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This Asakusa restaurant has two of Japan’s greatest foods, paired in a way nobody ever did before, and the result is amazing.
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We gave our hungriest/thirstiest reporters a stack of cash for all the wine, prosciutto, and steak they wanted, but did they hit the six-figure mark?
Think you got what it takes to be a Big Shogun Space Avenger? Time to put your money where your mouth is.
Their location is also pretty inconvenient, so is their leek and meat soba worth calling in sick for?
Grab a highball and serving of fried chicken for only 200 yen (US$1.80)! And if you’re feeling really crazy get some sushi too.
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