Hanaichi

I’m definetely a regular here. The regulars know to stand aside once they place their orders too so they can take the next person’s order on a busy day in the food court. (TIP)
What I recommend, my personal favourites are:
The Miso Chicken, Ramen and the Hanaichi Chicken dishes, all served with rice and the Hanaichi one has a really yummy mayonnaise like picked sauce served with a salad and chicken on the rice. Weird sounding I know, but trust me, it tastes pretty good once it hits you in the mouth. Tangy… yet flavoursome. One of the cheapest japanese hot dish places you will ever go to with high quality food and quick service. You won’t pay more than $ 10 for a dish here and the turnaround time (unless you order the katsudom and ramen) is under a minute usually.
You can order extra rice, but they charge for it, but they won’t give you extra topping even if you pay as I found out. So you can ask for the chicken curry, without the curry, so it’s just chicken and rice, but you’ll pay the same.
Worth a try, great tasting authentic food for those on a budget, or not on a budget.

As far as Hanaichi’s go, this has got to be a favourite of mine. I’ve been coming to this one for years and continue to love it because I’ve noticed they always give me slightly more servings than I’ve received at other Hanaichi’s. It’s the staff too. They’re super nice despite the rush of people ordering from them, they always keep their cool and deliver their service fast and efficiently. My favourite dish? Well, that’s easy… Chicken Katsu Curry of course!
The only wish I had for Hanaichi, is that they have their own small dining space where you don’t have to share with the rest of the food court. I could just imagine the ambience being great. There’s an idea Hanaichi HQ if you’re reading this, open a chain of small restaurants! I’m sure it’ll be just as busy!