Originally Posted by
shuigao
Data points: I've visited Sushi Dai once in Summer (1.5hr), Daiwa also in Summer (0.5hr), and Sushi Dai again in Spring (4.0hr).
Originally Posted by
txflyer77
Lots of interesting shops and restaurants, plus any restaurant besides the Big Two won't have a line.
Thinking of going to Tsukiji this Dec since we may end up staying nearby. It'd be on a Saturday, we'll probably get there ~7am, purpose will be to have either sushi or donburi. Doesn't have to be one of the famous places as long as it's still very good. But we don't want to wait in line, definitely not more than 20min.
Contrary to above posts, Japanese blogs are saying that SushiDai's queue is usually 2-4hrs, sometimes 6-7hrs... that many other places also have long queues. So what's the truth?
Again, it'd be ~7am if we were to go. There's no way we're waiting >20min no matter how good the food is. And if all the sit-down places require waiting more than that, then is it worth going to Tsukiji to buy take-out food and then eating while walking?