Need to prep for a meeting with GSC tomorrow morning so not much time
for food - Japanese fast food to the rescue.
This photo is taken outside Fuji Soba (
fujisoba.co.jp/ ) which
I guess is the Japanese equivalent of fast food. Pay at the vending
machine for a ticket, hand it over and get your food seconds later.
Other fast food alternatives are beef bowl places (Gyudon) like
Matsuya, Sukiya and Yoshinoya. Could also settle for a rice ball
(Onigiri) from 7/11 too.
What sort of stuff do you pick up when you need a quick bite?
Today's Japanese phrase is "Jikan ga nai" [時間がない] or "I don't have time."
Jikan=Time
Ga=particle
Nai=None
When you add "nai" onto the end of a verb, it means "do not" so
"Tabenai" means "does not eat."
海外のファーストフードはマックなら、日本のファーストフードは富士そば？
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I'd pick beef bowl, if only they have Japanese fast food places in the UK... I spose wagamama's is the closest thing, and it is fairly quick, but its more a resturant.
Bantha Fodder
Cool, we have a Wagamama in Sydney too except that it IS a restaurant and there's only one in the city. Not to sure about the other states though
System Administrator and full-time Otaku
Wagamama is a horrible abomination against japanese food. I have been to one of the Perth ones a couple of times, but with them using totally non-standard ingredients, it's nothing like the original food, and heavily overpriced.
I still prefer any decent kaiten sushi place, it's fast, but costly, but still relatively true to the original.
In Japan, one of my favourite places near a client was the Ichiran ramen place in Laqua, next to Tokyo Dome City. You buy a ticket, you get a tiny little booth to crouch in, with a curtain obscuring the staff faces, and you write down on a pad how spicy and fatty you want your soup, and how well cooked the noodles, and you get the bowl in front of you. The booth concept is there to stop people yakking to others, so all you do is come in, eat, and get out. :)
Student
Only Japanese restaurant in my town shut down because nobody went to it. (T_T)
Suppose I could always put soy sauce on my Greggs pasty.
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I think I saw a place called Yoshinoya around here.
Wonder if it's the same place?
Usually when I pick up fast food I usually grab some Panda Express or Arby's. :D
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everything else waits when i have food. i learnt not to mess with the lunch and dinner times.
i pick up instant noodles when i want to have a fast lunch.
Student
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Conbini bento for me. It doesn't taste as good as an eat-in place, but it's faster.
US Navy Sailor
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On base usually I have Anthony's Pizza, Taco Bell, or Subway.
Off base, usually Matsuyas, Wendy's, MOS Burger, or Burger King.
At home in the states, Jack n the Box, What a Burger, and Panda Express.
Find myself eating fast food alot. Down to 88 yen per dollar, last I heard, and expected to drop more.
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Oh, interesting. I usually have fast food over here when I'm looking for a quick bite. McDonalds, Jack in the Box, In-n-out, etc.
Student
Fast food here consists of the normal giant fast food chain restaurants such as McDonalds, KFC, etc and some smaller shops which sell fish and chips, kebabs and what not.
I went to the "Fuji Soba" in Shibuya today too!
I ate "GYUDON" and "KAKESOBA".
There are very low in price.
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Katsudon for 460 Yen? mmm... I love all kind of SomethingDONs hahaha!!
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I wish fast food where I lived was as healthy as the options in Japan... Where I live it is a matter between choosing between the lesser of the many evils.
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...apparently it also makes your sentences terrible...
Edit
"Here it is a matter of choosing between the lesser of the many evils."
Student
Great lesson:)
Student
There are quite a few Japanese restaurants in my hometown Perth, my favourite has to be TAKA, because it's cheap, fast and most importantly tasty! & they serve sushi on the go! \(^_^)/
It's mostly pizzas, kebabs and sausages here. And McDonalds of course... If only we had onigiri at 7-11's
どエロエロ星人
日本に行きたい、でもお金が「ない」！(Ｔ▽Ｔ)
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Nice usage!
どエロエロ星人
あはははっは、どうも！
still practicing particles and how to conjugate verbs though...
I have a looooong way to go （´ー｀）please enlighten us some more!
これからも、よろしくお願い致します、チュー様 m(_ _)m
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Scratch my previous comment, I forgot we had a Noodles and Company by me where I can get tasty Thai Curry soup with Tofu! ^^
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10043145@N08/3926879264/" title="Thai curry soup by tevazul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3926879264_abe3a059e0.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Thai curry soup" /></a>
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Awwww no Html embedding in comments! At least it recognizes links.
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web head
Me and about 10 other friends ate at Yoshinoya one time. Everyone got sick except for me. Stomach of steel baby!!
Dirty Gentleman
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While there is an abundant array of fast food places here, I usually go to Subway, or BK Whoppers. Which incidently I'm eating right now while typing this... om nom nom.
Terrorist ? =)
<3 I went on a "fast food" eating spree last time~ Just popping into random stores and eating, and onto the next ! <3
If i can choose, Curry <3
Wish there are these kinda stores here for fast food.. not just the McD/BK etc.
Terrorist ? =)
Oh yeah.... In Japan.... People usually dont eat when walking around do they ?
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I'd go with the Gyudon ^^ seems a little bit more healthy.
College Freshmen
I don't eat out often, especially when I have no time. I usually just get a piece of bread or something if I'm in a hurry.
Future anime voice actor
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mmm...I'd pick a pork bowl^^
???Confused???
I wish they have more beef bowl places around here...too much burgers and fries...
Student
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Love these places, especially the ones in the JR station. You can be in and out within five minutes and be (somewhat) full. They're also quite cheap, for example a bowl of kake(just noodles and broth) udon is usually ~$3 if I remember right, depending on the place.
Screenwriter Wannabe
eat out? what's that? i eat at home so i can save money for my statues! lol