Alright guys so it is still raining here in Tokyo so we are not going to venture too too
far.
The plan today is to introduce you to Japanese fast food.
There is a place called Lotteria.
It is kind of like the Japanese version of McDonald's.
So we're going to be going there having some burgers, some fries, seeing how fast food
varies from Japan to North America.
So yeah it is just down the street.
Let's go.
And we couldn't do such a mission without our best friend here Roberto Smooth.
Are you excited for this?
I'm behind excited.
We've been kind of cooped up all day.
I haven't done anything.
Let's go eat some fattening Japanese food.
We ordered a lot already and there are more burgers to come.
So the boys have come back with the food and I have to say the first impressions this looks
a bit excessive.
There is only three of us and we've got two tables full of food.
Like three trays.
Multiple burgers.
Is this 6 burgers?
I don't know what they were thinking.
But yeah this is going to be a massive taste test.
Alright Sam, I feel like you're partly responsible for this.
Partly.
Can you tell us what kind of burgers did we order?
Did you order.
So we have a burger over here that has it has some thin patties and then basically a
fried what do you call that?
Like a fried potato in between.
A hash brown.
That is the word I'm looking for.
What else?
Then over here this looks like fish.
This is the shrimp burger.
Shrimp burger.
Then we have a double cheeseburger here.
Okay.
Double cheese.
Over here we have Teriyaki and mayo.
That looks like a whole lot of lettuce.
Yeah.
And then over here that is just a regular burger.
The mystery here.
What is that?
I don't know what that is.
That is the Teriyaki burger.
Oh, that is the Teriyaki burger.
Wow.
Alright.
This is going to be interesting.
So I didn't talk about the drinks or the sides.
So we have a melon soda over here.
It looks very artificially green.
Over here is Ginger Ale.
Then we have cheese sticks.
We have chicken looks like chicken nuggets.
Deep fried apple pie and of course classic fries and it is a pretty plain looking salad.
So yeah we've got a lot to eat.
Yeah, let's dig right into it.
Hash brown burger here we go.
This is really interesting.
Like I've never seen a hash brown in between two patties.
But it kind of gives it a bit of greasiness and juiciness.
Like the oils from the hashbrown.
So this is not bad.
It has also got some tomato.
And lots of ketchup.
Basically lots of ketchup.
And then let's move on to number 2.
Which I've already bitten in to.
But I can show you what is inside.
It is basically a thin patty with mayo, lettuce, tomato, onions.
That is the big difference.
Onions.
And lots of ketchup.
This is probably the biggest disappointment of everything at the table.
Just because it tastes like bread, ketchup and mayo.
I can't actually taste the patty.
You guys told me it is vegetarian.
I think it is the veggie burger.
Flavorless.
Flavourless veggie burger.
So yeah this one.
So that is dud.
This one is mostly bread.
I don't recommend this one.
But let's move on and investigate see what the others taste like.
Alright Sam, let's see how you do.
Alright moving on so this is one of their signature burgers.
I'll show you this here.
This is a Teriyaki burger.
You can see you've got lots of Teriyaki sauce, you've got it looks like some cheese sauce
and some mayo.
A couple little pieces of lettuce and yeah a bun to enclose it.
Let's try that.
Mmmm.
Oh wow.
What do you think?
I really like that.
I love the Teriyaki sauce.
Yeah.
I didn't know if I would like that in a burger but my goodness that is good.
It really gives it a different taste.
Like I've never had a burger that really tastes like this.
A bit of sweetness.
Yeah, sweetness and a bit of tang added to it.
Mmmm.
Moving on over here.
Okay this is one that looks really interesting.
This was the most expensive burger on the menu.
This is like a double cheese burger.
So you can see.
Even the bun looks nice.
Yeah.
The bun looks a little bit more premium.
Wow.
It comes with two patties, it is loaded with cheese and nothing else.
No vegetables.
Just meat and cheese.
For the carnivore.
Mmmm.
Oh wow.
What really comes to mind is that this is a peppery.
There is tonnes of pepper in this.
Like peppercorn patty.
It is like a peppercorn patty.
You can see the little black spots.
Wow.
Yeah.
It is pretty good but I actually think I might like the Teriyaki one a bit more.
Really?
Yeah.
Alright Rob why don't you tell us a bit about your burger.
So this is what is left of the egg and teriyaki burger.
It is basically like what Sam got.
Everything Sam said I agree with but the fact that it has an egg on top makes all of the
difference.
And the way they cooked the egg if the egg was actually cooked or just reheated I don't
know.
But the yolk was still soft in there which really was a nice win.
Yeah.
Mmmm.
Really good.
And then this is the shrimp burger.
It is kind of a mystery.
Yep.
If you take a bite with a lot of tartar sauce the tartar sauce overpowers it.
Yep.
But it is just a cool concept.
Because it is not like it has been grounded down.
It is just shrimp stuck together and then breaded.
Hmmm.
Not bad?
It is good.
They're all good.
Yeah, they're all pretty decent.
I'm loving Lotteria.
Also I don't know who is responsible for this.
There are no fries left.
When did that happen?
Hahaha.
What?
Who is the culprit.
It is very artificially green.
What does it taste like?
It is supposed to be like called melon.
And it basically just tastes like a sugary you know soda.
Haha.
Not a lot of melon.
Alright it is almost a little bit embarrassing to admit those burgers were polished off whether
you like them or not.
We took care of them.
Not all of the buns but we took care of the insides so.
And what is left?
Well there is a sad little chicken stick and a cheese stick.
Chicken nugget I should say.
So lets go for the cheese stick first.
Yeah that is um fairly unremarkable and at this point kind of cold too.
It probably would have been best having it when it was ooey and gooey and warm.
Whoops.
Moving on to that chicken nugget.
Oh yeah that is a little bit better.
I like that it is um crunchy on the outside and it has got like I don't know it reminds
me of like a little bit of like shake and bake.
Oh man.
Yeah.
I'm like really craving a Shake Shack burger after having this.
Yeah.
This isn't award winning.
No, not but any means.
No.
And moving on to that little piece of pie that is left.
Apple pie.
I really I was really hoping this was going to salvage the meal.
Surely dessert will be tasty and I've just had my first bite and it has been a huge disappointment.
It is like artificial apple flavor.
I thought it was going to be like real chunks of apple but it is just it is not.
I mean I'm not sure why I was expecting any differently.
But this is it.
What one more bite for the camera just to say farewell.
Tata.
But honestly I do not feel the need to come back to Lotteria and I knew that already because
I've eaten at Lotteria once before in Korea and it didn't go well.
I didn't like it.
So I'm not sure why I thought it would be different in Japan.
But mmhmm.
Uh urgh.
Nah.
Huh.
Let's get Sam you eat it Rob.
No no.
We're done.
Alright leaving dissatisfied but let's talk about the price.
The total was 3,690 Yen which comes to about $33.60 US dollars.
It was a lot of food.
It was.
Six burgers.
That was the redeeming characteristic.
It was a cheap meal.
It was cheap.
It was cheap fast food.
We had burgers and a whole bunch of sides.
But it tastes cheap as well.
Yeah.
So mmmmm.
Go to Shake Shack.