Lunch with dog in “HERO’S DINER”

(Machine translation by DeepL + adjustments by Gyegyopon, Translated article written for Japan without major changes, Sorry some Japanese language is still there)

Hello, this is Gyegyopon.

In August 2023, We had lunch with my dog at a hamburger restaurant called “HERO’S DINER” near Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefecture. We were able to take my dog inside the restaurant as well as on the terrace. The burgers were very tasty and hearty.

I hope this article will be helpful to those who go out to eat with dogs.

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“HERO’S DINER” is a restaurant like this

“HERO’S DINER” is an American-style¹ hamburger shop located along Prefectural Route 7, northwest of Inawashiro Station on the JR Ban-Etsu West Line, north of Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefecture.

The picture of the old American-style building. On the building, the name of the restaurant and "BIG HOT DOG HAMBURGER" are written in more prominent letters — Photo1: There were many cars parked in front of the restaurant and many people!

The inside of the restaurant also has an American² feel.

Photo of inside of the restaurant — Photo2: The order window and the space in front of it. You can also see the seats in the back. The names of the states of the United States are written here and there

Various kinds of hamburgers are available. Hot dogs are also available.

Photo of menu and others on the wall — Photo3: Menu, etc (you can see the menu also on the restaurant’s website)

Although it was not listed on the menu posted on the wall, according to the restaurant’s website, there is also a dog-only menu called “WAN Dog” (430 yen)³. It is served with “Chicken Meat / Lettuce / Tomato / Cookie”.
My dog usually doesn’t eat lunch, but I wish I had known about it so I could have given it to him.

Dogs are allowed in the room

We went to the restaurant with four people and one dog. My dog was allowed to enter the restaurant with us. There was a terrace table available, but it was a hot day, so we took a seat inside the restaurant where the air conditioning was working. The restaurant was almost full, probably due to the fact that it was a Saturday during the Obon vacation (summer vacation).

After ordering at the counter and taking a seat, we first gave the dog a drink of water.

Picture of a person sitting down and holding a white dog — Photo4: Trying to give the dog some water while waiting for the hamburger we ordered after taking our seats

While people were having lunch, my dog was quiet on the floor.

According to the information on the “Tabelog” (commercial site for restaurant information), “There are times when dogs may not be able to enter the restaurant when it is crowded, such as on weekends. (Even in that case, terrace seating is always OK)”.

They are delicious hamburgers!

We had three kinds of hamburgers.

Photo of the hamburger wrapped in wrapping paper and placed on a tray — Photo5: “Cheeseburger” topped with salsa

Photo of the hamburger — Photo6: “Aizu Sakura Burger” made with horse meat

All the burgers were large, tasty, and very satisfying.

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Map of “HERO’S DINER”

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HERO’S DINER
- Menu (The second page of the menu shows the dog-only menu “WAN Dog”)
HERO’S DINER (“Tabelog”)

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I apologize, but Gyegyepong does not know what “American” means and uses it vaguely.
Again, Gyegyopong does not know what “American” means… (same sentence below)
The menu posted at the restaurant says “We have some changes from our usual menu,” so perhaps the dog-only menu is currently closed.