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| - Wow, what an atrocious experience that was. I ordered the beef teriyaki with noodles, no veg, to go. Should be simple, right? I got a beef teriyaki with white rice, extra veg, to eat in. I watched the man at the counter yell at his line cooks, then take a box over the counter and flip the plate into it, just like that. He called my order and I was standing right there as he was frantically trying to shove it in the bag. When I told him I'd like to see it, and asked him politely to please leave it out of the bag, he held up the styrofoam carton and said, "Look good?"
Not only did it not look good, but once they'd fixed the order and I walked back to my office, the food was purely inedible. The beef was fried to within an inch of it's life, tough and full of gristle, but the flavor was unlike any teriyaki I've ever had. The noodles tasted like three day old grease. The vegetables, which I had seen while waiting, were limp and washed out, and the dipping sauce was horrendous.
I've had a lot of really great experiences with Japanese cuisine, but this is like the McDonald's of Japanese fast food. A terrible experience that no one should have to repeat.
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