Donguri Shijō Kawaramachi

Just okay — I ate my last dinner in Japan here, and I wished I had gone elsewhere. It’s a chain restaurant and is right along the main drag of restaurants that all seem a bit touristy. I wish I had gone off the beaten path a little bit and wandered into a smaller restaurant that didn’t speak English for a more authentic experience.
It wasn’t bad food, but it wasn’t really great either — probably my least favorite meal that I had the entire week in Japan. I split some things with a coworker: the yakisoba, okonomiyaki, and grilled onigiri. The yakisoba was a bit salty /​too much sauce, and a bit on the greasy side. The onigiri lacked flavor and wasn’t really grilled — it kind of just fell apart and felt like they had thrown some teriyaki sauce in there and called it a day. The okonomiyaki was fine but nothing I’d be craving to go back and get again. I’m sure there are better okonomiyaki places in Kyoto. I’ve had better yakisoba and onigiri in the Bay Area.
I was disappointed that there was a grill in front of us but they didn’t cook anything in front of us — it was just there for them to dump the food on after it was prepared.
If you’re looking for something with an English menu, this place is fine, but I’d prefer something a little more authentic. Sorry, but I wouldn’t recommend this place.

Loved this place. It was very good. Had some noodles with beef and cabbage pancakes. It was delicious. Little hole in the wall so if you walk to fast you’ll miss it

Donguri est une chaîné de restaurants qui né se trouve qu’à Kyoto. C’est l’endroit parfait pour goûter aux okonomiyaki (omelette japonaise) & yakisoba (nouilles sautées). Le repas se déroule autour d’une plaque teppanyaki, donc vous pouvez faire griller vos plats à souhait. C’est convivial et la décoration est chic à l’intérieur. Le bonus: le menu et les explications sont en anglais pour ceux qui né parlent pas un mot de japonais. Ouvert à partir de 17h jusqu’à tard dans la nuit