Tokyo Burger Blog

Hamburgers in Tokyo is a blog about...well, you can figure it out. Unfortunately, the updates are sparse—a new review showing up only once every few months—but the photos are great and accompanied by plenty of descriptions. Check it out if...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 27, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: blogs, Japan, Tokyo

Dear AHT: 'Hamburger Is My Life' at Mos Burger in Japan

Editor's note: AHT reader Mike, aka steelcity, sent us some photos from Mos Burger in Kyoto, Japan, after seeing another commenter mention them on AHT. If I ever make it to Mos Burger, I'll be tempted to swipe one of...

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Dear AHT, Japan, Mos Burger

Doughnut Burger Coming to Mosdo?

Photograph from yoppy on Flickr Although Mosdo, the partnership between Japanese chains Mos Burger and Mister Donut, has been around since last year, they never truly married their main offerings to make a doughnut burger. Until now. (Feel free...

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 13, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: Japan, Mos Burger, Mosdo

Monster Burger from Hiro in Japan

Photograph by Pete Leong Japan-based photographer Pete Leong took this great photo of his son Jet peering at the towering burger from Hiro, a coffee shop and restaurant by Lake Inawashiro. The burger is called the US Burger (note...

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Hiro, Japan, megaburgers, Photo of the Day

1,000 People Hired to Eat McDonald's Quarter Pounders in Japan

Last Tuesday, about 15,000 people went to the Osaka opening of Quarter Pounder, McDonald's unbranded Quarter Pounder-only chain in Japan. But 1,000 of those people were hired by a marketing company to wait in line, "including the first 20 to...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, December 29, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: chain burgers, Japan, marketing, McDonald's

Quarter Pounder, McDonald's No-Brand Burger Japanese Joint

We just got this succinct email from Paul Petrunia: "McDonald's opens up no-brand 'Quarter Pounder' joint in Japan." What's on the menu? Duh! Anti-branding as a concept isn't new to the Japanese. The successful Muji stores there are based...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 11, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: chain burgers, design, Japan, McDonald's

Baker Bounce, an American Diner in Tokyo

Photograph from bakerbounce.com 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...

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, October 14, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Baker Bounce, Japan, Tokyo

How to Make a Rice Burger

Rice burger buns from Just Bento A burger without a wheat-based bun may not be a real burger, but using grilled rice patties instead of bread results in a sandwich that's delicious and safe for gluten-intolerant eaters. Maki Itoh has...

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, September 9, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: buns, Japan, Non-U.S.

The Evolution of the Big Mac?

Back story: McDonald's Japan recently released a four-patty Big Mac, which is surprising—I mean, you'd think McDonald's U.S.A. would have come up with this first. Anyway, bloggers in the Land of the Rising Sun then went out and took pictures...

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15 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 9, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Big Mac, burger grossness, burger weirdness, Japan, McDonald's

Burger Link Roundup: Texas, L.A., Silicon Valley

One of my favorite burger bloggers, the Texas Burger Guy, returns from a monthslong absence on his blog with a review of Arnold Burger in Amarillo, Texas. Even if you don't live in the Lone Star State, you've gotta...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 31, 2007 at 1:29 PM
Tagged: Amarillo, burger weirdness, Japan, link roundup, McDonald's, products, Texas