Fukuki

Lunch at Fukuki is easy to tailor, starting with a choice of main dish. One visitor shared the sweet-and-sour pork with black vinegar and the pork liver with chives between two people, finding that the vegetable-heavy liver dish and the meatier pork made a well-balanced combination. The menu also includes twice-cooked pork, sweet-and-sour pork and pork liver with chives, making it straightforward to order a familiar favourite or choose different mains to share.

The meal can take different forms, depending on whether you centre it on a main dish or choose a set with noodles or rice. Another visitor ordered a set of Taiwanese miso ramen, garlic fried rice and fried chicken, and noted that it came with salad and pickles. One diner also swapped the soup in a set meal for ramen, an option for anyone who wants noodles alongside a main. Fried chicken is available on its own as well; a visitor who had it in a lunch set commented on its crisp coating and described the Taiwanese ramen as pleasantly, mildly spicy.

The menu goes beyond Chinese classics, with dishes that invite a little exploration, including Sichuan-style mapo tofu, shredded potatoes stir-fried with a hot-and-sour seasoning, and lamb stir-fried with cumin. Appetisers include bang bang chicken, spicy mouth-watering chicken, and a spicy salad of gizzards and cucumber. Pair one with a vegetable or meat dish, or start the meal with a small plate to share.

Fukuki in Maidashi, Higashi Ward, Fukuoka, serves from lunch through dinner and also offers beer and cocktails. Its broad menu suits a solo lunch built around one main, as well as a meal with several dishes to share.