Isn’t it a beautiful thing to, after two years, go back to your little
neighbourhood Japanese restaurant
and find that everything’s exactly the same as when you left
?
The prices haven’t changed (except for
Coke),
the little cardboard “Sold Out” signs are still in operation
,
the charming hand-illustrated sign on the front still advises “No
alcohol / No bare-feet”
,
the staff still consist of Japanese exchange students who take your
money with both hands, and who are presumably responsible for the
hand-lettered cardboard “business cards” that you get with your
take-away
.
Actually, maybe it is depressing that nothing has changed. (Are you
surviving, little Japanese neighbourhood restaurant? Are you
prospering?) And why is charm so important? Why do I want you not to
change?
It’s all about the food
,
right?
(Miyoshi is 85 Swan St, Richmond, Victoria, Australia, and is rated T
for tasty.)