Back at the beginning of June, I received a lovely email from Gabs who is in Japan. She pointed out a couple of queue stories from her own blog and very kindly offered to have them here on Standinaqueue. Over to Gabs:
There’s a whole lot of queuing going on in Japan. People think nothing of standing in line for an hour or more for their favourite food.
Tamahide started business in 1760. The queuing probably started in 1750. They serve oyakodon, chicken and egg on rice. The lunchtime queue starts at 11am everyday.
This taiyaki booth called ‘Yanagiya’ has a constant queue – it snakes around inside the shop and then out onto the street. This place is famous for using the freshest bean paste. Despite the huge number of people, the queue is eerily silent.
Daikokuya tempura restaurant. Come rain or shine, nothing dampens Japanese customer loyalty.
Here’s some people queueing literally around the block for Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
The whole affair nicely orchestrated by some white-gloved field marshalls.
Please don’t send any doughnuts over, there’s not a shortage!
I’ve heard they’re tasty, but are they really worth a two hour wait in the cold?
July 19, 2009 at 11:10 am
I’m not much of a Krispy Kreme fan. It’s just too sweet for me. In my place, people jam in a Krispy Kreme stores as well, but not like this one…They’re really into sweet stuff! Hmmm…calories…yummy!
August 12, 2009 at 1:37 am
Mmm, I’d stand on a queue in the rain for oyakodon and taiyaki any day. They’re delicious.