Ogochan — Restaurant in Tokyo

Unless there's some sort of cultural way of charging I'm unaware of in Japan, this place potentially rips off foreigners, so be wary.

When I went, the owner charged his prices per person, which wasn't really clear upfront. So if you're there with 1 other person and you both eat 1 set of takoyaki to share, the menu says it costs 680yen, but he charges 680 x2 = 1360yen because of the 2nd person there. Not sure whether I was scammed or not, but multiplying the entire bill by the number of people you're with doesn't really add up mathematically or make any sense even if you're expecting a sit-in fee.

Also while sitting in you can hear the owner talk about "Gaijin" a lot, which makes you feel really uncomfortable.

Either way, scam or no scam, this takoyaki place is way too expensive (1360yen for 8 balls between 2 people) so I can't...

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