Australians have gone wild for an all-you-can-eat KFC offering more than 50 different items on its menu – only to find out the restaurant is in Japan.
The fast food chain in 2019 opened a buffet-style branch in Tokyo offering customers Colonel Sanders’ famous dishes like chicken, chips, salad, seafood, pastas and lasagne.
For an additional ¥1,250 ($16.45), adults can also upgrade their dining experience with an all-you-can-drink alcohol package.
Australian KFC fans were left salivating at the chain’s new dining experience after a photo of the mouth-watering buffet table was shared online.
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KFC in 2019 opened up a new buffet-style restaurant in Tokyo offering unlimited Colonel’s famous fried chicken, nuggets, wings, fries, salads, pasta dishes and desserts
Thousands of hungry diners are flocking to Tokyo to dine at all-you-can-eat KFC – but Australians have been left on the outside looking in
Australian KFC fans were left salivating at the chain’s new dining experience – but it can only be found thousands of kilometers away
‘Love KFC in Japan much better than in Australia,’ one person wrote.
‘I’m on my way – I can eat that for six hours straight. There won’t be any left by the time I’m finished,’ another said.
One KFC fan even joked they were ‘moving to Tokyo’.
Lunch at the restaurant runs between 11am and 5pm for ¥1,980 (AUD$26) for adults, junior and high school students aged 13 to 18 – and ¥980 (AUD$12.90) for elementary students aged between six and 12.
The dinner menu is available after 5pm until 10pm for ¥2,580 (AUD$34) for adults, junior and high school students – and ¥1,280 (AUD$16.85) for elementary students.
Both lunch and dinner are available for children under the age of six for ¥480 (AU$6.30) and toddler kids under three can eat for free.
Lunch at the restaurant runs between 11am and 5pm for ¥1,980 (AUD$26) for adults
Hungry diners can eat unlimited fried chicken with its signature 11 herbs and spices
The dining experience lasts 80 minutes and includes all-you-can-drink soft drinks.
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But to secure a table for lunch, there’s a waiting system in place to avoid queues.
The restaurant only dishes out 100 tickets per day with a number between one to 100 allocated to diners – meaning you’d have to arrive early to grab a ticket so you don’t miss out.
Numbers one to 25 can eat from 11am, 25 to 50 can secure a table from 12.30pm, 51 to 75 can dine from 2pm and 75 to 100 can head in from 3.30pm.
Diners are spoiled for choice – with up to 50 items to choose from the Japanese buffet
There’s a salad bar where you can create your own salad with ingredients and dressing
The menu offers 50 different items, including exclusive meals such as a ‘special fried chicken soup curry’ (pictured), rotisserie chicken and pan-baked potato casserole
To secure a table for lunch, there’s a waiting system in place to avoid queues. The restaurant only dishes out 100 tickets per day with a number between one to 100 allocated to diners – meaning you’d have to arrive early so you don’t miss out
After indulging yourself with savoury foods, diners can end their dining experience with a selection of desserts to choose from, including parfaits, jelly, cakes and more
Lunch runs between 11am and 5pm and the dinner menu is available after 5pm until 10pm
Diners can indulge in the Original Recipe fried chicken with 11 herbs and spices, create their own salads at the salad bar and enjoy never-before-seen meals.
Other items on the menu include fried rice, garlic bread, chicken nuggets and wings.
After indulging yourself with savoury foods, diners can end their dining experience with a selection of desserts to choose from, including parfaits, jelly, profiteroles, cakes and more.
Located at the Minami-Machida Grandberry Park, the restaurant has a ‘KFC home party’ theme, featuring a family-style layout – making it very different to a standard KFC fast food store.
The Tokyo restaurant, which opened in November 2019, also offers a children’s ‘school corner’ so students can learn about cooking and kitchen safety.
Before the latest opening, there were multiple pop-up all-you-can-eat KFC stores around the city.
But Tokyo foodies will no longer have to wait around as the permanent Machida buffet officially marks the second permanent all-you-can-eat KFC to open in Japan after a restaurant rolled out in Osaka in 2015.
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