August 14, 2026 On this Obon holiday, I felt like eating soba, so for dinner I went to "Ora ga Soba", a soba restaurant on the 1st floor of "Hirakata Aeon" near Hirakata-shi Station, close to home ♪ Ordered "Shrimp Tempura Zaru Soba" ♪ Hot summers definitely call for tempura zaru soba! Made-in-shop soba noodles are thin, have a smooth throat feel, and are delicious ♪ Freshly fried tempura is also crispy, plus having two shrimp tempura is the best ♪ It's also nice that the dashi for the zaru soba dipping sauce and the tempura dipping sauce are separate! And, a draft beer too! Beer goes extremely well with soba and tempura, doesn't itー! And, it's amazing that such delicious tempura zaru soba is an exceptional bargain price of only 980 yen, under 1,000 yen!

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Today I went to Hirakata City for Yuna Umino's solo live hall concert at Kansai Medical University Small Hall in the Hirakata City General Culture and Arts Center. When I checked soba restaurants on a certain review site (not T-log), my favorite Ora ga Soba was there! The entrance is on the outside on the first floor, rather than inside the commercial facility called Biolne near Keihan Hirakata-shi Station? I was wandering around inside looking for it at first (laughs). The chicken tempura soba (cold) on the menu was super voluminous and attractive, so I decided immediately. I hesitated a bit, but it would have been tough if I had made it a large serving of soba (^^;; The chicken tempura was also freshly fried and piping hot, 5 pieces of them. I became full. At the end, I got sobagyu (soba water) and relaxed.

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Entered around 3 PM on the day of the Goroichi event. Visited for the first time. I was guided to a table without a wait, and the moment I sat down, I was asked, "What is your order?" Before I even had time to look at the menu table... Maybe this place has a system where you look at the outside menu and decide before entering, but I was a bit surprised. I ordered tempura zaru soba, and was able to eat it without feeling like I was kept waiting for very long. I was told that the normal portion is 1.5 noodles, and being tempted by the words that up to 2 is free, I chose 2, which was a failure. It was an amazing amount... I'm glad I chose zaru soba; if it had been warm soba, it surely would have been a battle with noodles soaking up the dashi.

I visited near evening, but was able to order the recommended lunch, and the voluminous, large chikuwa tempura was crispy and very delicious! I heard that the onigiri set was sold out, but the substitute inari sushi had a very good balance of the sweetness of the fried tofu and the acidity of the vinegared rice, and I devoured both in a flash. The boiling degree and chewiness of the zaru soba were also to my liking, which really stimulated my appetite. Combined with the pleasant customer service of the staff, it was a moment of gratitude to be able to enjoy meals in a comfortable atmosphere. I want to visit again (^v^)

If you're going to eat soba, this is probably the best place. Good cost performance. The chikuwa tempura lunch is also voluminous, so it's recommended.