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Authors: Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang From "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"

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Have you ever been to a Denny’s where they have a drink bar? You pay like three bucks to drink all the coffee and orange juice and soda you want. Drink bars are pretty standard at Japanese family restaurants, as well—but the exciting thing is that some places—like Bāmiyan and Birudi—will occasionally have hard drink bars, too, where you pay a nominal fee for all the wine and liquor your composure can handle.
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Royal Host
roiho (roiyaru hosuto)
Royal Host is the standard-bearer for all family restaurants. A lot of meat-based dishes on the menu.
 
Denny’s
denīzu
Denny’s in Japan is so much nicer than Denny’s in America. Clean and tasty, with Japanese and American food.
 
Gusto
gasuto
Gusto is cheap and easy. It’s popular with college and high school kids.
 
Jonathan’s
jona (jonasan)
Jonathan’s is kind of cheap and dirty. You see a lot of angry parents and whiny kids there.
 
Casa
kāsa
Casa has a lot of Salisbury steaks, curry, and omelet dishes. None of which are great.
 
Saizeriya saize (saizeriya)
Saizeriya is an Italian family restaurant—like Olive Garden except edible.
 
Bāmiyan
bami (bāmiya)
Bāmiyan is a Chinese family restaurant. The food isn’t great and the service sucks, but the one by my house had the hard drink bar.
 
Yumean
yumean
The Chinese food at Yumean isn’t that great, either, but I would place it an inch or so above Bāmiyan.
 
Don
don (sutēki no don)
“Don,” as this steak house is affectionately called, makes a damn good steak. Applebees, Chili’s, Outback—they don’t got shit on the Don.
 
Bikkuri Donkey
donkī (bikkuri donkī)
Bikkuri Donkey does not purvey donkey-based cuisine. They specialize in Salisbury steaks, and do a good job with it.
 
Bldy
birudi
Bldy (this is the actual spelling) has a very eclectic menu, but none of it is great. Fortunately, they are reputed to have the hard drink bar.

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