KOTAKEMUKAIHARA: Bikkuri Donkey for their fantastic 8am-11am exclusive early bird deal! Burger and Awesome Miso Soup only 670 yen! (iPhone 12 Mini)

This Minimum Dish Set is all me!  Lots of great deals before 11am and it comes with coffee or Miso soup.

100 grams of hamburger steak, mini rice, mini salad and a super flavorful bow of miso soup.

The breakfast menu.

The burgers here are always so super tender and juicy... just enjoy it every time.

Salad with sesame seed mayo dressing?  O

It says Miso Soup goes very well with your burger...

One of the best soups Ive had... there was egg and mushrooms inside. Quite a large serving. 

Waitress said I could sit anywhere I wanted... picked a tiny booth for 2.

But this might be one of the best options if you are a small eater.  130 grams of hamburger salad and ric for only 635 yen. 

670 yen with Tax!  I was soooo incredibly satisfied.  If in Japan you must try Bikkuri Donki wherever you are!  The booths kinda of remind me of a cowboy western US restaurant.

Restaurant: Bikkuri Donkey Itabashi Komone Shop

Restaurant J: びっくりドンキー 板橋こもね店

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1322/A132202/13045040/

Homepage: https://www.bikkuri-donkey.com

Address J: 東京都板橋区小茂根3-16-1

Address E: 3 Chome-16-1 Komone, Itabashi City, Tokyo 173-0037

Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ibGxwUSuH1pGdypu5

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ITABASHI: Capricciosa Italian Restaurant for their 45th anniversary 450 yen Tomato Garlic Spaghetti! As good as it gets! (Sony RX100, AS300)

To celebrate Capricciosa`s 45th anniversary they are having a pasta special thru July.  Every Thursday from 5pm the 1150 yen Tomato Garlic Spaghetti is only 450 yen!  Oh in Japanese its pronounced CapriccioZa カプリチョーザ

Aeon Mall has a few restaurant choices.

501 boys!

Wasn`t expecting a line but walked to the waiting list sheet and there were more people seated across the restaurant! Since the dinner special started at 5pm I think my 5:35 arrival was a busy time.

Look at this list!! About 10+ groups ahead of me. 

Thats my name in Japanese: ステイーブ.  Interesting that all the Japanese names were written in Katagana.... no Kanji or Hiragana. 

Plastic food display. 

Manager would step out occasionally and call out a name.  I noticed EVERYONE was mostly ordering this pasta and the rotation was pretty quick. 

During my wait people were arriving to write their names on the wait list. 

Several Tomato Garlic sauce options on the menu.

Penne arabiatta always a fav for me.

Noooobody was ordering beer... just free water this day.

Ordering is done thru this QR Code.

Language Options: Japanese, English and Chinese.

495yen tax inclusive!

Order complete!

Only spotted 1 table drinking a glass of wine... everyone else was all water. 

100 yen glass of red wine... thats kinda fantastic.

I thought the world moved away from saying Spaghetti... its not Pasta now?

My pasta and view of 2 Covid Masked ladies.  There are so few foreigners in the suburbs that I do get those fearful covid looks. I haven`t been overseas since my 2019 trip to Hawaii. 

The sauce had a nice sweet spicy flavor much like Arrabbiata with slices of garlic.  130 grams of noodles was almost too much for me.  Later talked to the manager and he said over the years the volume of pasta noodles they use have gone down.  

130 grams of Noodles were perfectly Al`dente. 

In Japan our only Italian franchise alternatives are either incredibly cheap and mediocre Saizeriya or Capriocciosa thats at a higher price point but definitely waaaay better. 

So Viewers... do I need more wide angle photos in my blog?  Quick shot with the Sony AS300 actioncam.

Uber Eats delivery bags on the counter.

If you don`t mind spending 10 minutes on a survey you can get a free dish under 600 yen. Capricciosa was always my goto date place when I first came to Japan and had little money to spend. Very family oriented and one plate will definitely be enough.  Remember every Thursday thru July! Give it a try! 

Restaurant: Capricciosa -AEON Itabashi SC Branch

Restaurant J: カプリチョーザ イオン板橋SC店

Homepage: https://capricciosa.com/Itabashi Branch

Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1322/A132203/13048326/

Address J: 東京都板橋区徳丸2-6-1 イオン板橋ショッピングセンター 5F

Address E: Tokyo, Itabashi-ku, Tokumaru 2-6-1 AEON Itabashi Shopping Center 5F

Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/tBH1MQ47Gvt5p8vV8

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