I don't know the official name, but on the door it said "American Diner". It is right outside Hamura Station. I always said there's no bad food in Japan, only mediocre food. I might be making an exception for this one.
The restaurant opened in July. Today (October) we walked in, the floor was already sticky. A good sign of an American diner. The decor was also good. Checkered floor tiles, Elvis photos on the wall, and high sitting chairs.
Math Teacher disagreed. This American Diner did not have a jukebox. The decor was in the 60s but the music playing in the background was in the 80s; it was incongruent.
It all went downhills from there.
The server slurred and mumbled; I couldn't understand him at all.
The green salad came with bacon bits. Cold, dumped out of a bag.
The chicken in the chicken burger was thin. I couldn't tell it was chicken if it wasn't said so on the menu.
The fries were limp, cold, and not crispy. It was dumped out of the bag and wasn't fried properly. The portion was ridiculous. I ordered large fries. If that was large, then what was small, five fries?
The vanilla milk shake came with huge blocks of the ice cubes in the glass. Math Teacher said the whipped cream on top was congealed.
The only good thing was the grilled onions in the chicken burger. It was sweet and juicy.
I wasn't sure if the restaurant was bad, or this was what Japanese thought American food was like. I felt bad that local Japanese people were exposed to bad American diner-style food.
Americans may not know gourmet food, but Americans know how to make junk food right.
The meat inside the burger needs to be a large, juicy piece. The fries must be greasy, salty, hot, and crispy. The ice must be blended into the milkshake. The whipped cream needs to be fluffy and melts in the mouth.
Before the restaurant opened, we had hoped it was operated by American ex-pats that knew what they were doing. So disappointed.