On November 10, the Bar & Marche will be held again this year in Koshienguchi.
So for our regular izakaya feature, we decided to make our way over to Koshienguchi too.
This time, we visited 「桜ちゃぼ一」, located very close to Koshienguchi Station.
It’s easy to read it as “Chabo,” but the correct reading is “Chaboichi.”
Let’s head in.
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Challenge Start!
First up is the otoshi appetizer (270 yen).
It was simmered pork and edamame tofu.
This alone is good enough to count as a full dish.
The topping on the tofu is a consommé jelly.
We started with a “Sapporo Black Label mug” (480 yen).
I could probably finish a whole beer just with the otoshi from earlier, but I’ll try to pace myself a little.
For food, we first ordered this “ume kurage” (pickled plum and jellyfish) (380 yen).
It’s the kind of dish that makes beer go down fast.
Between the otoshi and this, I ended up finishing my beer.
Next, I tried this.
It’s “Hadou Seishu,” one go serving (700 yen).
Apparently it’s sake from Akita, and it was very easy to drink with a gentle flavor.
Compared with the other drinks, the price is on the lower side too.
Since we’re here, I wanted to try some chicken dishes too.
This is “sasami with salted kombu” (380 yen).
The chicken tenderloin is served rare, and it’s really delicious.
It goes very well with the sake from earlier.
And then there’s the “Super Popular! Chicken Nanban with Homemade Tartar Sauce” (580 yen).
Since the dish name itself says “super popular,” I guess it must really be popular…
Chicken nanban seems to be a popular item at just about any restaurant.
This version of chicken nanban uses fried chicken with sweet vinegar, rather than chicken cutlet with sweet vinegar.
It also went really well with the homemade tartar sauce and was very tasty.
Now, I think it’s about time for the bill.
Here we go!
The total was!!
3,070 yen!!!
Oops, I went a little over again…
It’s pretty hard to fine-tune the total…
But for around 3,000 yen, I was very satisfied with everything I got.
This time, we ordered the otoshi, Sapporo Black Label mug, ume kurage, Hadou Seishu one go serving, sasami with salted kombu, and the Super Popular! Chicken Nanban with Homemade Tartar Sauce.
That’s what we had.
Washoku Chicken Restaurant 「桜ちゃぼ一」 Menu
Here is the menu.
It’s a chicken restaurant, but they also have a solid lineup of creative dishes.
They also offer a wide range of drinks, from sake to Western liquors.
They have banquet courses too.
Inside Washoku Chicken Restaurant 「桜ちゃぼ一」
At this restaurant, you take off your shoes at the entrance.
Inside, there are counter seats and table seats, and since you’ve taken your shoes off, you can relax slowly as if you were at home.
This is what the interior looks like.
These are the counter seats.
This is what the table seating looks like.
They also have table seating like this.
Exterior of Washoku Chicken Restaurant 「桜ちゃぼ一」
The restaurant is located just a little west after exiting Koshienguchi Station on the south side.
Please note that it is not inside the shopping arcade.
The restaurant is on the basement floor of this building.
It’s a little hard to tell, but the first floor is a different shop.
Go down these stairs.
This door is the entrance to the restaurant.
Washoku Chicken Restaurant 「桜ちゃぼ一」 Store Information
★Business hours: 18:00～05:00 (L.O. 04:00), Sundays only until 01:00 (L.O. 0:00)
★Closed Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday)
★Phone number 0798-69-1277
★Address 兵庫県西宮市甲子園口３丁目4-12 ダイドーシティ甲子園口駅前B1
★Seats 68 seats
★Smoking Allowed
★Related link
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(*Prices, menu items, business hours, and other details are from the time of our visit. Please check directly with the restaurant for the latest information.)
