
Kadoya is often filled with Japanese people during lunch time, which indicates it must be somewhat authentic - it also accurately shows that the food is worth it. Though it will not win awards for location, Kadoya knows what kind of eatery it is and it succeeds. It is one place that must be directly sought out, and is worth the endeavour. I will return many times in the future and bring other people along to try it out.
Fredrick O'hallon
+4.5
Cheap and Tasty!. Love all the dishes here, have been here many times for lunch. Great prices and service, and the food is fantastic.
Try the Kaarage Salad Don, my favourite there!
Had the samurai ramen, broth was clean with a bit of heat. The broth though I believe is more related to what would be served with a udon noodle. Great little eating area, For a second you don't feel as if u are in Brisbane due to it's tucked up nature in the Elizabeth arcade
Fantastic Japaese food. The grilled eel is my favourite.
Simple tasty ramen soups kept me coming back for more and more and more....
Love it. I've only had the samurai udon but the curries look pretty good and I'll be trying them out soon. Not a fan of their finger foods though. Gyoza and chicken kaarage were too dry, and the ramen was too bland for my friend. Still, I love spicy food, and this is one of the few places I find to have good spicy noodles for cold days.
Hidden in a suss arcade lies this amazing Japanese restaraunt. You know it's good when you walk in and it's full of Japanese students eating. Not only is it cheap the food is amazing and worth the find. Ended up going the following night as well.
Cheap uni student eats. Inside Elizabeth Arcade hides many a eatery but this place is by far the best, unless you have sort of pathological addiction to Korean.
The katsudon can be a bit overcooked at times though, so I'd recommend the karagedon instead. Or the tempura set. Noodles and curry aren't bad either; although I'd give the curry udon a miss, never tried it but those two are a couple that's never meant to be, IMO.
Great Value. Nice food. Very cheap and very busy, full of students and city shopper and workers. Huge selection on the menu. Going back tomorrow to try more. Great value.
It was a warm summers day when we decided to try out Kadoya. We’ve eaten there before and find it to be consistently good Japanese food especially for the price. They specialize in curries, so
Kadoya is one of my old favourites, I started going here when I was studying nursing in 2008 and have been going here ever since. Its just a casual wall in the hole spot that I enjoy, great service, quick food, cute location and the menu keeps expanding in weird and wonderful ways. Finding Elizabeth Street arcade was one of the great mysteries of my life back when I was studying university. I rarely ever went into the city being a southside girl, and I once happened upon this narrow alleyway, where there was an arcade of purikura and claw machines, numerous Japanese restaurants, a Korean restaurant, heaps of fashion shops for Asian only sizes and much much more. When I first went down there, I was randomly exploring the city just as things were shutting down for the evening and I vowed to go back during daylight hours. ONE DAY, ONE DAY Only problem was, with my terrible sense of direction, I didn't find it again for almost another year. I couldn't figure out where I had gone and when
I had a few nibbles of this and found it as good as anything else of a similar nature that I've tried in other places.
This tiny little Japanese restaurant situated in the Elizabeth Arcade was frequented by us at lunch time on 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 was time to 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
Kadoya is leaning towards the expensive side of 'cheap' but it has a great selection and is consistently good. It's also nice to see them change/add to their menu every now and again because so many eateries fall into a rutt and become boring. It's hard f
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