Shitoku Mai was right: restaurants in Tokyo were expensive because the land prices there were exorbitant. What restaurants sold were class, service, and environment. After all, expenses ranging from the shipping costs of ingredients and labor to rent made up a massive sum. If they charged the same prices as in a small place like Izu, every shop would go bankrupt and close down in less than half a year.
In comparison, this restaurant truly deserved to be called high quality, inexpensive, and economical. When they got out of the car, Lu Mingfei and the others had noticed that the exterior walls of the restaurant were plastered with photos of Japanese literary and sports stars who had signed in when visiting, ranging from Ken Shimura to Ayaka Hirahara, covering an entire wall. That these celebrities were willing to promote this place for free was enough to prove that the restaurant's ingredients and flavors had genuinely captivated them.
"Judging by your tone, it sounds like you've been to this place before?" Lu Mingfei asked Shitoku Mai curiously.
Chapter 815