Big Apple Diner (2009-11-07)
The word "Diner" in Big Apple Diner is tempting enough for this diner lover, and preceded by "Big Apple", and the restaurant has been in business for 31 years, so how bad can the food be? The answer is: the food can be bad, really bad, SUCKINGLY BAD!
The narrow staircase running down from the narrow restaurant front
leads to a bar/counter and expands into a mid-sized dining room.
We were told to seat ourselves by the elderly man who worked as the
server and cashier. The menu is very small consisting of just
three set meals, a couple of other things, and some desserts.
(What kind of a diner that doesn't serve burgers?!)
We both ordered the Daily Special which I mistakenly thought was a
burger but
turned out to be a piece of thin panfried ground beef patty, salad and
rice, plus
coffee or tea. The patty was SOOOOOO salty! It was
completely over-seasoned and finished with a heavy soy-based
sauce. The green salad had a smidgen of dressing with a tiny
serving of konnyaku (that shaped like penne pasta) salad on the
side. KL ordered a piece of New York cheesecake which he said was
so-so although his coffee was unexpectedly good.
This has to be one of the worst meals we ever had in Tokyo.
How does this restaurant keep their customers coming back for 31 years,
I have absolutely no idea.
Big Apple Diner 2-12-2
Kichijoji (
)-Honcho, Musashino-city,
Kichijouji Tel: 0422-21-2488
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