THE BEAT DINER グランスタ東京 — Restaurant in Tokyo

Came here because I wanted some chicken breast (oddly hard to find in Japan) and being an American Diner, was hopeful they'd have it.

I asked the waitress and she assured me it was indeed breast meat. But instead I got some really gunky looking dark meat with cartilage and skin. It was also super soggy and dripping oil - not properly fried at all.

Fries also were very soggy and disappointing.

Service was disappointing also. In addition to telling me it was white meat when it wasn't, they also did some weird dance where they came back to say they didn't have chicken, so I said I was OK and would leave (only reason I came was for the chicken), and suddenly she changed her story and said they DID have chicken.

Def...

There were a lot of tables free so I thought I could have a quick bite, but they seemed very understaffed so it took a long time to get seated and even longer to get my order taken. I got a cheeseburger and a coke. My bun was badly burned on one side so my first bites were really disappointing. Once I got past the burnt part it was quite a good burger. The presentation seemed a bit unbalanced though. A fairly large burger placed on one edge of the plate, and a small handful of fries scattered across the rest. Too much plate, not enough fries. Looking at pictures posted by others I feel like I received half the amount. So, not bad but a bit...

We needed a short reprieve from the amazing Japanese food so, for lunch on our way out of town we got The Beat Diner in Tokyo station before we boarded our bullet train. The place was inviting and smelled delicious. I ordered the burger (no ketchup). Stacked high on a high quality soft roll with a good portion of lettuce, tomato slices and a par-grilled onion, the patty had a bit of a soft consistency and almost a processed feel. It tasted ok but was still a little disappointing. The Fries were fresh and good. Service was fast, attentive...