Fukada

$8 Udon in Irvine, heck yes!!! My husband took me here cause he used to go frequently when he lived in the area. It was delicious!! There is plenty of parking, dine in can happen if you are ok with take out bowls and utensils (due to a shortage of employees, they cannot serve anyone like a restaurant), and there is water available. I ordered the simple udon with tempura flakes that included spinach and it was amazing! The best part was how affordable it was!! I tried my husband’s warm soba noodle soup and egg and chicken with rice. It was all so good!! Would definitely come back here and recommend it to many! It’s just a shame that so much dine in plastic containers are being used and wasted.

Fukada has changed their dine in policy. You still order and paid like you are getting a take out, then you find a table and the server will give you the food in take out containers. After you finish the meal, you disposed of the trash yourself. Water is self serve . There are tables outside if you want to eat there. Food is still very good. Restaurant opens at 11:30 but you can call around 11:15 to place your order. This is my favorite lunch combo, sea food salad and unagi don. (extra $) Big pieces of sashimi, the salad dressing is so good I bought a bottle to take home one time. They sell their different dressings for $5 a bottle.

I lived in Tokyo for three years so I was searching for good Japanese food. Fukada delivered! I went before they opened on a weekday and joined the queue of people waiting. I sat at the bar and ordered gyoza and katsudon. The katsudon came with a salad and miso soup, which is a great deal. Everything was delicious! I went back another day for dinner around 6pm and was seated immediately. I tried the oyakodon that time and it was also very good, though I prefer the katsudon. This place is going to be a regular spot for me!

I'm not pleased with the current take out set up. Though things move faster (you get your food earlier, seating turnover is higher = more availability) the disposable everything takes away from the experience..... it's been that hard to hire a few dishwashers??....An overflowed trash can of trays and plastic upon entry is an eye sore and the food just doesn't present like it used to. Would much rather wait and dine. Or to even reduce waste, they can have reusable chopsticks (like in pretty much all of Asia, including Japan) along with wooden ones on the table as most still dine in. The food itself is overall still good, but the fish quality has gone down a tad since the first time years ago.

This is a Japanese place specializing in noodles (soba and udon). They are only doing take out, though there are a few outdoor seating options. The staff were prompt in taking our order and the food didn’t take too long to come out. I tried the cold udon with mountain veggies combo with spicy tuna roll. The udon was pretty chewy and the veggies were a nice add. I got the noodles cold and it came with some soup with good flavor. However, I wish that there were options for all kinds of toppings. My favorite udon place in Boston (Yume ga aru kara) serves udon with many different toppings. The spicy tuna roll was pretty good too, and the pieces were huge! Lots of fish inside. It paired well with the ginger. My boyfriend got the cold soba with fried pieces combo with curry rice. He said the soba was okay (definitely go with udon if you order from this place). The curry was sweeter than I’m used to, but otherwise pretty good. Overall, the food was pretty good. I’d say better than some other udon I’ve had, but not my top.

Fukada has changed their dine in policy. You still order and paid like you are getting a take out, then you find a table and the server will give you the food in take out containers. After you finish the meal, you disposed of the trash yourself. Water is self serve . There are tables outside if you want to eat there. Food is still very good. Restaurant opens at 11:30 but you can call around 11:15 to place your order. This is my favorite lunch combo, sea food salad and unagi don. (extra $) Big pieces of sashimi, the salad dressing is so good I bought a bottle to take home one time. They sell their different dressings for $5 a bottle.