Narita Airport Lounge Closure
Apr 13, 2019, 10:04 pm
#181
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such sadness.
So no problem entering, even though quite busy, but jesus, you can’t custom make the sushi combo anymore!
First they take away the unlimited sushi (3 max so had to line up every time), which is maybe not unreasonable, but now they take away the custom combo? Come on guys. That’s going to create so much waste - I like salmon and tuna, but I don’t really eat egg, so that’s going straight into the garbage. what the.
[edit] visually indicating the problem with this arrangement. and i was lucky because it’s tuna and salmon today ... i don’t even really enjoy squid, so the day it’s tuna, squid and egg. i basically will throw out 66%
i guess that means i’ll eat less, which is probably the intent here. but i really like their sushi!!
Apr 13, 2019, 10:14 pm
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Apr 13, 2019, 10:51 pm
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Apr 13, 2019, 11:04 pm
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Apr 13, 2019, 11:12 pm
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you don’t need to say you have allergy. Just tell them you don’t eat egg and they should be able to just leave out the egg piece. My guess they don’t want people asking for 5 pieces of tuna at once. Do they really have problem leaving out the egg?
Apr 13, 2019, 11:36 pm
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However Japan is a rules based system, so you may actually face that they say no, standard set only those are the rules Reading the Japanese text, it does say that sushi comes in the above set of 3 only. Where the English is a bit more flexible saying 3 piece sets only. (can't remember the exact wording so am paraphrasing) I can't remember how it was worded in Japanese in the old sushi bar, but the English text is the same as before.
Apr 14, 2019, 3:42 am
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The 5 pieces at once option has been gone for years, 3 pieces at a time only But so far you could replace and get 3 of the same, or just remove egg and add tuna.
However Japan is a rules based system, so you may actually face that they say no, standard set only those are the rules Reading the Japanese text, it does say that sushi comes in the above set of 3 only. Where the English is a bit more flexible saying 3 piece sets only. (can't remember the exact wording so am paraphrasing) I can't remember how it was worded in Japanese in the old sushi bar, but the English text is the same as before.
However Japan is a rules based system, so you may actually face that they say no, standard set only those are the rules Reading the Japanese text, it does say that sushi comes in the above set of 3 only. Where the English is a bit more flexible saying 3 piece sets only. (can't remember the exact wording so am paraphrasing) I can't remember how it was worded in Japanese in the old sushi bar, but the English text is the same as before.
Apr 14, 2019, 3:52 am
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Exactly. I didn’t want to do the allergy card here. I also didn’t want to just reject the egg pieces quite yet to show the ridiculousness of it ... I’m back in a couple of weeks, I’ll try just rejecting them then and see what they say.
I thought I would have been the only one (or one of the relatively few) asking for custom combos, so i was a bit hesitant to complain - but several people standing in line, most of them Japanese, had similar questions and expressed similar surprise when they couldn’t. So it’s just weird policy on JAL’s part. They should also limit the number of times a customer can ask for a refill, then, because this incentivises complete waste, in my view - not that I’d be in agreement with that, of course.
Apr 14, 2019, 3:55 am
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Back in the day, I would usually add an extra piece of tuna, but once that was outlawed I don't think I have customised the order. But it has been very common to see people customising, especially Japanese passengers. So I can imagine the surprise. I wonder if the policy will stick...
I’m certainly going to write a long complaint letter to JAL. As it is Japan, I quite expect them to apologise profusely and agree with me extensively and do precisely nothing about it, but hey. Worth a go.
Apr 15, 2019, 6:42 pm
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I don't know if it is just a bad day, but the quality of the sushi has really gone downhill (from a few years ago), and it isn't just the "set" issue.
Apr 16, 2019, 12:46 am
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you can skip the egg but that means you'll get 2 pieces instead of 3. (and if You skip teh salmon too, you'll get 1 piece)
surely you can say something about health issues (cholestrol) without going to allergies.
surely you can say something about health issues (cholestrol) without going to allergies.
Apr 16, 2019, 12:49 am
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I will just eat standing up, at the counter. Tachi-gui style. One piece at a time. :P
Apr 16, 2019, 12:52 am
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Apr 18, 2019, 10:19 am
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No one reported but the following are the table menu:
1)pasta plate - mushroom sauce spagetti
2) meat plate - grilled chicken with tomato and anchovy sauce
3) chilli concarne
4) sandwich plate - salad wrap kale and Cesar chicken
5) salad plate
6) tirimisu
the 2 ramen bowls as described jal tokotsu and the yuzu and salt
1)pasta plate - mushroom sauce spagetti
2) meat plate - grilled chicken with tomato and anchovy sauce
3) chilli concarne
4) sandwich plate - salad wrap kale and Cesar chicken
5) salad plate
6) tirimisu
the 2 ramen bowls as described jal tokotsu and the yuzu and salt
Apr 18, 2019, 10:58 am
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No one reported but the following are the table menu:
1)pasta plate - mushroom sauce spagetti
2) meat plate - grilled chicken with tomato and anchovy sauce
3) chilli concarne
4) sandwich plate - salad wrap kale and Cesar chicken
5) salad plate
6) tirimisu
the 2 ramen bowls as described jal tokotsu and the yuzu and salt
1)pasta plate - mushroom sauce spagetti
2) meat plate - grilled chicken with tomato and anchovy sauce
3) chilli concarne
4) sandwich plate - salad wrap kale and Cesar chicken
5) salad plate
6) tirimisu
the 2 ramen bowls as described jal tokotsu and the yuzu and salt
https://www.jal.co.jp/inter/service/...t/nrt_food.pdf