Luckily, one of us can actually read the word, pizza, on the sign. Well, actually we both can read it, but only one of us can read a couple of things on the menu. As a side note, most restaurants have images or plastic recreations of the menu items for the day. So, even if you are illiterate in the Japanese language, at least you can have a reasonable idea of what you are ordering. It seems that a 'margharita pizza' is on the menu. Being that it is Thursday and all, we decide to take the elevator up to the third floor and enter a "little slice of NY."
We were the first to arrive this evening and the staff spring into action. I'm guessing here, but the staff consisted of Dad in the kitchen, Mom the bartender and salad maker, and Sonny the waiter. The restaurant itself has room for 32 people + 5 more at the bar - I counted the available chairs so you can get an idea of the size.(I go to great lengths for the readers of this blog. All three of you.) Sonny puts a new cd into the stereo, and the song, 'Always and Forever' is playing as we order a Caesar salad, the margharita pizza and some drinks. While we're waiting for the food to arrive, two more groups of people arrive. Even though the restaurant isn't quite crowded, at least we're not the only patrons and I'm feeling more comfortable. The salad was fine and the pizza comes out. Of course, it is nice and fresh. Here it is:
In spite of the size and the matzoh-thin crust, the pizza was quite good. We paid the bill and, it seems, we got the no VAT discount prices of 5200 yen. When I got home, I ate the leftover rice that I had been planning to use for breakfast the next morning.
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I'm commenting here because I'm so proud of you and braddk - maintaining the DD's tradition - even though we don't go to DDs anymore...
Always and Forever. Now, go back almost 22 years, August 24, 1986. And such a good looking couple's first dance was to that song. Now, who could that be? And just two weeks before another big event!
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