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An American in Paradise: Shabu-shabu and sushi buffet in Yokohama

Hayashi 'Fang' Hougi
Nov 4, 2014
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As the weather gets chillier, shabu-shabu becomes an ideal dinner. Think delicately thin slices of meat cooked to your liking in a bubbling broth, then dipped in your favorite sauce and delivered direct to your tummy. What could possibly be better than a satisfying meal of all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu, you might wonder? Well, we hit jackpot when we found this restaurant in Yokohama which serves all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and sushi, all for a low, low price of 1,799 yen (US$16).

In the spirit of gourmet discovery, we wasted no time in bringing along our Japanese-food-loving American friend Ike for some face-stuffing.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • buffet • food • Shabu-shabu • sushi)

Attention serious meat lovers: The all-you-can-eat Whoppers from Burger King is back!!

Kay
Oct 31, 2014

For a country known for its restaurants serving relatively small portions of foods, Japan sure seems to love all-you-can-eat campaigns (although occasionally, things don’t go quite as planned at these events). Well, if you love meat and lots of it, we have good news for you. Burger King Japan’s popular all-you-can eat Whooper campaign is coming back again this year, so get ready to have your fill of big, juicy hamburgers!!

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • Burger King • hamburge • whopper)

Small-you-can-eat: Japanese netizens are not happy with Denny’s new endless pancakes offer

Hayashi 'Fang' Hougi
Oct 21, 2014

We really got our hopes up when we heard that Denny’s Japan is offering an all-you-can-eat pancake buffet. For 999 yen (US$9.40), we were promised a pancake paradise complete with whipped cream, a choice of different ice cream flavors, and free toppings. It sounded almost magical.

It turns out, however, that Denny’s promised land of pancakes is little more than an illusion, as a number of Japanese netizens who rushed to the restaurant to try out the buffet reported leaving feeling utterly disappointed, with some commenting that the sorry excuse for a pancake party left even their kids crying, “I’m still hungry!”

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • Denny's • dessert • food • pancakes)

Denny’s Japan now offering all-you-can-eat pancakes! We’ll take 30!

Michelle Lynn Dinh
Oct 18, 2014

It’s a fact: the world loves pancakes. That’s why we’re sure those of you who live outside of Japan will be jealous to hear that Denny’s Japan is offering an all-you-can-eat pancake deal that includes a variety of fruit, syrup, and ice cream toppings! The only thing better than this pancake buffet is the Japanese word for pancake: pankeiki. How cute is that?!

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • buffet • Denny's • food • pancakes)

Can I have some more fries? For the next 60 minutes, you can have as many as you want!

KK Miller
Jul 19, 2014

Japan is home to some of the strangest collaborative promotions you will ever find. There’s been everything from Mountain Dew combining powers with a chip company to convenience store teaming up with a menstruation website. Many times the promotions are endless and maybe even seem pointless! But the new collaboration between Docomo, the cell phone company, and Lotteria, the burger shop, is a month of blood clot-forming, salt-coma inducing greatness. This campaign is going to make people who like to talk on their phones and also people who like to stuff their face with French fries very, very happy!!!

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • french fries • Lotteria • summer 2014 • tabehodai)

Mr. Sato sacrifices his hands on the altar of all-you-can-eat shrimp

Jessica
Apr 2, 2014

We all have foods that we love perhaps a little more than we should, but for Mr. Sato, a man whose love of food in general has taken him on many a colorful, abdomen-abusing adventure risking his health and even his sanity, the gustatory passion that tops all others is shellfish. So when he headed off to report on an all-you-can-eat shrimp restaurant for us, we feared for his life.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • food • Mr. Sato • prawns • restaurants • Shrimp)

Mr. Sato celebrates Japan’s Good Meat Day by taking on Burger King’s all-you-can-eat Whopper deal

Casey Baseel
Dec 2, 2013

There may not have been any Thanksgiving festivities in Japan this past week, but the Japanese language’s ample opportunities for puns gave us two special days to celebrate. Coming on the heels of Knee-High Socks Day was the equally pun-tastic Good Meat Day on November 29.

Good Meat Day gets its name by breaking the date into its individual digits of 1-1-2-9, which can be read as ii niku, literally “good meat.” We decided the best way to commemorate our carnivorous cravings was by hitting Burger King to catch the tail-end of their all-you-can-eat burger promotion.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • burgers • cheap eats • deals • how to • Mr. Sato)

All-you-can-eat at Burger King Japan for one day only!

Michelle Lynn Dinh
Aug 24, 2013

Wish you could just stuff your face with burgers until you explode? So do we. That’s why you’ll find our staff down at Burger King on August 30 enjoying the all-you-can-eat Burger King feast that will be going on for one day only.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • Burger King)

Road trip! All-you-can-eat tempura for just 700 yen in Kumamoto Prefecture

Casey Baseel
Jul 26, 2013

Over the last few years, more and more restaurants have been offering what people in Japan call “one coin meals,” costing less than 500 yen (US $5), the highest denomination coin here.

We recently found a restaurant in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the southern island of Kyushu, that just barely misses the cut with its 700 yen tempura set. That extra 200 yen is totally worth it though, because it gets you all-you-can-eat tempura. And when we say all-you-can-eat, we mean that literally; there’s no time limit for how long your meal can last.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • deals • food)

Pork Cutlets with Fermented Soybeans? All-You-Can-Eat Natto Part 2!

Esther
Feb 27, 2013

Natto, which is also known as fermented soybeans, is a dish well-loved by the Japanese for its high nutritious value. Recently, we introduced a restaurant which served all-you-can-eat natto, and this time we’re back with another great natto dining experience!

Ibaraki prefecture has opened a local goods retail store and restaurant, named Ibaraki Marche, in Tokyo’s Ginza. Natto is widely used in many of the local dishes of Ibaraki, so one can expect Ibaraki Marche to serve the best tasting natto.

Ms. Rinko, a reporter over at our Japanese sister site Pouch, headed over to the restaurant to try out their natto lunch.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • fermented soybeans • food • natto • Tokyo restaurant • tonkatsu)

All-You-Can-Eat Fermented Soybeans for $8.50! Choose From Eight Types of Natto!

Michelle Lynn Dinh
Feb 3, 2013

Natto, also known as fermented soybeans, is a unique food hailing from Japan. The smell alone (often described as smelly feet or chemicals), not to mention the slug-like texture, are enough to turn even the most adventurous eaters away. But for some, natto is a delicious and healthy treat that is enjoyed daily.

A restaurant in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo is now offering patrons all the natto they can fit in their bellies for 780 yen (US $8.50). The all-you-can-eat natto lunch gives natto lovers a great deal on a delicious meal and natto haters a cheap way to challenge themselves to eat as much fermented soybean as they can before throwing up. Why would you want to do that? We don’t know, but now you can if you want to.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • fermented soybeans • food • natto • Sendai-ya • Tokyo restaurant)

KFC Japan Offering Free Trips to Osaka for Free All-You-Can-Eat Fried Chicken

Master Blaster
Dec 16, 2012

Kentucky Fried Chicken is getting into the holiday spirit with the All-You-Can-Eat Chicken Tour. From now till midnight on 20 December you can enter as often as you like to win a trip to Osaka where you can eat your fill of unlimited free KFC!

Internet, Japan
(all-you-can-eat • contest • KFC • twitter)

Was KFC’s Great Chicken Give-Away a Success? Depends on How You Look at It

Master Blaster
Jul 7, 2012

This past Fourth of July, while Kentucky Fried Chicken was celebrating Independence Day in the US, KFC Japan was busy commemorating the anniversary of the fried chicken chain’s entrance into the Japanese market.

On this day they held a one-day all-you-can-eat sale where customers could get 45 minutes of non-stop chicken for 1,200 yen. A very generous deal but how much did KFC stand to lose on such an offer, or did they lose? Let’s crunch the numbers and see.