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I think restaurants in Japan are often great+ because Japan has an extraordinary service culture. They try. Just giving a tiny little bit of a damn goes a lon
by snogglethorpe 13y ago
I think restaurants in Japan are often great+ because Japan has an extraordinary service culture. They try. Just giving a tiny little bit of a damn goes a long way...
+ There's obviously tons of pedestrian/fast/chain/meh food in Japan, but even that stuff is generally a few notches above the same thing in the U.S. Even U.S. branches of Japanese chain restaurants generally seem far worse than the home branches...
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoIt is not just service culture, it is competition, high expectations from consumers, and the ability to invest in equipment that goes along with high prices.
- snogglethorpe 13y agoI agree with the first two, but I don't think expensive equipment is really much of an influence -- a lot of small restaurants (and bars etc) in Japan turn out amazing food with little more than a hob and a frypan, and indeed that seems more the rule than the exception. [Of course, higher prices also can help pay for higher-quality ingredients, which do play a part.]