PIZZERIA DA ORA — Restaurant in Hachinohe

I speak Japanese, so they let me order to go. But as I was sitting waiting to eat, a group of 4 Americans came to eat. Not a rowdy disorderly bunch, nor were they improperly dressed...just literal humans trying to find some good.

The staff refused to seat them, claiming the entire restaurant was reserved...there was only 1 table occupied, and no one waiting outside; they also had enough seats at the counter open to seat the group. I suspected the staff was lying.

Then the Americans asked if they could order a pizza for take-away, to which they were told no, which was an obvious lie since I had just done so minutes before.

And not apologetic, polite no's as one might expect from Japanese customer service, but rude, abrupt challenging eye-contact no's. Where I'm from, that kind of behavior from a staff would be called rude and racist.

And before self-loathing Westerners hop in to White Knight in defense of racist behavior, 1) Why are you defending behavior you would never tolerate in your own country? 2) To preempt the typical "but SoMe AmErIcAnS are RuDe" okay sure but these ones weren't. And btw that is the exact logic of every racist who judges entire groups by the actions of a small minority. Every racist defends their racist in that way: "This race steals, so I won't serve them." "This religious group has terrorists, so I won't serve any of them." The rules still apply even if it is socially sanctioned to be prejudiced against X group today.

And sure, their country, their business, so run it how you wish. But if you have a shred of moral and intellectual integrity just admit the racism. Don't cope,...

We were craving for Pizza for a few days while traveling Japan. We knew that no pizza chain is going to cut it, so we waited until we found a place that looked good… and we were blown away!!!

These pizzas were so delicious! It was one of the best pizzas we ever had anywhere in the world - that speaks volumes.

The homemade Tiramisu was also really really good!

The staff were very sweet and very welcoming! A reservation is needed, so make sure to stop there an evening before or call (needs Japanese speaker) to make a reservation. Also, payment is only cash (true for October 2024).

Thank you guys for a wonderful and...

Food was good but service is bad. My wife and I ordered three mains between the two of us but no drinks. We were informed of a cover charge since we just wanted water which we agreed to without knowing the amouny. Turned out the cover charge was more than had we ordered a soft drink. Admittedly we didn't ask, we just think it's unreasonable we got charged more for tap water than ordering a drink. Staff were also fairly unfriendly,...