McDonald's Asakusa — Restaurant in Tokyo

i’ll just start off by saying that my rating is based on other mcdonald’s that i’ve had before, and not compared to any fancy sushi or yakiniku restaurants. basically, if you’re wondering how it stacks up on a fast food level, then read on.

i absolutely HAD to go to mcdonald’s in japan after years and years of youtube videos; the expectations were high and it definitely lived up to my expectations!

i’ll start off by saying i was a bit hesitant to go just because of the language barrier, but the girl working knew english very well and i had no problem ordering at all. she was super friendly and helpful~ i also didn’t have to wait long at all for my food; maybe 2-3 minutes at the most, so it was super fast!

the ebi burger is a must-have. the texture isn’t like anything they have back in canada and it tasted really good. it’s light and crispy on the outside and has a nice springy chew to it(basically exactly what you’s expect from shrimp). the teriyaki chicken was just ok, but worth a try just for the novelty, imo. the teriyaki pork is the closest thing i could get to the mcrib, and it was a decent burger. i’d get it again for sure. both the teriyaki burgers had a lot of sauce, so if you’re a picky eater, maybe ask for light sauce or something. the bacon cheese was standard mcdonald’s, which is exactly what i wanted, so it didn’t disappoint. i also have to mention that the buns here are INCREDIBLY soft. sooo much better than back in canada. i think it’s also worth mentioning that the burgers are a bit smaller, but it’s not anything drastic.

the last thing i’ll mention are the fries. they’re a tiny bit better than the place that i usually order from back home, but nothing super different. they were delcious~

all-in-all, the quality was fantastic, and just a great mcdonald’s that’s worth the visit if...

I travel quite a bit and what I usually do is go to different McDonald’s in each country I go to just to compare and see what the locals like. My sister was not feeling well so we decided to sit down first and see how she’s feeling. We asked an employee to see where would be the best place to go in regards to a hospital or an ER somewhere and he was really nice to tell my sister (she speaks fluent Japanese) that it might be easier to call an ambulance to let whomever know how exactly she’s feeling. And then he asked if she’s able to do that or if she needs help. We said we’re ok.

Now, a lady that seems to be the manager or something approached us and asked us if we ordered something because if we didn’t we have to leave. My sister tried to explain to her again that she’s not feeling well, but she just said we need to leave unless we order something. So we got up to leave. The lady then went to the man we first spoke with and told him that he should have told us to get out if we’re not customers, as we were leaving. We went outside and my sister sat down on the street because she couldn’t handle her pain. Guess what, rude lady came outside to tell us we cannot stay outside! She said “you can sit down somewhere else but not here” so I went ahead and got something to shut her up. So we went back in to sit down because my sister is still not feeling well. And the whole time we were sitting down, she kept looking at us to “check” us.

Wow. My sister has been living in Japan for 30 years and she said she’s never experienced anything like this before. I’ve been to so many places and I’ve never experienced anything so rude. Japanese people are viewed as the most hospitable people and respect everyone. And I am beyond baffled to have experienced this level of rudeness,...

This may be my favorite McDonald's in the world. I usually stay in Asakusa when I am in Tokyo - and after I had been in Japan for three weeks, I just yearned fir some greasy, fried food that wasn't healthy for me. This McDonald's was close, I could smell the fries out in the shotengai (open-air mall) every time I passed it, so I tried it. Ordered a Big Mac, Filet-o-Fish, Large fries, fried pineapple pie (it was "Hawaii week" or something, I dunno), and a Coca-cola. Brought it all back to my room about 300 feet away - ate the fries on the walk back. I tore through that food like I hadn't eaten in weeks. Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE Japanese food (i.e. authentic Japanese cuisine, which they have a lot of in Japan apparently) but I NEEDED this fix. I was actually high for about an hour after eating all that. I went back again for dinner #2 the next night also. Anyway, the service was amazing - you cannot get bad service anywhere in Japan, you just can't - the food tasted exactly the same as in the US except it was all freshly made so it was as good as I have ever had... And I never ate in the restaurant so I didn't have to worry about tripping with my tray of food as I walk upstairs to the eating area on the second floor. I haven't done it yet, but I know I'm gonna do a massive faceplant with my food going up the stairs in a Japanese fast food place one of these days. Oh, the pineapple pie was AMAZING. They had some Japanese-specific items on the menu but, if you remember, I was craving the taste of home. And I'm from New Orleans, we tend to fry things a lot... so maybe next time?

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