Tensuke

Small cozy place with great food! Arrived on the dot of opening but there was already a queue. Waited around 45mins to get a seat as only around 10-12 seating available. The chef/owner was a little cheeky too, did a small performance that turn out to be a hoax. We had the set (1,700 yen each) which consist of a bowl of rice topped with a runny fried egg which was really delicious, and 7 tempura items with a miso soup on the side. It was super filling and fulfilling. When we came out and saw that the queue has already extended super far back, and they only open 2 to 3 hours a day. Worth the visit!

Arrived at 12 there was already a big queue but because I was on my own I managed to get seated in less than 5 minutes. Lunch deal is insane so much food. The egg, tempura and rice bowl was so good. Almost couldn’t finish all my food! Killer deal for the price.

this place was great, the staff were very friendly and they had the best tempura i’ve had to date, they also gave a cheeky egg shell show they do that i didn’t manage to take a photo of, the one thing i’d say if you’re planning on coming here is to *SHOW UP EARLY at around 11:30* because the place technically opens at 11:45 and there will already be people there which results in having to wait long queues despite the fast paced cooking (this is what happened to me).

I recently visited a quaint tempura shop in Tokyo that offered two menu options: a tempura set meal with 7 different tempura dishes or a tempura rice bowl. Based on the shop owner's recommendation, I decided to try the set meal. The fried egg was particularly impressive, with its combination of sweet and savory flavors and the freshness of the egg yolk. The other tempura dishes were also fresh and not oily. Additionally, the owner put on a unique performance to entertain the guests. A word of advice for future visitors: Arrive around 11:20 AM to avoid long queues. You can find reference photos below.

It's a small hole-in-the-wall. Very unassuming. There aren't many seats, so prepare for a long wait. It's just tempura. But man, do they put their passion and soul into a little batter. I mean, how much can you do with tempura? It's simple but worth it! Get the egg tempura - that definitely hit the spot!

Strongly recommend. We had 玉子ランチセット (deep-fried egg lunch set). It was first time for us to try the rice with deep-fried egg. And we were so surprised how delicious it was. Everyone in the restaurant seemed to have the same menu. It comes with several pieces of other deep-fried ingredients like shrimp, squid, fish, broccoli, eggplant, etc. The price seemed very reasonable considering the amount of food we got. The owner was very delightful and tried his best to communicate with foreigners.

Probably the best tempura I've ever had. There's a reason why this place has people waiting outside and no other places did in the area. It is a tiny place, but for the most part the seats turn fairly quickly. The service was good and it was cool to sit at the counter and see each worker play their role. We tried to go back to this place a second time but couldn't fit it into our schedule! Highly recommend.

I just left Tensuke restaurant, not even five minutes after I’m giving a 5-star review to this amazing place. Amazing food, accompanied with a great atmosphere and a very kind staff I paid ¥1,800 for a meal that I will always remember This place is a must visit if you are into Japanese cuisine and tempura. Highly recommended

In the bustling neighborhood of Tokyo, Koenji is just a few train stops west of Shinjuku. The town was busy on a Sunday but appeared to be mostly locals. I saw very few tourists in the area. Tempura Tensuke. A 10 seat shop has a reputation among those in the know for some of the best tempura around this city. The place almost always has a line queued up and is only open for lunch as they dropped dinner service a little while back. We waited about an hour in line and we're seated a few minutes before 3. I ended up ordering the tempura lunch set that came with miso soup, bowl of white rice with a tempura egg on top and tea. The tempura pieces included a shrimp, squid, eggplant, green pepper, onion and sweet potato. My dining partner had the tempura bowl that was filling and came with miso soup as well. In my opinion, it wasn't the "best" tempura I've ever eaten. Was it good? Absolutely! Would I come back? Likely so, but I probably would not wait in line for an hour.

Authentic tempura made right in front of us. Entire menu was written in Japanese so we went with the chef's recommendation of an assortment of various tempura without regret. We were served numerous veggie & seafood tempura & each piece was delicious. It came with rice topped with an easy over egg & other panko deliciousness. The sweet sake was a great match with the food as well! Super friendly staff. Yen only. Small space, only sits about 10 people.

We found this place randomly as I managed to YELp the area, and given that Yelp isn't popular in Japan and anything over three reviews means something, we decided to check it out. I think by the time we got there 30 minutes before opening there were three people in line. We knew we had to try this place. I think by the time we got seated it was a good one hour wait. We ordered the tempura combo meal and a ten don (tempura don bowl). Oh man, I was tempted to try their omakase tempura menu, but I'm glad I didn't. I wanna say that their ten-don is BANG FOR THE BUCK and it tastes SO FREAKING GOOD, largely due to the sauce they serve. Imma be back here FOR SURE and good thing, I can find it!! The chef here used to live in Los Angeles and had some yakitori place or something but opened up this tempura place in Japan not too long ago. It's definitely a local favorite.

i went into this super tentative as it is clearly a popular place for japanese-speaking locals. i arrived 45 minutes before the noon opening time on a sunday, and there were already four people waiting, despite the sub-arctic (to me) december temperatures. after fewer than ten minutes had passed, i looked back, and there were **twelve** more people in line behind me! yikes. anyway, Tensuke opened promptly at noon, and the staff was immediately sympathetic to my needs as the only non-japanese speaking customer (i'm black; it was obvious). we all took our seats at the single counter, which bends around the corner of the space and faces the cooking area. no menus were offered; seems folks come there for a specific meal, which was explained to me in english by my behind-the-counter waitstaff dude. fried egg over rice with fried vegetables. set price: 1300¥. i asked if the egg would be fried hard--cooked all the way--and i think they did only mine that way to suit me. when you sit down, there is a hot green tea (i think that's what is was) and a bowl of, like, chopped onion/accoutrements before you. a bowl of clear tannish-orange colored liquid (with some stuff in it) will then be placed before you. it's not soup! it's dipping sauce! :-) (just follow your neighbor's lead.) the chef then starts cracking eggs and doing tidy little no-look backboard shots into the trash with the shells (he WILL be cleaning that wall later). the egg, with a little batter messily splashed in, is fried quickly (it puffs up a bit rather than being flat) and then placed atop a bowl of rice with some crispy fried batter bits, all of which is doused in a soy-sauce-y sauce. this will be placed before you. itadakimasu! hope you're good with chopsticks. i am not, but when in rome...¯\_(ツ)_/¯. as you eat, a bowl of clear, fish-y soup will be added to your collection of things. no spoon. drink this right from the bowl, if you like it. next, the chef starts tempura-ing things. i was presented with, one at a time and in this order: a good-sized shrimp, a wedge of green bell pepper, a slice of eggplant, a hunk of broccoli, a piece of fish, another (different) type of fish, and--the grand finale--a big ball of shrimp. the food was good. the tempura batter provides crunch more than flavor, but the dipping sauce, which is mild and slightly sweet, complements the soy-sauce-y rice and makes the meal. i felt a little pressured because, as i continued working on my food, my seatmates all finished and left, and i knew there was a line outside. i also knew that the place is only open for lunch from 12 to 2pm. i'm just not very quick at eating with a pair of sticks--i did my best! to be fair, though, no one rushed me; the pressure to finish up came only from myself. all-in-all, i'm glad to have braved the experience, and i left VERY full. if you're nervous about going into very traditionally japanese eateries, i recommend this as a good place to try. PRO-TIP: use the chopsticks for EVERYthing. there aren't any napkins on offer. (i made the mistake of using my hand to pick up and eat that first shrimp and found myself helplessly stuck with grease-covered fingers. WOMP-womp. the waiter saw my plight and offered me a wet wipe.)

Worth the wait. Opens @12 for lunch and place only seats ~10-12 along high bars as you watch the 2 master chefs prepare. Our group of 5 had the set specialty: start w/pickled salad, hot green tea &cold water. Chefs prepared wonderful white rice with soft fried egg and crunchy tempura flakes and tempura dip sauce. Tempura dishes came out 1 at a time included: shrimp, fish, squid?, broccoli, eggplant, green pepper, shrimp cake... amazing!!

I lived in Koenji so I knew this place for long time but I never got chance to try because there's always LONG LINE! When my bf visited me we finally tried this place!! We went there around 10:30am and there were already 8-10 people waiting! We waited about 30 mins which is not bad then we ordered shrimp tempura donburi and Egg donburi . ( it's the most famous menu and it comes with many kinds of tempura too! ) The owner was so kind! He spoke English to us :) He even let us record his performance! And both donburi was amazing!! Also you should know that you can choose sauce on donburi. Either sweet sauce or soy sauce! 一見入りにくい外観ですが、入ってみると 美味しい天ぷら丼と優しい店主さんが 待っています(*^^*) みなさん、卵の天ぷらの定食を頼まれていましたが（本当にほぼ全員）エビ天丼も美味しかったです

My first tempura experience in Japan and I was not disappointed. Ordered the special which came with a tempura egg don, various tempura pieces, miso soup, pickles and a tempura sauce. The tempura egg don had a sweet sauce that complimented the rice and the egg. The tempura batter was light and airy for all the pieces of tempura. Although the tempura sauce was good, I preferred just dabbing the pieces in salt; the salt brings out the flavor of each piece really well. I believe the meal was about 1,300 yen per person which translated to $13, give or take; a great value for the food you get. Will definitely come back when I am in Tokyo again.

Super friendly and had the most amazing fried egg over rice. I staying at a place near by and was recommended this place by my landlord. The tempura here was great one of the best I've had, with its flavorful dipping sauce and crispy batter. I had a mind blowing experience that I thought I would never have with tempura. It was not greasy at all like in the states. I also enjoyed how the chefs would take the time to talk to their guests. Great last dinner in Japan.

I liked our chef. He was very entertaining. The staff were corteous and friendly. The tempura was the best I ever had. Had to order extra prawn tempura as my dessert. Will denitely go out of my way to come back here.