🇯🇵 Ranking EVERY Restaurant in a Legendary Japanese Shopping Street [Ep. 28]

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@lolathepeanut9755 Ай бұрын

You know you're a Japan Eats fan when you can tell what the review is gonna be solely based upon the 1st second of music-

@handsomeavocado14 Ай бұрын

Facts

@fudgen.a1249 Ай бұрын

The moment I heard the music, saw the rules, and saw the food, it was curtains.

@hongthainguyen5334 Ай бұрын

The transition was so fucking clear cut this time I knew for sure this got an F.

@rickyh527 Ай бұрын

Banjo Kazooie type music 💀

@furrtoast Ай бұрын

@PompyangRoses Ай бұрын

Once you hear the music plays, you know its going down 😂

@jonathankraig425 Ай бұрын

what is that song

@Toywins Ай бұрын

@@jonathankraig425 Schlatt's basement. I think it's a song from Animal Crossing.

@jonathankraig425 Ай бұрын

@@Toywins oh sick I didn't know schlatt and lud made music, thanks

@fanofpink Ай бұрын

The first F of the series.

@dangeorge809 Ай бұрын

And for a multitude of good reasons.

@Mediaevalist Ай бұрын

I would not have dared thinking that he had to use the F tier at all, but this was well deserved.

@finasol1019 Ай бұрын

F in the chat

@aruthorcarly Ай бұрын

F for Frozen Foods He doesnt even crack a joke.

@SNintendoFreak Ай бұрын

@@finasol1019 F

@zunalter Ай бұрын

I appreciate that even an F tier restaurant gets a cleaned plate

@lightoftruth8672 Ай бұрын

But did it? Japan eats dumped it all in a napkin as trash and took a clean Plate pic. He's playing us all. He's schooling us like Yoda did Luke and like all of us being in a matrix simulation, not knowing you are neo if you have free nd original thoughts. Most people you know are literal collective consciousness, matrix bots as a projection of your subconscious, while the real "ones" go along for the ride and get their emotion energy stolen and used as food and fuel. Crazy world we live in right? Much love and happy ascension

@SkyTahir Ай бұрын

As soon as the disappointing music kicked in, I knew this was gunna be good 😂

@jazzywazzy._. Ай бұрын

lol I was thinking the same thing! It was very womp womp wooOmp sounding 😂

@JustAGuySlayingDragons Ай бұрын

It sounds like buzz flying on an afternoon and everything's a wreck

@youraftermyrobotbee Ай бұрын

The roast beef deadass looks like soft plastic roast beef from a playset.

@the123joker Ай бұрын

somehow made Arbys roast beef look good

@mrdelirious8706 Ай бұрын

Chef Mike has a Japanese relative in the business, that's nice.

@nerdstop5025 Ай бұрын

マイクシェフ

@Acidlib Ай бұрын

@@nerdstop5025aww, Chef Maiku’s name has a smiley face in it😊!

@pandagrill9391 Ай бұрын

Chef Denji

@Taolan8472 Ай бұрын

Look. Chef Mike is a good dude. He follows instructions. He does exactly what he's told when he's told. If you get him going just right, he can do amazing things. Rehydrate rice. Make egg custard. Defrost frozen foods so they can be finished faster in a fryer or oven... But you gotta speak his language, and understand that he works best as part of a team.

@pennyfarting Ай бұрын

デンジシェフ

@MariTheOwl Ай бұрын

The restaurant allows smoking but no one under 20 and no pregnant women, you know it’s gunna be bad just by that sign alone

@Chris_Sizemore Ай бұрын

The owners just wanted to make sure that anyone with a hope for a better future doesn't eat here.

@MsVilecat Ай бұрын

The "Hungry Man" restaurant.

@zabeerfarid7687 Ай бұрын

@@Chris_Sizemore😭😭😭

@babiijean11 Ай бұрын

Well if there's smoking allowed, it's actually commendable that they dont allow pregnant women.

@vlad5042 Ай бұрын

i assume the no pregnant women rule is because of all the cigarette smoke

@Rudra_4ever Ай бұрын

Yes, we all hate that "I'm frozen" vibe 😩

@logandunlap9156 Ай бұрын

yeah, especially in kingdom hearts 3

@lordbezzington8435 Ай бұрын

But is it "fresh frozen"?

@ariis_sketchbook Ай бұрын

@@lordbezzington8435LMAOO that one chef in kitchen nightmare reference?

@wyvernah Ай бұрын

I mean... You should probably just LET IT GO... I will see myself out

@samtilden4452 Ай бұрын

It’s almost cathartic hearing that Japan has some restaurants that miss. Every video looks like culinary perfection

@TheZenomeProject Ай бұрын

The food is pretty great in Japan. That's not a lie. It's important to check reviews before you go, though. I personally don't ever go to a place just by random. I will also say that some chain restaurants have much better reputations than others. Ootoya, Yayoiken, the gyudon places (Sukiya/Matsuya/Yoshinoya), Torikizoku, Royal Host, Joyfull, and Tonkatsu Wako are all quite good. You probably should avoid Denny's or Saizeriya because the food is sort of poor quality there (albeit very inexpensive, at least!).

@samtilden4452 Ай бұрын

@@TheZenomeProject I can certainly relate. I’ve visited Peru a few times and treat the food there the same way. The city is enormous and packed with restaurants, and Chifa being their biggest chain Chinese place, is phenomenal on one side of town, and low quality on the other. And even the fanciest places would have good food, but not amazing food. But the small shops who only hire family members make the BEST food. I wish they had reviews for small stores in Peru, because I’d love to share their names with the world

@womip Ай бұрын

You should create a tier list sheet or a website where we can easily keep track of your recommendations, it'd be really helpful for tourists like me with limited time! Well, since you're the only Japan food vlogger I trust

@galliman123 Ай бұрын

Limited time .. visiting this really specific strip of restaurants at a mall in Kobe? XD

@womip Ай бұрын

@@galliman123 I'm not exclusively talking about this particular series, obviously, the tier list for this is already there in the video. I'm talking maybe like a top 20 or just top 5 in each city he has ever been to. To answer your question, however, if it's really worth trying and I'm around this area in Kobe, then I don't see why not.

@TESkyrimizer Ай бұрын

isnt this a super regional mall ud have to get out of your wall to go there?

@ireneadler859 Ай бұрын

@@TESkyrimizer I would say it's only slightly out of the way. Kobe is on a shinkansen line, between Osaka and Himeji, both of which are major tourist destinations, so many tourists pass through Kobe. If you wanted to make a short stop here, you could get off at Shin-Kobe station, take a local train to Sannomiya stattion, and this mall is a short walk away. So yeah it's not super-convenient for people just passing through, but it's not a major detour if you're already in the area, and definitely a reasonable goal for someone who's a fan of the channel.

@oedalis Ай бұрын

@@womipdefinitely not obvious to me, but that sounds like a lot of extra work you're asking him to do for the free.

@katiekawaii Ай бұрын

100% certain that "roast beef" was dyed pink and brown to mimic real medium rare roast beef. I've never seen that before in my life. Wild.

@MarxistMomentum Ай бұрын

Never eat at a restaurant that allows smoking.

@dangeorge809 Ай бұрын

Or prohibits pregnant women (obviously because of the secondhand smoke, ergo the no under-20s), but you wouldn't want to eat anywhere downwind of here either.

@jorntumrongwit9056 Ай бұрын

Actually, a lot of stores in Japan allows smoking. It's pretty normal there, especially at izakayas

@AutoReport1 Ай бұрын

Yeah but the smoke means you can't taste anything properly so why make good food?

@user-qy7pm3zz3l Ай бұрын

Nah smoking in restaurants is based

@bananassaultable Ай бұрын

@@AutoReport1 I mean if you smoke a cigarette your taste bud don't get instantly killed, you need to be a habitual smoker for I think a month or two to actually start losing your tasting ability

@_sb_1168 Ай бұрын

“Kitchen nightmares squishy noises” is such a creative food insult 😂😂

@RainbowRandolf Ай бұрын

It's a restaurant for smokers. Their tastebuds are usually so fried it doesn't matter.

@hmoobmikah 24 күн бұрын

Authentic American TV dinner. 😂

@Hamblinius Ай бұрын

Thanks for this series bossman, I went to the tomato ramen place and it was pretty good. I went back to go to that gyoza specialty shop but it seems they're closed for golden week and I won't get the chance until I'm next in Japan.

@SewardWriter Ай бұрын

Let us know how it is when you go back!

@user-zr9hu3tf1y Ай бұрын

Hey wait a second, what does golden week mean? When I was in high school one year, they did this utterly insanely awesome thing they surprised us with, where when we were in assembly the first day gettint back from christmas break, they were like "ok, this year we're mixing it up, youre not taking normal classes, you make a new schedule for yourself picking from a list of japanese culture themed classes every day for a week" and I did like, kendo and anime/manga appreciation class and japanese flower arranging and other shit and it was fuckin dope. Anyway, the point is they called it golden week lol. So is that some japanese thing or something??

@DemonVermin Ай бұрын

@@user-zr9hu3tf1yA basic summary is that Japan designates a period from April 29th to May 5th as Golden Week. The holidays include Showa Day (April 29, which celebrates the birthday of Emperor Showa/Hirohito. His reign encompassed many major events that shaped modern Japan and is more of a memorial day rather than a celebration of said emperor), Constitutional Memorial Day (May 3rd to celebrate the enactment of the post WW2 Constitution), Greenery Day (May 4th, which was Emperor Showa’s birthday. As you can tell, the Emperor’s birthday is a holiday during his reign. After a few alterations, they renamed it to Greenery Day, which is kinda like Earth Day, to respect the past Emperor’s love of plants without mentioning his name) and Children’s Day (May 5th, a day to celebrate children, which has a long history and many meanings over centuries). Since these holidays are so close together, it is common for most people to take a week off. Schools also have this week as a holiday as well. Note that Japanese schools are year round with smaller breaks in between compared to Western schools that usually start in Spetember and end in June with a long Summer Break. So Golden Week ends up being one of the longer holidays.

@LatinaCreamQueen Ай бұрын

When that music comes on, I know...

@silentmessiah1 Ай бұрын

Don’t you know? That’s Fresh Frozen! (Somewhere Gordon Ramsay’s eye twitches)

@zukodude487987 Ай бұрын

Doesn't he sell frozen food?

@mayaflici374 Ай бұрын

Fresh frozen out of a can

@mayaflici374 Ай бұрын

@@zukodude487987yes , he does surprisingly

@indask8 Ай бұрын

Prepared by Chef Mike Mike Rowave

@notaperson9831 Ай бұрын

@@zukodude487987he does lmao

@AKA.SV9 Ай бұрын

as a smoker, even i dont wanna eat at a smoking allowed restaurant.

@SewardWriter Ай бұрын

Since you started smoking, have you noticed an impact on your senses, especially taste and smell? What benefit does smoking give?

@milkymalik2628 Ай бұрын

@@SewardWriterAs a smoker, it's basically an unhealthy coping mechanism that very quickly turns into addiction. You become so used to getting nicotine from cigarettes that you start to actively seek them out because if you don't have your regular dose, you become incredibly irritable and life does not feel so good. We can only hope that smokers don't forget about the inherent risks that come with smoking, though, and choose to stop some day.

@SewardWriter Ай бұрын

@@milkymalik2628 Gotcha. It makes sense, in a horrible way. Thanks for explaining!

@milkymalik2628 Ай бұрын

@SewardWriter hope you stay away from them, man. They're a guilty pleasure in that I sometimes enjoy a cigarette, but ultimately, I'd much rather have never picked it up and plan on quitting sooner rather than later

@SewardWriter Ай бұрын

@@milkymalik2628 Oh, yeah, I stay far away. My lungs are a mess, so it's not an option. Take care, my dude.

@queenc3934 Ай бұрын

I knew it was gonna be bad when the music was like "whomp whomp"

@hotaru8309 Ай бұрын

Clock: S Food: F Smoking: Cancer

@aruthorcarly Ай бұрын

Many asian countries have smoking problem

@ShniitSchneyder Ай бұрын

the music says it all 😂

@jabbawabs Ай бұрын

Just absolutely perfect soundtrack choice

@RoboLobster3000 Ай бұрын

"It was terrible!" *proceeds to demolish the entire plate*

@bunnybismuth Ай бұрын

It's rude to leave food.

@Amethystar Ай бұрын

At least it wasn't American-sized portions where you're stuck with a ton of what you don't like. There it seems like you just end up with a lovely variety of things you don't like.

@cryisfree510 Ай бұрын

I remember that one restaurant in Umeda Sky Tower, served us reheated food and cold soup. Only bad meal in Japan i’ve experienced.

@bladecutter2525 Ай бұрын

Sure the whole of that plate looks bad, but am I the only one who was taken aback by how yellow those fries were? It's so wrong.

@Chasnah 14 күн бұрын

Stained by all the nicotine

@lawrencelee439 25 күн бұрын

You are a real one for actually eating it

@raycigar6356 Ай бұрын

Still finished the whole plate? Respect

@davespriter Ай бұрын

when the “i hate this food” music started and it wasn’t even subtle i was like oh no, it was SO bad

@XC11301991 Ай бұрын

I'm always curious how a restaurant ends up like this.

@VladamireD Ай бұрын

Lots of things: Mismanagement, lack of experience running a restaurant, cheap owners cutting corners, or the food is an afterthought because they make their money another way (alcohol sales, front for money laundering ran by organized crime, etc.)

@XC11301991 Ай бұрын

@@VladamireD Oh no, I know how it can end up like this, but I'm always curious on a specific restaurant's situation of what their circumstances led to this. I'm interested in this specific restaurant's story.

@atarian345 Ай бұрын

I knew it was bad when the music went from cute to unhinged

@m.abdullahsabir9544 Ай бұрын

bro had to edge us with the Luv Sic instrumentals before the real review 😭😭😭

@Adam_okaay Ай бұрын

Love Shing02 and obvious RIP Nujabes.

@garlicbread_gal1000 Ай бұрын

ngl that beef looked like a type of fabric

@yeahokay8229 Ай бұрын

As soon as I heard the music I knew what time it was

@lolathepeanut9755 Ай бұрын

ITS 10 O'CLOCK!!!! JAPAN EATS TIME!!!!

@314rhat Ай бұрын

With that description of it, I think you hardly need to apologize for the "F". Apologize that there wasn't a lower score to give it.

@noahlively7600 Ай бұрын

After rating all the restaurants in San Plaza do you think you’ll do Center and/or Plaza West too? そうじゃなくても、センタープラザ西館にある「糀屋」の筋玉丼をおすすめです！ (edited for spelling lol)

@SkateSoup Ай бұрын

This series is life.

@user-rn7so5pr8z Ай бұрын

The music gave away 🤣🤣🤣

@EMD766 Ай бұрын

Once that music kicked in, it was all downhill.

@bapbop2399 Ай бұрын

He was so upset he didnt even say f for frozen food

@XtremeMusik Ай бұрын

The music was foreshadowing. 😂

@Jerrbearr0520 Ай бұрын

The food were so frozen you can hear Elsa singing about it.

@lilll666 Ай бұрын

I just knew he was FUMING while narrating this 🤣

@zenify881 Ай бұрын

And once more we see another outstanding japaneats video Though looking at the food it does look like it was reheated or at least sitting in idk a fridge or somethin lmao

@zlightning037 Ай бұрын

I admire you still finishing off your plate even when the food terrible and a frozen mess🫡

@CheeseToastOfDeath Ай бұрын

Two S-tiers in a row, followed by an F. Coincidence?! (Okay, yes, probably.)

@peripypo Ай бұрын

the kitchen nightmare squishy noises are so funny

@ajuhhhh Ай бұрын

Ahhh I finally caught him while the food is still “fresh” 😂

@ladysilverwynde Ай бұрын

Me, hearing the music shift: Oh, this is gonna be *BAD!*

@armoredcoreexile Ай бұрын

My condolences, my best wishes to your stomach to make a speedy recovery.

@singenstattatmen5096 Ай бұрын

And yet he finished his plate, what a trooper!

@owenb8636 Ай бұрын

Japanese Gordon Ramsay in the kitchen losing it rn

@hotaru8309 Ай бұрын

Do you know how expensive that clock is?! I ... I lost my composure for second. The clock, man, the clock.

@williamblackfyre4866 Ай бұрын

I dont....could you fill me in or at least tell me what its called so I can look it up and see for myself?

@lilbatz Ай бұрын

That clock is about $300-$400 dollars imported to the US.

@anthonynguyen1289 Ай бұрын

@@williamblackfyre4866 That looks like a "My Neighbor Totoro" themed clock. My Neighbor Totoro is the English name for a Japanese animated film by Studio Ghibli which make many popular and beloved animated films. You may have heard of one of them like "Spirited Away", "Princess Mononoke", "Howl's Moving Castle", etc. Studio Ghibli is probably comparable to classic Disney films in terms of popularity, but I assume merch especially higher quality items like a clock would be quite limited and expensive especially for anyone not in Japan.

@williamblackfyre4866 Ай бұрын

@@anthonynguyen1289 I have heard of both Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke and headd good things but with my job and single parentdom, I watch few movies all the way through nowadays, my last one was Honor Among Thieves a few months back. I was not able to find that clock anywhere, but I found one that was similar style and quality going for $450 on ebay. I also found a cuckoo style going for $500. Both are alot, I had imagined more based on your comment but you could still be right because given I couldnt find that clock online just means it could be significantly more rare. I did have another question, when you compare My Neighbor Totoro to Disney, do you mean is popularity or business wise? I would be surprised I know so little about a company the size of Disney, when it owns global brands like ABC, ESPN, Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar...well you get it. Lastly, thanks for the info, definitely sated my curiousity.

@shiguriyamamo6730 Ай бұрын

I mean, its quite accurate to the western style^^ Frozen and with Chef Mike

@jungxiaohan3873 Ай бұрын

both of the D tier and this are started with "this place allow smoking" if thats not a coincidence, maybe....😮

@sarull2188 23 күн бұрын

Still finished it because frozen food is still food

@Gengar227 22 күн бұрын

I like how you're very polite whenever you have to say that something was a bad experience. Sometimes restaurants just aren't good but I like how when you say they're crap you do it in a respectful way LMAO

@stephanieluminous3116 Ай бұрын

I can’t believe you finished it!

@rachelwatson3339 Ай бұрын

Soon as i heard the musical shift i knew we had a F or D tear place. But hey in the right state of mind (or sufficient level of being drunk) somebody enjoys i the food enough to keep the place open...

@madafaka8784 Ай бұрын

Kendrick's new diss and now this... Damn!

@cklambo Ай бұрын

Finished the plate tho

@Chaddingway Ай бұрын

Because he was being polite.

@oedalis Ай бұрын

@@ChaddingwayOMG is that why? Do you have to do that at restaurants where you pay for the food, too? Honestly low key nightmarish, I don't think I could do it.

@Chaddingway Ай бұрын

@@oedalis It has to do with Japanese society and not wanting to waste food, even if the meal sucks.

@user-zr9hu3tf1y Ай бұрын

bro, if I'm eating something that I bought, and I paid for it, I'm eating all of it, cause I am not wasting my damn money... (but also if I'm eating something that sucks and someone else paid for it, I'm also eating all of it, cause I ain't wasting free food either 😂)

@mylesmikieal Ай бұрын

Not the squishy noises 😂

@kurokori 27 күн бұрын

I can't get over the NO PREGNANT WOMEN sign lmao

@user-pf6pw6un7s Ай бұрын

the totoro clock is fire tho :)

@Leslie12.66 Ай бұрын

I appreciate your honesty!

@darkdeath5550 Ай бұрын

Imma be 40 by the time he rates it all. Which is fine, good way to spend my time

@pendingauthor2536 Ай бұрын

The music instantly tells you the ranking

@KT-ki6gz Ай бұрын

Western food that they saw being prepared on Kitchen Nightmares 😆

@user-zr9hu3tf1y Ай бұрын

😮 oh shit that's the explanation, they were watching kitchen nightmares without Japanese subtitles and didn't realize it's not supposed to be a tutorial

@MrBankalicious Ай бұрын

Excellent song choice here 😂

@Vtarngpb 13 күн бұрын

Gotta love chef Mike 😂

@hyperionsama8114 Ай бұрын

The music says it all 😂

@mar-nyan Ай бұрын

I’m surprised you ate it all, many wouldn’t. That’s nice and respectful of you

@ShadowMage- 7 күн бұрын

"i heard a total of zero cooking noises coming from the kitchen." 😂😂

@il0vean1me138 Ай бұрын

Him: It was awful Also him: *proceeds to eat everything*

@SamtheBravesFan Ай бұрын

I mean, he paid a thousand yen, of course he'd eat it.

@CRAETION_ Ай бұрын

Love this series

@jakemccarthy706 Ай бұрын

Keep it up man! Your reviews are sublime been watching for time now! Your random quotes are cracking, goodluck with theRS grinds 👊🏼❤️

@sora821 Ай бұрын

chef mike is a hard worker

@gamefreak1ize Ай бұрын

Im so jealous of the food u eat in japan man. Ive never had real ramen and i wanna try it some time by visiting japan

@Bonbonbom Ай бұрын

Many of the dishes in cheap restaurants are made from frozen foods. However, major companies have their own factories and can provide products of a certain level of quality.

@Hollendaryy4064 Ай бұрын

I’m glad someone is finally being real about Japanese food. I always imagined Japan was the land of cuisine but when I went I only liked 3 out of the 50 restaurants we visited. Most were meh.

@Bloodworia Ай бұрын

"no pregnant women" lmao

@snapgab Ай бұрын

Having tons of pre-frozen stuff normally wouldn't even be bad for fried food, but it seems like they're just throwing this stuff in a microwave, not even bothering to actually fry it...