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East Japanese’s $5 Restaurant Quality Lunch Is “Un-ignorable”

East Japanese 253 W 55th, NYCBefore we dared to stuff two fried chicken fillets between biscuits and before we knew of Franken pie, there was a time when I got excited over good deals from places I walk by everyday. The other week, I passed East Japanese (on W 55th btw 8th+Bway) which had a banner advertising its awesome $5 Hiru-Bento AKA an “un-ignorable and unforgettable restaurant quality to-go lunch with restaurant price!” I’m a sucker for hype (Momo. What? Where!), but love cheap and satisfying grub even more. (Unintentionally funny translations are just a bonus.) So, of course, I had to find out what’s inside the box…

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Posted by Amy Cao at 10:15 am, April 13th, 2010 under East Japanese, Japanese.

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East Japanese’s Un-ignorable Restaurant Quality Lunch

East Japanese lunch special W 55th btw 8th & Broadway

While wandering past Yakitori Totto – one of Zach’s favorite Midtown lunches of all time – in the sun yesterday, I came across this sign in front of East Japanese (W 55th btw 8th & Broadway). The rest of the banner shows a takeaway container filled with what appears to be tempura and veggies AKA an “un-ignorable and unforgettable restaurant quality to-go lunch with restaurant price!” For $5, I’ll be back to order this Hiru-Bento, but has anybody tried it yet?

Posted by Amy Cao at 10:35 am, March 9th, 2010 under East Japanese, Japanese.

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