Our taste tester has spent years avoiding kaiten sushi shime saba, so will he regret giving it a second chance?
P.K. Sanjun (Page 5)
Feeling like a large child with king-sized candy bar dreams, he entered a whole new world of delight with a few big surprises.
The food tasted great on our trip to this Seattle ramen restaurant, but some things were very different from what our reporter is used to in Japan.
We find some big differences in how the big four chains prepare this classic sushi restaurant side order.
Amusement Wanko Soba Kurukuru Wanko wants you to eat over a hundred bowls of noodles in one sitting.
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