May 26 (More Best Ever Food Review Show) - In this video, the host sets out to compare American casual dining staples as prepared in Japan, visiting both Denny's and Red Lobster in Tokyo.
The central question is whether Japan can replicate or even improve upon American comfort food, or whether the attempt will fall flat. With a focus on casual dining, the journey begins at Denny's, a chain well-known in the U.S. for its pancakes, waffles, and Grand Slam breakfast. The host wonders if these familiar items will appear on the Japanese menu—or if something entirely new awaits.
Upon arriving at Denny's in Tokyo, the host notes how surprisingly crowded it is, indicating the chain's popularity among locals. After being seated, the menu is presented via iPad, and a series of menus—morning, lunch, grand, dessert, and kids—are provided, with an overwhelming amount of printed material for a typical diner. The breakfast section includes standard American-style egg options, but initially, little seems to reflect Japanese cuisine.
That changes when the host discovers a meal set featuring rice, miso soup, and natto—fermented soybeans that are an acquired taste even among Japanese people. The host highlights how unlikely it would be to find natto at a Denny's in the United States, suggesting this is a distinctly Japanese twist on the traditional breakfast. Curious and intrigued, the host decides to try the natto, noting how it exemplifies the cultural differences and the unique adaptation of American dining in Japan.
