Website: There is none.
Address: 多賀城市八幡4-3-42
Located on Route 45 in Tagajo. Going towards Matsushima, it will be on your right-hand side.
Map: Scroll down to the bottom.
Open: 11 am to 2 pm and 5 pm to 8 pm. Closed Sundays and the 8th of every month.
I first noticed this restaurant last year on my journey home from work. I would pass by every night and noticed that it was always busy. One night, I decided to give Kanauya a try and I was glad I did. It’s a small mom & pop operation. Nothing fancy, not even decorated. As for atmosphere, it did seem to have a “Cheers” (80’s sitcom) feel to it as the customers and staff seemed to know each other.
I remember telling the proprietress that I loved meat but I didn’t like seafood, and to just bring me what she thought I might like. It was some type of spicy pork dish that was pretty good.
The people were really friendly, and the food good, so I thought to myself that I’d definitely be back from time to time.
Well, that was last year. I would have loved to go back earlier this year, but unfortunately, the events of March 11th made this impossible. A 1.7 kilometer stretch of Route 45 in Tagajo was devastated by the tsunami. This restaurant lies within this area. After seeing the remnants of the building in April I was convinced that 叶や would never open again.
But not only to the delight of my taste buds, but also to my spirit, Kanauya came back from the ruins! I found a blog with a story about the restaurant here:
The restaurant reopened at the end of September and I thought it would be a good idea to support a local business that really needed support. I asked a good friend of mine (a non-picky eater) to join me for dinner tonight so that I could get an unbiased opinion about Kanauya’s fare.
I ordered the gingered pork set meal (680円) while my friend went with the fried breaded chicken set (650円). It was a standard set of rice, miso soup, a small serving of cabbage salad, and two slices of pickled daikon.
The pork was plentiful and tasty! I had a taste of the chicken and found that to be quite good, as well. I’m usually hit and miss with restaurant miso soup, but I liked this one. The tsukemono was just okay, though.
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I ordered the gingered pork set meal (680円) while my friend went with the fried breaded chicken set (650円). It was a standard set of rice, miso soup, a small serving of cabbage salad, and two slices of pickled daikon.
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| から揚げ定食 |
The pork was plentiful and tasty! I had a taste of the chicken and found that to be quite good, as well. I’m usually hit and miss with restaurant miso soup, but I liked this one. The tsukemono was just okay, though.
Despite our differing levels of what we consider edible, my friend and I arrived at the same judgment on the chicken and pork. With ten being best, we gave the chicken a seven to eight and the pork a definite eight.
We were quite surprised that the restaurant closed so early. It’s quite small, as most mom & pop places are, but it does have about five free parking spaces. And I know this is listed as a Sendai food blog, but this is pretty close.
All in all, my friend and I concluded that it was very good food at a very reasonable price. For that alone I recommend this restaurant. But because of what this area and these owners have gone through, I HIGHLY reccommend it. Hopefully I’ll see you there!
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