Flavors are more intense, passionate, dramatic. The soy sauce adds flavor without overpowering the dish. That goes double for pizzas built for one on a snappy, thin crackery crust. My problem now is with service. On weekends, long waits for food are not unusual.
Managers stand around, unwilling to deal with frustrated guests.
I waited an hour for the first of my dishes, it was the wrong thing, and there was no offer of removing the dish from my bill or other gesture of apology. 885 Kapahulu Ave. Leave it to the Japanese to reinvent a bit of Americana and serve it right back to us. Angelo Pietro is just one example. Another is Mos Burger, which is starting to colonize old Burger King sites at 515 Ward Ave.