Tabelog ratingTeuchi Udon Mugizo is a small shop in a converted house with no sign outside. It has been a regular in Tabelog's annual Udon 100 selection, most recently for Kagawa in 2024. The draw is kashiwa-ten: chicken thigh fried to order in front of you. Each bowl comes with four fist-sized pieces in a pale, crisp-chewy batter, very juicy and lightly garlicky. Many reviewers call it the best fried chicken they have eaten. It sits on long, unusually thick hand-cut noodles that several reviewers compare to fresh mochi.
Most reviews praise the chicken first and the noodles a close second. The noodles are bouncy and firm, and best eaten cold. The two signatures are kashiwa zaru, cold noodles with a dipping sauce and the order most locals choose, and kashiwa bukkake, with sauce poured over plus lemon and ginger. Reviewers also mention generous portions, fast service and a kind owner.
There are criticisms too. Three reviewers noted a greasy fryer and hood or visible dust. Some found the dried-sardine broth fishy, and others thought the dipping sauce weak or watered down by the noodles. One diner found the curry udon thin. A few felt the noodle portion was small or not worth an hour's wait. The room can be hot in summer.
Reviewers in 2025–2026 paid around ¥840 for kashiwa zaru (¥790 in late 2025) and ¥890 for kashiwa bukkake or meat bukkake. A large portion added ¥150. Plain zaru was ¥450, kake (hot noodles in broth) ¥400 and curry udon ¥790. Take-home udon was about ¥630 a pack. Lunch typically costs under ¥1,000, and there is no dinner service. That is a little above usual Kagawa udon prices, but reviewers widely call it excellent value for the amount of freshly fried chicken.
- Getting there: about 10 minutes' walk (600 m) from Kotoden Kataharamachi Station, 2 minutes from the Jotocho bus stop, about 20 minutes on foot from Takamatsu Ferry Port.
- Payment: cash only, at a ticket machine. Credit cards, electronic money and QR payments are not accepted. The machine rejects the new banknotes, so bring older ¥1,000 notes or coins. Staff will swap notes if needed.
- Ordering: the ticket machine is in Japanese only. The two large buttons are kashiwa zaru (left) and kashiwa bukkake (right).
- Booking: no reservations, walk-in only. Weekend queues run 20–80 minutes, so arrive before 11:00 or by about 12:30.
- Seating: 20 counter seats, no private rooms. Non-smoking.
- Children: welcome; the listing specifies school-age children.
- Parking: about 5 shared spaces, plus the paid Somabagawa lot 1–2 minutes' walk away. The surrounding roads are no-parking zones and are enforced.
- Good to know: no draft beer, no wet towels or napkins.
