taste test (Page 22)
This Japanese sushi chain is famous for its cheap eats, but staff have just told us what the best things on the menu really are.
And if you eat it like we did, there’s essentially a second rice bowl waiting for you too.
Let’s find out if this Tokyo restaurant is a foreign tourist trap or a place that’s truly worth visiting.
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