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would a mexican restaurant work in japan? - 11-11-2008, 08:43 PM

i figure the last thing japan needs is a noodle joint or stall.so how about mexican?..every day for me,but new to them!
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11-11-2008, 08:45 PM

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i figure the last thing japan needs is a noodle joint or stall.so how about mexican?..every day for me,but new to them!

funny >.>'''
not too long ago
my gf's brother (whose living in japan)
wrote back to his mom asking for supplies to make mexican food
>.>''

the mom ended up sending back like salsa, and peppers, and other stuff ^^'



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11-11-2008, 08:49 PM

There is an El Torito in Ikebukuro across from Animate.


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11-11-2008, 09:01 PM

there's already a few

but most of what i seen was more a "chili's" or "chevy's" type of menu. nothing really authentic, and not sure how it'd fly. my gf loves mexican food though


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11-11-2008, 09:58 PM

I see no reason why a Mexican restaurant in Japan can't work out. I think that nowadays, people in Japan are generally more interested in trying out new things, particularly of Western cultures (a Mexican restaurant could therefore sound quite interesting to a Japanese unfamiliar with Mexican food).


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11-11-2008, 11:12 PM

I remember when I was in Japan, it was nearly impossible to find a mexican restaurant that wasn't labeled El Torito :P But I did find one that was a hole in the wall kind of place and it wasn't all that great... and there were a few customers there, so business must have been okay. So if you can open one with good food, I don't see why it couldn't workout.

I remember someone telling me that there was a Del Taco and Taco Bell in Japan before, but they both didn't do well and closed down...so I guess the 'fast food' type mexican food, isn't geared to do all that well in Japan. Have to strike a balance somewhere.
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11-11-2008, 11:18 PM

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11-11-2008, 11:30 PM

There has never been a Taco Bell off of a military base (in other words, outside of anyone Japanese`s reach).
I would personally LOVE to have a decent Mexican restaurant nearby. There is a small one that is pseudo-Mexican, and they`re always packed. If somewhere failed in the past, it was due more to lack of recognition than anything. These days, most people at least have heard of Mexican food.

Seriously, I say go for it. My husband would eat there everyday if it were close. He loves Mexican food.


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11-12-2008, 12:27 AM

I saw several Brazilian places...
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11-12-2008, 12:50 AM

I knew of 1 Mexican restaurant in Osaka, but I never ate there (it looked fairly pricey.)

I think you would have some problems securing a lot of your ingredients. The secret to really good Mexican food (like most kinds of food) is fresh ingredients, and you would have a tough time getting some of the stuff in Japan. You could have it shipped in, but that would be expensive.


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