Baker Bounce, an American Diner in Tokyo

Posted by Robyn Lee, October 14, 2008 at 3:00 PM

Baker Bounce is a Japanese-run restaurant with two locations in Tokyo featuring American-style burgers and sandwiches. In a feature on Nikkei Net Interactive, owner Takahiro Watanabe says his inspiration came from eating at nearly 100 diners in America and watching American Graffiti in junior high school. Burger toppings range from the basic lettuce, onion, tomato, and pickles (about $9.70 for a 5.5-ounce burger), to bacon, cheese, and fried eggs (about $15.50 for a double-patty, 11-ounce burger). The burgers look promising from these Flickr photos, although I feel like for the price, the burgers should come with more than just four or five potato wedges.

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I'm not an expert on Japanese culture and am also aware that this is an American style diner. Still, I think it would help the portion conscious locals to justify the consumption of a BURGER if it came with just a few potato wedges. We'd do well to take the same attitude here in the States.

Blissfully at 2:05PM on 10/15/08

@Blissfully: I could see it as a portion control-conscious decision. I may be too Americanized to imagine only wanting to eat four fries—that would only happen if they tasted bad (and then I wouldn't even want four).

roboppy at 2:18PM on 10/15/08

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