There are some things you might want to know when you are perusing the shops in a food court or on a busy street and your eye happens upon Japan’s answer to McDonald’s.
The food is tasty, and it’s not a McDonald’s clone, although some of the fare is similar. It’s a little more expensive than most fast food you may be used to, but offers a little glimpse into Japanese cuisine so it’s definitely worth at least one visit.
One thing to remember when you get a burger or other type sandwich dripping with sauce and other good stuff is that in Japan, people tend not to touch their food preferring instead to hold it by the rapper. This concept is key to the Japan experience because Mosburger designs their sandwiches to be held with the wrapper, and designs the wrapper for sandwich holding.
Things to try at Mosburger:
Mosburger Rice Burgers
These are definitely worth a try. It’s a burger and what’s inside is burger… but instead of a bun you get rice. You can hold it in your hand and eat it like a burger, but it’s easier to eat if you use the wrapper. Tastes good too.
One of the rice burgers is pictured above… it has root vegetables like burdock and lotus root sauteed. This is definitely a uniquely Japanese burger here.
Mosburger Rosu Katsu Burger
This is a hunk of with cabbage and sauce on it. It mimics the popular Japanese food called Tonkatsu which is usually a hunk of deep fried pork cutlet with a pile of cabbage on the side and a sweet barbecue sauce. (This is my favorite Mosburger sandwich.)
Mosburger Hot Dogs
If you start missing Chili Dogs, this is the place to go to get your fix.
Mosburger Kids Meals
A burger, fries, and juice with a little tiny flip book, or a rice burger, fries, and juice with a little flip book. Occasionally Mosburger does a tie in with a movie or something else, but McDonald’s seems to corner that market in Japan.
You can see the entire Mosburger menu online, it’s in Japanese, but there are pictures.
The most important thing to know about eating at Mosburger however is that although it is considered fast food, the food is not made until it’s ordered. You will be made to wait, and probably given a number or a little buzzer/vibrator to hold onto until your order is ready after 10 minutes or so.
So, what I’m saying is that if you have only a few minutes to wolf down a meal, Mosburger may not be what you are looking for.
OH YEAH! And you don’t have to come all the way to Japan to try Mosburger… you just have to come MOSTLY to Japan… There are shops in Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, and I believe there is one in Indonesia!