I am so happy! Burger King is opening a restaurant in Osaka (PDF press release in Japanese)! It’s the first one in Kansai (where Kyoto, Nara, Osaka etc are located). It may seem ridiculous, but I love hamburgers and I have been so jealous for almost two years since I came to Japan, of the people in Tokyo having several Burger King restaurants. I would eat there multiple times during my visits in Tokyo, to get that Burger King taste.
By the way, McDonald’s tastes much better in Japan than in any other country I have been to. …Burger King also seemed to taste better in Tokyo than in Sweden or Australia… Australia’s Burger King! What a joke!!! It’s not even called “Burger King” to begin with, it’s called “Hungry Jacks“! O_O If I remember correctly, it was cheaper there than at McDonald’s and that felt a bit weird, since it’s usually a bit more expensive at Burger King… But I can understand why. It wasn’t tasting good at all, even McDonald’s tasted better. Such a disappointment… Maybe they weren’t allowed to use the “Burger King” name because it wasn’t tasty enough and could weaken the trademark…? ;P
Two other hamburger restaurant chains in Japan I have experience of are Mos Burger and First Kitchen. Mos Burger tastes nice, but their hamburgers are pretty special and I want more of the American taste when I eat hamburgers so it feels a bit like an own category and I don’t go there very often. Also, about First Kitchen, I stopped going there a long time ago, it’s just disgusting. Worst food ever… You know, Japanese people often use to shorten names in a particular manner, for example, “Pocket Monsters” becomes “Pokemon” and “Toukyou Daigaku” becomes “Toudai”. How could you shorten “Faasuto Kicchin” (First Kitchen)? “Fakkin” (Fuckin’). Haha. (Of course it’s only done by some people sometimes as a joke, people knows what it means).
I have always chosen Burger King over McDonald’s. <3
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I had heard about it from a friend, but I was sooo glad to see the picture and date with this article. I have lived in the Kansai area for about 15 years. I am excited. Can’t wait to order my whopper with everything.
Nice!! :D Soon we can eat our beloved whoppers!! ^^ Don’t know where in Kansai you live, but BK will open in Kyoto too, on August 16th at Sanjo Kawaramachi. Press release: http://www.burgerkingjapan.co.jp/release/pdf/PressRelease110714.pdf
You sux. Don’t know what you are talking about when it comes to Burgers
Who ever idolizes Maccas Or Burger King has to be a loser. You must really have a low education.
Try the Wanker Burger the next time you grease your lips