R Burger? Roppongi Burger w/ STD Sauce?

[ttjereth]

At the risk of coming off as an Otaku, I rather like Anna Miller's.

I actually first went there a few years ago by accident. I was meeting a female friend from university and we were looking for someplace to eat in Shinagawa and there is an Anna Miller's right across from the station. I suggested we go there, not knowing they were more famous for their waitresses than their food, but their food is really pretty good (the friend still teases me about it to this day though).

I'm from Philadelphia and they claim to make Pennsylvania Dutch Amish food. I can't really say much to that claim, but the food, especially the burgers and patty melts, are as good as some stuff you find back home.

[Charles]

I'm from Philadelphia and they claim to make Pennsylvania Dutch Amish food. I can't really say much to that claim, but the food, especially the burgers and patty melts, are as good as some stuff you find back home.

Ha.. I have a local Amish cookbook, it's more like a pamphlet, it looks like it was produced on a mimeograph machine. It's full of recipes like this one for spaghetti:
1. Boil spaghetti in water. Drain.
2. Add spaghetti sauce.
3. Serve.

[ttjereth]

Ha.. I have a local Amish cookbook, it's more like a pamphlet, it looks like it was produced on a mimeograph machine. It's full of recipes like this one for spaghetti:
1. Boil spaghetti in water. Drain.
2. Add spaghetti sauce.
3. Serve.

I have always been a fan of simple food and I doubt anyone would ever accuse me of being a gourmet.

A hamburger is a hamburger, and I've never had one with unnecessary embellishments that I've enjoyed more than a normal run of the mill burger

[Visitor K]

It's obviously a "hero." It is specially constructed by a "food stylist" to look good on camera, but is usually inedible.

like the shit they usually sell is much better?
everything is just over processed garbage that i wouldnt feed to my fucking dog. pretty much all of what you describe is what you get with the "edible" versions.

[Charles]

like the shit they usually sell is much better?
everything is just over processed garbage that i wouldnt feed to my fucking dog. pretty much all of what you describe is what you get with the "edible" versions.

Ah, you remind me of my favorite scene in "Falling Down," where he compares the burger he's served with the picture on the menu, and asks,

"What's wrong with this picture?"



On a vaguely theme, here's a photo essay on "What You Expected, What You Got."

[unkosando]

The Burguer looks really good!:drool:

I was at the Bangkok airport recently... I had an opportunity to eat Burger king but for some bizarre reason I ate at the shitty ramenya they have there.

Man I am regretting that decision now that I see this photo!!!

(I live in India where the cows are holy... It's hard to find a good burger here)

[Greji]

I was at the Bangkok airport recently... I had an opportunity to eat Burger king but for some bizarre reason I ate at the shitty ramenya they have there.

Man I am regretting that decision now that I see this photo!!!

(I live in India where the cows are holy... It's hard to find a good burger here)

I find that either burger would be acceptable, preferably both!

[Mulboyne]

The new 99 yen Junior Burger from Wendy's Japan

[American Oyaji]

The new 99 yen Junior Burger from Wendy's Japan

The first thing I thought when I saw that picture before I scrolled down and saw what you wrote was, "That looks like a really thick Wendy's burger."

I love Wendy's. I missed Wendy's more than BK when in Japan.
(Hachinohe had no BK while I lived there. Don't know about now.)

[ttjereth]

The first thing I thought when I saw that picture before I scrolled down and saw what you wrote was, "That looks like a really thick Wendy's burger."

I love Wendy's. I missed Wendy's more than BK when in Japan.
(Hachinohe had no BK while I lived there. Don't know about now.)

Burger king went bust in Japan a few years ago, but I heard awhile back that they were going to reopen. Nothing about it since then.

Wikipedia says they reopened in 2007 and there is a news article here:

Burger King and its famous Whopper burger returned to Japan Friday after a six-year hiatus, and customers who lined up for hours at the first new branch needed no translation to understand "whopper" means "outlandishly huge."

"It feels more like you're eating a burger," said Shinichi Fujiki, 37, who wore a paper crown as one of the first 100 customers at the Tokyo restaurant's opening. Many hamburgers sold here are small, with thin slices of meat.
Fujiki frequented Burger King when it was in Japan in the 1990s and said he had missed it since it was forced to withdraw in 2001, partly due to a price war with McDonald's, which is still Burger King's biggest rival here with 3,800 restaurants.
A second Tokyo Burger King is set to open later this month, and more may follow.
Burger King Corp., the world's second largest fast-food hamburger company, is not changing any of its sandwich sizes or most other basic menu features for the Japanese market, but it does offer a teriyaki Whopper.

http://www.qsrmagazine.com/articles/news/story.phtml?id=5523

But still no BK Japan website?

[omae mona]

But still no BK Japan website?

Here it is: http://www.burgerkingjapan.co.jp/locations/index.html. They're up to 5 stores already. And they've selected Sri Lankan pickles for their burgers.

[ttjereth]

Here it is: http://www.burgerkingjapan.co.jp/locations/index.html. They're up to 5 stores already. And they've selected Sri Lankan pickles for their burgers.

Thanks for the link. Didn't find a link from the main "worldwide locations" link on the regular BK site.

As for Sri Lankan pickles, is that supposed to be a wow factor or something you figure? Because I'm afraid I probably wouldn't notice the difference...

Are there people out there going, "oooooohh! Sri Lankan pickles!"?

[Mulboyne]

The 35cm Mitaka Burger - don't call it a kebab - from Jyoji King in Kichijoji.

[eddie]

Thats what I mean, Nikuman always stick to my fingers..

the move here is to not think of these 'burgers' as hamburgers...think of them as amazing, spacey, nikuman. could work. a bit retarded

[eddie]

Here it is: http://www.burgerkingjapan.co.jp/locations/index.html. They're up to 5 stores already. And they've selected Sri Lankan pickles for their burgers.

thanks for that.

and, finally, living in kanda is not such a handicap!!!

[Adhesive]

As others have made reference to, I find that it helps when eating hamburgers in Japan to tell yourself that what you are getting is something entirely different.

The best Hamburger I've had in japan was near a U.S. military base in Okinawa. I forget the name, but it was exactly like a fat ol' cheeseburger at a gruby diner in the U.S.

The only fast-food hamburger I eat in the states is In-N-Out burger. I've never met a Japanese person who didn't like it either, so it would be awesome if they came to Japan. Nothing is ever frozen, warmed, nuked, etc. They make the food right in front of you, and cut the fries from fresh potatoes. They also pay their employees well and the service is leaps and bounds above any other fast-food joint.

[kusai Jijii]

The only fast-food hamburger I eat in the states is In-N-Out burger. They also pay their employees well .

Well then, I guess they aint ever opening in Japan then, at least under 'Japanese style management'!

[Mulboyne]

Last time I was in Japan, I stumbled across Burger Mania in Shirokane, just across the road from Kitasato Institute. It turns out that it is run by staff from The Firehouse in Hongo and The Great Burger in Harajuku which are both rated highly. Burger Mania is small and there was a long queue around lunchtime but the burger was good. It's probably not worth making a special trip, given that it is not a particularly convenient location, but worth remembering if you are in the area.

[Charles]

Photos: Whopper w/Cheese plus 15x Bacon.

[halfnip]

Last time I was in Japan, I stumbled across Burger Mania in Shirokane, just across the road from Kitasato Institute. It turns out that it is run by staff from The Firehouse in Hongo and The Great Burger in Harajuku which are both rated highly. Burger Mania is small and there was a long queue around lunchtime but the burger was good. It's probably not worth making a special trip, given that it is not a particularly convenient location, but worth remembering if you are in the area.

I disagree, Mulby. The burger I had at Burger Mania the other day was BY FAR the best burger I have had here in Tokyo yet. In fact, it was pretty similar (except the special sauce, of course) to a burger from In-n-Out, which was pretty shocking... 2 thumbs up from me!

[Mulboyne]

Not burgers, but Japanese company Apex last week opened the M One Cafe Delicatessen on Hitotsugi Dori between Akasaka Mitsuke and Akasaka Stations which claims to sell "American style sandwiches". For instance, a regular-sized pastrami sandwich uses 200g of meat and sells for 1,300 yen with a larger size at 1,500 yen. A regular turkey breast is 1,800 and a salmon with cream cheese is 1,300. The chef says they are aiming for foreign businessmen in the area.

[Mulboyne]

The king crab burger unveiled by Matsuya Department store in Ginza. Limited to 100 a day, they are selling for 1,201 yen.

[Mulboyne]

The new Burger King in Shibuya's Centre Gai. Those characters in the window mean "We're back". Also in Shibuya is the new "Healthy" T.G.I Friday's which opens for business today.

[IkemenTommy]

The novelty wears off once Burger King starts popping a shop at every corner.

[omae mona]

The novelty wears off once Burger King starts popping a shop at every corner.

Holy cow... I didn't realize how far they've moved beyond their initial store in Shinjuku. There are 11 stores now including the Center-gai store. They even have one store each in Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa prefecture.

[IkemenTommy]

Holy cow... I didn't realize how far they've moved beyond their initial store in Shinjuku. There are 11 stores now including the Center-gai store. They even have one store each in Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa prefecture.

One at my station too. I think I only went once on its opening day because they were giving out free fries or some ridiculous promotion that we waited over half hour in line for.

Speaking of BK, has anyone heard of their new fragrance?

[omae mona]

Speaking of BK, has anyone heard of their new fragrance?

Oh dear lord.

Body spray of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat

At least they have a sense of humor about it.

[Mulboyne]

AP: American-born hamburgers thrive in Japan with own taste added

Unique local hamburgers employing indigenous specialties, which are often bigger, tastier and pricier, have been gaining popularity throughout Japan. There are "Hokkaido Burgers" using crab meat or other seafood for the patty, the "Kanazawa Burger" in Ishikawa Prefecture using Japanese amberjack, the "Hiroshima Burger" in Hiroshima using oysters, and even the "Ramen Burger," in Fukushima Prefecture, which replaces the bun with fried ramen noodles, to name just a few. Food consultant Eiko Egami said in analyzing the trend, "Japanese these days tend to look for new tastes instead of the cookie-cutter products manufactured in a large-scale production line, and it matches with municipal governments' need to boost the local economy"...more...

[Sentakki Fried Chicken]

Oh dear lord.

At least they have a sense of humor about it.

The Burger King is a spitting image of John Holmes.

[Mulboyne]

Cote de Rouge, a cafe and wine bar in Akasaka, run by Maxim's de Paris, has begun serving a steak, foie gras and truffle burger for 5,250 yen.