Author Archives: MarcTanaka

We are in a epic battle against a much younger and faster team.  We will be playing against Macaroni Grill, our sister restaurant, their staff has many more people and is much younger than our group.  On Sunday we had … Continue reading →

Valentine’s day is coming!  We will be incredibly busy, I remember last year having that day off and trying to get a date so I wouldn’t feel so lonely.  I ended up getting rejected but I wasn’t that heartbroken it … Continue reading →

I love to shoot pool.  It’s one of my favorite things to do while killing time.  I am a pretty good player since I used to work at a poolhall.  I miss the game so much now days.  Nothing like … Continue reading →

My friend is finally getting married!  He met a Japanese national girl and feel in love, now they have plans to wed.  Things are so difficult for the two of them, preparations are rather difficult to plan when they are … Continue reading →

At the restaurant you meet great people all the time.  I would really like to meet new people from japan to not only correspond with but to also meet up with when I do decide to go to japan.  In … Continue reading →

The other night while at work I was asking this really nice Japanese couple if they would like another drink.  They would say “ii desu”  but nod while saying it.  It is my understanding that “ii” can mean no or … Continue reading →

Ika or squid! I recently saw a picture of a person eating a whole Ika served sashimi style.  While the experience looked appetizing, I have never seen this preparation. I always see Ika served calamari style: which is fried with … Continue reading →

I recently met a very nice couple at the restaurant.  They were referred to me by my brother Jon at the Gateway.  He was a very easy going person, much like myself.  His English was very good.  He told me … Continue reading →

Recently I went to the club Oceans at restaurant row, my things have changed.  For starters we were there for a bachelor/bachelorette party, I remember going there with the same people getting drunk and ridiculous.  Now one of the most … Continue reading →

I inquired from a iace travel about a trip to japan some 2-3 months ago and spoke with an agent.  I had gone to see many agents not only at iace.  Iace was the only company to check back and … Continue reading →