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About this place
For the mala tang, choose ingredients, fill a bowl and pay by weight. You can mix and match vegetables, mushrooms, meat and noodles, and some diners say the heat can be adjusted with the chilli oil on the table. One visitor found the soup pleasantly spicy without adding any extra seasoning, so you might try it as it comes before adjusting it to your taste.
Diners who have chosen their own ingredients describe layers of flavour from several spices, and the pleasure of pouring the remaining soup over rice. There are also reports that you cannot choose from different soup bases. The appeal, then, lies in making your own bowl through your choice of ingredients and finishing seasonings.
Set meals listed at ¥1,080 include chilli prawns, deep-fried chicken with green onions, mapo tofu and twice-cooked pork. Visitors have commented on the generous amount of filling in the chilli prawns, while one chose the twice-cooked pork for lunch. For a lighter meal, the ¥850 takana fried rice set or the authentic wonton set are options. Xiao long bao and steamed shrimp dumplings are among the dim sum choices. Beer and Shaoxing wine are also listed, making it possible to pair a drink with a set meal or put together a meal of dim sum.
Chinese Dining HONOKA is in Kashiiteriha, Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City. It offers both dine-in and takeaway, and is described as suitable for eating alone.
