Business has been booming for our friends at Manpuku, but can it be that their popularity has given way to slightly lackluster-leaning food? Most notably, their takoyaki (which requires patrons to wait "at least 20 minutes" for, even on a weekday) has the "balls" to be served SANS octopus. Every single otherwise flavourful, but much more mushy morsel, was missing it's star ingredient: the ball of octopi (?) that should have been snuggled within.
And the response upon payment? "Oh... sorry." And yes, they charged us. Lucky for you, Manpuku, you've won me over before, and I have faith you can redeem yourself.