National Azabu -- R.I.P.

by **matsuki** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:47 pm

LOL, "Japan Nothing"

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:04 pm

That's good news for Nissin.

by **Yokohammer** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:39 pm

On closer inspection it seems that they have to demolish the building because of its age and condition, but they're looking into the possibility of rebuilding on the same site.

That could just be a roundabout way of saying "bye," but they are saying they hope to be back in time for their 50th anniversary.

Not that it'll make one whit of difference to me up here in the northern hinterlands, but I did live within walking distance of that store for many years (it was the only place that had decent turkeys for Thanksgiving) and it'd be a shame to see it go.

by **gaijinpunch** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:33 am

Maybe if their prices were down closer to the stratosphere they'd have gotten more business.

by **IparryU** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:06 pm

I live like... 5 minutes away from there and tried not to go there unless I am dieing for some soda or negra medelo...

prices are just way to fucking high beyond any reasonable amount.

by **Doctor Stop** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:35 pm

The regular expat crowd there went all flyjin and Hiroo's hollowed out.

Now where will monolingual full expat package stay at home mothers buy their arugula and make sure that it's not from Fukushima while their brat kids are off at international school?

by **IparryU** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:04 pm

Doctor Stop wrote:The regular expat crowd there went all flyjin and Hiroo's hollowed out.

Now where will monolingual full expat package stay at home mothers buy their arugula and make sure that it's not from Fukushima while their brat kids are off at international school?

man i hate them types... some of them come in to my wife's restaurant from time to time and always are just complete bitches... I taught my wife how to say, "We reserve the right to refuse service, so please show respect to the other customers or you may leave." in English.

Not to mention the fat bitches who think it is ok to rearrange 3 tables for themselves during lunch hour and talk shit about how small the place is... lose weight and your husband might stop fucking his secretary you fat cow...

the worst of them all is the eigo whore j-wife who rolls with other fg wives to look "superior" to the other yamatoites and are complete bitches in and out...

peace out national azabu... you wont be missed... just dont take that BR31 and we'll be fine...

by **Screwed-down Hairdo** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:10 pm

Yokohammer wrote:...(it was the only place that had decent turkeys for Thanksgiving)...

You should have visited my old office...it was full of 'em.

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:11 pm

IparryU wrote:negra medelo.

Damn. You can't even spell in Spanish. You're fucked all around.

by **IparryU** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:13 pm

Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:You should have visited my old office...it was full of 'em.

any good places to get a good size bird for this TG?

If I can I will hit up the New Sanno or Fusa... but I need a sponsor to get signed in or have one of my friends to buy it for me when they get theirs... not always happening though...

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:16 pm

IparryU wrote:any good places to get a good size bird for this TG?

If I can I will hit up the New Sanno or Fusa... but I need a sponsor to get signed in or have one of my friends to buy it for me when they get theirs... not always happening though...

I'm sure you can buy a turkey at Costco or Nissin (in Azabujuban). You could also order from The Meat Guy.

by **Doctor Stop** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:23 pm

IparryU wrote:any good places to get a good size bird for this TG?

Try Shinobazu Ike, Ueno.

by **Screwed-down Hairdo** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:36 pm

IparryU wrote:any good places to get a good size bird for this TG?...

Sounds like they're all in your wife's restaurant...

Apologies to Mericans for last two posts...will write slower in future...

by **IparryU** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:39 pm

[quote="Samurai_Jerk"]Damn. You can't even spell in Spanish. You're fucked all around. ]
ESL didn't help me out at all... Never "learned" Mexican and Mexican is a fucked language anyway...

Sometimes when I speak I have the wetback sound... then the next couple sentences the drawl will come out... I have to keep in mind on how I sound sometimes in meetings cause some white people think i am taking the piss out of them and the latinos will think I am trying to mock them...

Thanks mom for making me sound like a hick and thanks dad for making me sound like a wet back and never teaching me Mexican (AKA Mexican't)...

by **matsuki** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:08 pm

IparryU wrote:man i hate them types... some of them come in to my wife's restaurant from time to time and always are just complete bitches... I taught my wife how to say, "We reserve the right to refuse service, so please show respect to the other customers or you may leave." in English.

Not to mention the fat bitches who think it is ok to rearrange 3 tables for themselves during lunch hour and talk shit about how small the place is... lose weight and your husband might stop fucking his secretary you fat cow...

the worst of them all is the eigo whore j-wife who rolls with other fg wives to look "superior" to the other yamatoites and are complete bitches in and out...

LOL

Something tells me a night out with Iparry would be interesting....

...so what are you up to this weekend? Forget turkey, let's go lemur huntin'

by **Netherlander** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:16 am

IparryU wrote:the worst of them all is the eigo whore j-wife who rolls with other fg wives to look "superior" to the other yamatoites and are complete bitches in and out...

by **Mulboyne** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:44 am

I don't have a problem with National Azabu. I can't say I used it a lot from the mid-90s onwards but it was a godsend in its day. There just weren't too may places you could get the kind of stuff they stocked. Friends with young children thought it was an oasis.

I used it for wine, cheese, meat, sweets, biscuits and western toiletries. Some of their wine deals worked out cheaper than back home which compensated a little for the premium you had to pay on other goods.

by **Taro Toporific** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:32 am

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:19 am

Mulboyne wrote:I don't have a problem with National Azabu. I can't say I used it a lot from the mid-90s onwards but it was a godsend in its day. There just weren't too may places you could get the kind of stuff they stocked. Friends with young children thought it was an oasis.

I have to agree with you there. Prices are high but when you consider that they're importing small quantities for a niche market I don't think they're outrageous. Of course there's a lot more competition now but when I first got here in the late 90s it was great.

by **dimwit** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:37 am

Samurai_Jerk wrote:I have to agree with you there. Prices are high but when you consider that they're importing small quantities for a niche market I don't think they're outrageous. Of course there's a lot more competition now but when I first got here in the late 90s it was great.

I'll miss them. About ten or so years ago, when I was up in Tokyo on business I used to love going in there to find stuff that was impossible to find here. Nowadays, the local supermarket has just about as good a selection of cheeses, and good beer can be found on-line.

by **tidbits** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:52 am

Not exactly related to it's closing down .. but as one of the TV channels was just showing the benefits of almond and it seems like National Azabu is the only place to get freshly blended almond butter from the machine. I am tempted to try it now. Has anyone bought this before? I can't find the pricing online as well but I expect I'll have to pay more than what I pay for the same weight Skippy peanut butter..right?

by **Taro Toporific** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:13 am

tidbits wrote:... National Azabu is the only place to get freshly blended almond butter---as anyone bought this before? I can't find the pricing online as well but I expect I'll have to pay more than what I pay for the same weight peanut butter..right?

Almond butter tastes great!

[color="Gray"](Although from my North American taste perspective, peanut butter is a lunch meal, but almond butter feels like a desert even though freshly-made almond butter seldom has sugar added.)[/color]

Almond butter is not a low calorie alternative to peanut butter. However, at least freshly made almond butter is not full of transfats, hydrogenated oils and sugar like Skippy. Any freshly blended nut butter (including peanut butter) is a much better health choice because it contains no added ingredients or preservatives. The downside is that freshly made almond butter goes bad after a month or unlike Skippy that has a shelf life longer than me.

BTW: Expect to pay at least triple the price for almond butter since the price of almonds is more than three time the price of peanuts.

PS: Be sure to try cashew butter sometime.

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:17 am

Taro Toporific wrote:freshly blended nut butter

Nevermind .... too easy.

by **Screwed-down Hairdo** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:42 am

For me, eating Skippyis akin to some kind of barbarity...

by **tidbits** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:47 am

Samurai_Jerk wrote:Nevermind .... too easy.

Not talking about your nuts obviously, you nut.

Thanks for responding, Taro & thanks in advance to anyone who has extra info on that later. I might also just drop by and check it out.

by **Doctor Stop** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:58 am

I regularly eat freshly-made Brazil nut butter to top up my daily radiation dose.

by **6810** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:13 pm

tidbits wrote:Not exactly related to it's closing down .. but as one of the TV channels was just showing the benefits of almond and it seems like National Azabu is the only place to get freshly blended almond butter from the machine. I am tempted to try it now. Has anyone bought this before? I can't find the pricing online as well but I expect I'll have to pay more than what I pay for the same weight Skippy peanut butter..right?

Ever tried making it? Hell, if you're low on cash just go down to the local hyakkin and buy your ass a suribachi!

by **tidbits** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:33 pm

6810 wrote:Ever tried making it? Hell, if you're low on cash just go down to the local hyakkin and buy your ass a suribachi!

OK, I do have a blender. So basically I just need to add a bit of salt and vegetable oil and blend it huh? Thanks for the suggestion.

by **matsuki** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:36 pm

Lots of nuts up in here...Coligny, why aren't you in here promoting Nutella?

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