Kanoko

Me and wife accidentally found this place when visit Fushimi inari. I order the tempura soba. It was very good!

Great ambience to the place. Try get a seat in the back room if possible. There is a small garden which you can look out to as you eat. The staff were so kind and the food was delicious.

We had the soba noodles and tempura here, they were ok. The entire experience, including the food, felt completely authentic, but it wasn’t really to my taste.

Located near the entrance of Fushimi Inari, Kanoko is an atmospheric restaurant with a traditional atmosphere offering a menu of udon and soba noodle dishes. First, we were started with an appetizer of three daily dishes: clams, raw salmon, and mixed persimmon and greens in a creamy dressing. The Nabeyaki set featured a clay pot of udon, shrimp tempura, egg, chicken, fish paste, shiitake mushroom, and roasted rice cake, all in a hot broth. The Sukinabe featured a pot of udon with tender, fatty slices of beef, egg, tofu, fishcake, and vegetables in a deeply savory, slightly sweet broth, served in an iron pot heated by a flame underneath. But my personal favorite item was the Tenzaru, a set which came with both buckwheat and matcha soba noodles served cold with a savory dipping sauce on the side, mixed with green onions and wasabi. The noodles had a pleasantly firm texture and went nicely with the plate of mixed tempura on the side, which included shrimp, fish, sweet potato, enoki mushrooms, shiso, and seaweed, along with grated radish and a light tempura sauce for dipping. The tempura had a nice crunchy texture without being greasy or heavy. Lastly, the set came with two pieces of Puchi-Inari, or seasoned rice wrapped with fried tofu skin (a fitting dish given the restaurant’s location). Overall, the food here was delicious and beautifully presented, and the traditional setting (which included tatami seating and an outdoor Japanese garden) was pleasant.

Can accommodate big groups; has pleasant atmosphere; price is affordable; pleasant staff - take time to explain the right way to eat their dishes

Highly recommend this place. Good noodle, food broth, and herring! Another good news is that the wait time is way shorter than what the ticket tells you so don’t get scared away by the crowd. When you go on, follow the instruction on the table to get a number.
We went around 1 pm, it only took us less than 15 mins wait to get to our table while the ticket says 35 mins wait. The business does a great job pacing customers and the flow.

The foods are very well prepared and taste flavourful. The friendly service is helpful. The atmosphere and decor is great.