Hi, I’m Jenna’s BFF Lauren. I’ve appeared in this blog many times, as I visited Jenna in Japan in August of 2010 and March of 2014. This will be my first post and it’s a long time coming. I’ve decided to do a brief “guide” on food I liked in Japan. I’m not a big fan of Japanese food but I do make a few exceptions for vegetable sushi and some ramen. This will be basically a brief rundown of my favorite meals from my second visit to Japan.
American or Japanized American Food
Swanky Denny’s
This is one of two restaurants from this trip that Jenna and
I reminisce about the most. When we were staying in Toyoko Inn Shinagawa Oimachi,
which is in a quieter area of Tokyo, we went to eat at an “upscale” Denny’s which
we fondly refer to as “swanky Denny’s”.
Japan has a ton of “family restaurants” like Denny’s and
Jonathan’s. If you’ve been to Denny’s in America, it’s pretty much the same
concept. Normal reasonable food at a sit
down place for a normal reasonable price.
But not including the “express” version we went to at
SkyTree (which I did not like) this is the only one I visited either of my
times in Japan. It had an upscale vibe to it and Jenna and I got to relax and
talk in our booth and have our own space which I think is why I really liked
it.
The food was good. I got a hambagu, which is a hamburger
without the bun, and it comes with some rice. Not exactly American, but still
quite good, and certainly not traditional Japanese food. These are very popular
at family restaurants.
Jenna has been to Jonathan’s and other Denny’s and would
recommend both. But the swanky one we went to was her favorite.
