Akihabara competitor’s goodbye is as sweet and salty as French fries dipped in chocolate sauce.
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Roppongi hotel uses two kinds of beef, gold powder in ludicrously luxurious, massively mouthwatering burger.
The Texas and Idaho burgers and McMuffins have hit branches across Japan, and we send our man on the ground to tear into them.
Does this washed cheese burger smell as bad as advertised, and if so, what does it taste like?
There was meat, there was bread, and there were fries, but it still wasn’t quite as expected.
After tasting defeat at Fatburger in America a year ago, we’re back for a rematch as the Los Angeles-based burger chain comes to Japan.
Sure anyone can plonk an apple on a hamburger, but can they make it taste as sweet as it looks?
This Tokyo small business owner is at the centre of attention after his signature burger was selected to be served to the President.
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