Men Shichi Soba 麺七

500 yen soba lunch

Men Shichi is literally a hole in the wall on Kashiwa’s east side station front street, with counter space for 8 people. The menu is quite extensive for such a small place with curry, soba and tempura. For ¥500 you get a generous helping of soba with greens and wakame and a bowl of kakiage, tempura fritter, bigger than the rice bowl it comes in. On my errands, I have often stopped by for lunch here. Service is fast and the tempura is crispy and golden. Just don’t bring an entire baseball team with you.