Comments on: The 7 Immutable Laws Of Identifying A “Real” Japanese Restaurant

By: findingjolie

findingjolie — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:53:00 +0000

One huge exception to this rule: Hawaii.

By: 三田健義

三田健義 — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:48:00 +0000

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By: Megumi

Megumi — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:20:00 +0000

Very nice article. Made me (a Japanese expat living in US) laugh pretty hard. There is a Japanese restaurant named “Magoya” in my area. I couldn’t believe it when I first saw it. Did they mean “Nagoya”? Needless to say, it is not Japanese-owned.

By: Joe L.

Joe L. — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:01:00 +0000

I would like to point out that my favorite Japanese restaurant does not really meet any of these rules, but the fact that it is always packed with Japanese businessmen, who speak Japanese and order off Japanese menus, with Japanese game shows playing on TV, signals to me that this is the real deal. One law you you forgot to mention is, if the place is packed with Japanese customers, you probably hit the jackpot.

Matsuharu Japanese Restaurant in El Paso, TX.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:15:00 +0000

This guide is spot on Koichi. My wife and I lived in Seattle for several years and unfortunately we learned this lesson the hard way. When we first moved there we were pleasantly surprised at how many “Japanese” restaurants there are. In the end there were only TWO that we’d frequent. Now we live in Denver and its the same. There are two places we go to here for real Japanese food.

Lucky for me, my wife is Japanese so I get to eat plenty of good food at home, plus we visit Japan every year. :)

By: kiki

kiki — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 22:30:00 +0000

here’s an idea you want authentic move to japan you sound like a weeaboo