Kisaburō Nōjō — Restaurant in Tokyo

Long story short, food was not bad but service towards foreigners was awful.

Visited the place twice as a tourist, but am fluent enough in Japanese so the language barrier wasn’t an issue.

First time I managed to be seated. Staff were disinterested when they seated us and took our orders, and one of the servers rolled his eyes at us. We came in the late morning on a weekday so no other customers were around, and we weren’t loud, and the servers didn’t have to hassle with a different language, so I’m not sure what made the staff behave that way. I could also see and hear them gossiping about us behind the counter. Beyond that, they weren’t rude to us directly so I just ignored it and enjoyed the food.

Second time I visited the place (on a weekday evening), it was much busier and the restaurant was fuller, and they said they couldn’t seat us despite there being empty seats. I took it that it was because we didn’t have a reservation (it is more difficult for foreigners to place a reservation at the restaurant as they don’t have a system beyond calling in directly). So I politely asked how long we would have to wait. Their response was, “I don’t know, goodbye.” They closed the door on us and continued talking among themselves behind the door. No apology even for being unable to accommodate us, and literally shutting us out and away. By Japanese standards, I found their service atrocious.

As much as I like their food, I won’t tolerate that kind of disrespect, and I would not...

Came for the all-you-can-eat eggs buffet. Arrived slightly before 12PM and was seated immediately, and a queue started forming soon after as the restaurant is popular among tourists and locals too.

The buffet costs 1,200Yen and you get all the eggs you can eat, 1 rice, 1 miso soup, 1 side dish. For 400 Yen more, you can get free flow rice on top of the buffet but I personally think an average person can go with the 1,200Yen buffet + top up 110 Yen for 1 additional rice if you need! The eggs were super interesting - taste wise I can only taste the distinct Yuzu taste but colour and consistency wise, you can definitely see a difference.

While the meal was great, I wish the staff could prepare an instruction as to how to enjoy the meal the Japanese way. I did the way others did on the review, mixing 3-4 eggs in the rice. As I was finishing my meal, I saw a Japanese couple next to me moving the rice to the smaller bowl and have it with 1 egg type and repeats with a different egg type. Tip: you can also remove some egg whites so you get to try more eggs without your rice being...

Plan to arrive and line up ~15 minutes before opening time if you visit on the weekend. There is almost always a queue.

The inside is larger than it seems from outside, but still a packed. Don’t be afraid to come solo. Nobody cares.

The all-you-can-eat eggs plan comes with a side of rice, soup, and your choice of topping. I chose umeboshi (pickled plum.)

You can add on all-you-can-eat rice at a small cost.

They will hand you a bowl for your eggs. Once your set plate has arrived, you can get up from your seat and go to the table with eggs. The variety is interesting, and I would recommend the yuzu egg to try. One of them has a white yolk!

They didn’t give us an egg yolk separator but maybe you have the ask? That is the only complaint I have since the egg white texture became unsavory after the first two eggs.

Besides the all you can eat eggs, you can order a variety of other traditional dishes like oyakodon, udon soup, etc.

Strangely, the walls are covered with “American” theme decor and eclectic artwork.

When you pay, you have to go up to...