Go Viking

One thing we have been looking forward to is finding one of our favorite types of restaurants in Misawa - a Viking restaurant. Well, we found one. The term "viking" refers to "all you can eat" here in Japan. They are typically buffet style but some with a little twist. For all we know, they are all like this now. Anyhow, we didn't know really what to expect except that on the windows, their pictures said "order and self." Well, both are true. Only problem we quickly discovered is that the ordering is all done on a touch pad screen at your table - and not in English. With a little help from one of the managers (we think) who explained the way the restaurant worked in English to us, we figured out enough to certainly get our fill. Especially of the dessert items. Oh, and the neat part is, which was slightly stressful with kids (and hot) is that you cook your meat and veggies on a little grill in the center of your table. This is what we thought the "self" part referred to, but it wasn't. I think the the "self" referred to the buffet and the "order" referred to the touch pad screen. This was the only disappointing part. I remember a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. This restaurant lacked that, plus you had to order them from the kitchen. Which, if there more available we wouldn't know, due to the language barrier. We might go back or we might try another one elsewhere, but either way, Gabe said he had a fun time. Who wouldn't when mom and dad let you eat ice cream and a doughnut in one sitting!