I didn't ask, and I don't think it makes much difference. But I think they really are Japanese.
The family that owns and runs it is Japanese. They also own the new Ramen House in Brookfield. Both amazing!
The food is truly authentic and you couldn't ask for a nicer, cleaner and attentive staff and the food, ahhh, is unbelievably magnificent
Everyone I saw working there was Japanese.
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