Food, Food, and More Food Thread

It's been a long time since I've eaten a hotdog from an actual hotdog stand. I usually opt for the Italian sausage instead. :drooling:

Back from my usual sushi joint... Can't believe I've been going there the past 18 years... :sweat:

That's a lotta meals from one place. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:Back from my usual sushi joint... Can't believe I've been going there the past 18 years... :sweat:

That's a lotta meals from one place. :beaten:

i'm sure they appreciate your loyalty in being a customer all these years...must be a good place....the place we ate at before eh? :bonk:

qilver wrote:i'm sure they appreciate your loyalty in being a customer all these years...must be a good place....the place we ate at before eh? :bonk:

Right on. :victory:

Miso time! Ja.

bmwracer wrote:
Right on. :victory:

not as loyal and dedicated as you are, but i had lunch at my usual place at the Mitsuwa mkt...this time Santouka ramen. :applaud:

qilver wrote:not as loyal and dedicated as you are

Having a nice waitress helps. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Having a nice waitress helps. :victory:

that's always a good motivator...would make me give a higher tip... :bow: :applaud:

qilver wrote:give a higher tip...

Yeah, it's typically a jackpot for her when I show up. :beaten:

I wish we had a decent Japanese restaurant nearby.... the nearest one is too far away to make it worthwhile :(

Anime Dad wrote:I wish we had a decent Japanese restaurant nearby.... the nearest one is too far away to make it worthwhile :(

Same. All of ours are in Toronto. Well... all the good ones, that is.

We do have a new one a few streets away from me, but I haven't been there yet.

Time for some grub... Probably a Big Salad. :)

qilver wrote:

that's always a good motivator...would make me give a higher tip... :bow: :applaud:

That's why they're showing cleavage. ;)

For my part, I always end up getting bad service when I go too often at some place. It's like they don't even bother to give you good service, cause they know you'll be back. =T Except for that sukiyaki place, they all went sour.

Probably a silly question, but do they actually have Japanese staff at those places? The place i've been to "nearest" to me has Asian staff, but I don't think they are Japanese... dunno about the cook/chef though.

tabana wrote:That's why they're showing cleavage. ;)

I wasn't referring to Hooters. :P

For my part, I always end up getting bad service when I go too often at some place. It's like they don't even bother to give you good service, cause they know you'll be back. =T Except for that sukiyaki place, they all went sour.

I've never had that problem with my regular place: they're really professional as you would hope they would be, and always polite and courteous. :)

You have a better chance of having real Japanese chef, because you are somewhat closer to Japan. Over here, usually no. In every Japanese restaurants, except a handful high class restaurants, the staff is Chinese. Most non-Asian people here don't know the difference and since the staff is Asian, they assume they are Japanese. :rolleyes:

Proof of that, I stumble upon a fine place while looking for reviews online. We have one called Hentai Sushi link. :rofl: To top it off, they were using regular white rice, instead of sushi rice. I have no idea what cultural background they have, but I'm pretty sure they're not Japanese. At least they're not washing their rice in the dishwasher. :sweat:

It's far away from where I am, but I'll have to check that out one of these days. At least take a picture. :hehe:

Anime Dad wrote:Probably a silly question, but do they actually have Japanese staff at those places? The place i've been to "nearest" to me has Asian staff, but I don't think they are Japanese... dunno about the cook/chef though.

The owner/sushi chefs (mom and pop) are Japanese as are the waitresses, but the cook in the back is Hispanic... He's been there for as long as the place has been open...

bmwracer wrote:
I wasn't referring to Hooters. :P

They have food? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
I've never had that problem with my regular place: they're really professional as you would hope they would be, and always polite and courteous. :)

You're lucky. I get better service as a regular customer in family owned restaurant. They care about their business, a student part timer don't.

tabana wrote:You have a better chance of having real Japanese chef, because you are somewhat closer to Japan. Over here, usually no. In every Japanese restaurants, except a handful high class restaurants, the staff is Chinese. Most non-Asian people here don't know the difference and since the staff is Asian, they assume they are Japanese. :rolleyes:

I don't think we have that problem here in SoCal: Just about all of the Japanese restaurants I've ever been to here always have Japanese staff... With maybe an exception or two... :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
The owner/sushi chefs (mom and pop) are Japanese as are the waitresses, but the cook in the back is Hispanic...

I had a little culture shock the first time I went to Mitsuwa to pick up a bento. I'm checking them out, and all I hear from the back in spanish!!! :shakehead: [/list:u]