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I 've eaten here several times in the past year (dine in and take out and the food is always excellent fresh, flavorful, and good portions. However, after getting dinner here tonight, I have to change my rating from 5 stars to 4 stars. Most of our food was great (kaarage, katsudon, chirashi , but the yaki ika was chewy and seemed to be boiled instead of grilled (yaki ika literally means 'grilled squid ' . When we got the check, I was surprised to see that half of the items we ordered had a $2 to $3 upcharge each. When I brought this up, the server cut me off and pointed out that all their menu prices fluctuate and that they don 't update their menus with the new prices. Some of their menu items in larger font have hand written stickers with updated prices, but most don 't. If the price of some items truly fluctuate on a day to day basis, then label it market price, or let the customer know when they order that the price is actually a few dollars more and ask if that is OK. While most of my experiences with Hakata have been positive, this bait and switch left a bad taste in my mouth. If you choose to eat here, double check the price before ordering!