I know this is an annoying post but I’m feeling a lil frustrated traveling with my very picky Midwest parents. They do not like raw fish, cilantro or anything too spicy. I live in Chinatown, NYC and love seafood and sushi…and tiki cocktails. I’m also seeing that we should have made reservations a week ago. We went to a seafood / korean bbq buffet in our first night an tbh it was disgusting. I know Hawaii has incredible food but need some help.
Need some advice for lunch on Tuesday, lunch/dinner on Wednesday and dinner plans on Thursday .
I know I will solo go to maguro bros for their poke. I’ve also looked at skull and crown and rainbow drive in. One day will be a luau so dinner will be taken care of there. Today we will go to Chinatown and possibly go to fete or lucky belly.
Would love to find a place that serves sushi/poke/good seafood but also has cooked fish or simple burgers/fried chicken, salad, “new American” type food.
Thanks so much for any advice.

I've been looking for restaurants around that serves this, but couldn't find any on Reddit/ Google. Anyone knows a good place that serves both?

Hello again! About 6 months ago, I put together a Nintendo roundup that got some positive feedback, and with this week’s double-whammy of the Switch successor kinda being announced and a direct being confirmed for June, I figured now was as good a time as any to put out an updated version so folks can know where things stand and have something to chew on while they wait. My intent is to update this post after the June direct with any new information. Please let me know if anything's borked, as formatting big posts on reddit can get a bit wonky and some of these links are getting old
Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development (EPD): Formed in 2015 as part of a restructuring that unified Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (EAD) and Nintendo Software Planning and Development (SPD). When people talk about “in-house Nintendo”, this is usually what they mean. EPD groups are primarily small producedirector-led teams that then scale up and pull from a shared “pool” of developers as projects get further into development. EPD’s many sub-groups can essentially be divided into those that primarily develop their own games and those focused more on overseeing/collaborating with other studios (both non-EPD Nintendo studios as well as fully external developers), though there are exceptions and gray areas
Development-focused groups

• EPD 3: The Zelda team; with Tears of the Kingdom DLC stated to be off the table, they are presumed to have moved onto the next major Zelda title
  
  • Nate the Hate and Eurogamer both reported that a build of Breath of the Wild running on Switch 2-comparable hardware was shown behind closed doors at Gamescom 2023 featuring 4K60fps and “erased” load times; however, these reports also stressed that this was intended primarily as a tech demo and isn’t necessarily indicative of a next-gen update or remaster being planned for release
  • Papagenos: “Tears of the kingdom Had a great zelda design I think we are Severely overdue for a game where zelda Is the main character. Seems to me A Hyrule adventure like that Is something fans want, Nows The time.
    • capitalized letters spell out “This is a hint”
  • Jeff Grubb, Nate the Hate, Imran Khan, and Andy Robinson have all previously claimed or alluded to the WiiU versions of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess coming to Switch (often speculated/reported as being a double-pack); nobody's gotten the timing right on this, but these are often framed as finished ports that Nintendo is sitting on for one reason or another.
    • Nate the Hate: "They exist but knowing when they'll come out is a different matter. It's why they are often used in speculation as a schedule filler"
    • Grubb: "I've always heard they're ready, they're sitting there, we're just waiting for Nintendo to pull the trigger. When they will, why they will, who knows?"
    • Kit&Krysta: Krysta: “I know they exist, they’re in, they’re, uh, they’re, they, they’re done I think they’re just gonna sit on it. But I do not think they’re gonna talk about this at all, for a while”
• EPD 4: The “experimental” team behind games such as Labo, Ring Fit Adventure, and Nintendo Switch Sports. Typically their games feature bespoke peripherals or prioritize using a system's hardware features for novel gameplay. Most recently released Everybody 1-2 Switch (co-developed with NDcube) in June 2023.
  
• EPD 5: Animal Crossing and Splatoon. Most recently released Side Order, a roguelike DLC mode for Splatoon 3, in February 2024
  
  • Pre-release, Splatoon 3 was confirmed to get 2 years of support; barring a content extension, the game should get its final content update this year around September
  • Should note that while the two series typically share a producer, there’s historically been little to no overlap in directors, so it’s not impossible for both Animal Crossing and Splatoon to have games in active development at once
• EPD 8: Also known as EPD Tokyo since the rest of EPD is based out of Nintendo’s Kyoto HQ, this is the 3D Mario team (also Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and Captain Toad; co-developed the NES Remix games with indieszero)
  
  • 2020 hiring call for a “level designer for new 2D action game (working in Tokyo)”
  • 2020 job listing for a "level designer for new 3D action game” in Tokyo
  • Rumors of an EPD 8 Donkey Kong game:
    • LonelyGoomba “I heard an unlikely rumour that the Mario Odyssey team are working on a 3D Donkey Kong game.”
    • Nintendo Life: “Nintendo Life can confirm that it has heard the same rumour [as LonelyGoomba] from an independent (and very trusted) source, which would appear to lend this report some degree of legitimacy. However, our source claims that the game will be 2D (or 2.5D, if you prefer) and not 3D.
    • Professor Chops on Famiboards: VV were working on open world 3D DK game since 2016, project was shelved and moved to EPD 8 in 2018
    • DK Vine: A DK game had been in development at an external studio before Nintendo decided to bring the series in-house; “I've been led to believe that this is a new EPD team that has formed from other teams specifically for the purpose of creating Donkey Kong games.”
    • Liam Robertson: Full documentary about Vicarious Visions’ DK project (and other things) on DidYouKnowGaming: Refutes the notion that Miyamoto was heavily contributing design ideas. A DK game codenamed “Freedom” was a demo made by VV and pitched to Nintendo, worked on for “a little over 6 months starting from the end development of on Skylanders Superchargers in September 2015”; “A throughline between the conversations I had with former workers was that they had all heard that Nintendo had given them some positive feedback on their demo”. Ultimately killed by Activision higher-ups, who felt VV’s resources were better spent on franchises such as Call of Duty and Destiny, in spring 2016
      • on the subject of Vicarious Visions’ project potentially being moved to EPD: “It was an unsolicited pitch from VV that was never picked up. Zero proof that it was continued elsewhere. If Nintendo is doing DK, it’s something else.”; [“Nintendo] hadn’t made a decision either way on funding it when it was shut down.”
• EPD 9: Mario Kart, ARMS (and Nintendogs once upon a time).
  
  • With Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Booster Course Pass both receiving their final content updates towards the end of 2023, they’ve probably been working on the next Mario Kart game (either that or LEGS)
• EPD 10: Pikmin and 2D Mario (including Mario Maker). Launched both Pikmin 4 (co-developed with Eighting) and Super Mario Bros. Wonder in 2023.
  
  • Unclear if there are any plans for either Pikmin 4 or Mario Wonder to get DLC (on WiiU, both Pikmin 3 and New Super Mario Bros. U received paid DLC)
  • speculation that the Pikmin 4 Japanese website possibly hinted at DLC via pictures not currently in the game: https://famiboards.com/threads/nintendo-first-party-software-development-st-nintendo-party-superstars.114/post-897523

Oversight and collaborative groups

• EPD 2 has the broadest responsibilities of these groups, through which EPD gets a hand in projects including Kirby, Mario Party, Smash, Fire Emblem, Bayonetta, Xenoblade, and Pokemon, and others
  
• EPD 6 generally sticks to to overseeing Intelligent Systems’ non-Fire Emblem games (i.e. Paper Mario, WarioWare) as well as all games developed by Retro Studios and Next Level Games.
  
• EPD 7 is a bit hard to place, but for simplicity’s sake I’m putting it here; as SPD 1 they developed multiple games on their own (notably the Rhythm Heaven and Tomodachi games), but after Nintendo shook up its internal structure in the late WiiU era and SPD 1 became EPD 7, they appear not to have the capacity for solo projects. Instead, all their projects as EPD 7 have been in collaboration with external studios and include the Famicom Detective Club remakes developed with MAGES as well as MercurySteam’s recent Metroid games
  
  • MercurySteam is currently rumored to be working on a 2D Metroid game targeting 2025 in addition to their confirmed “Project Iron” (a 3rd person action-RPG in partnership with 505 Games); MercurySteam put out 2 games in 2017 (Samus Returns and Spacelords) and 2021 (Metroid Dread and American McGee Presents: Scrapland Remastered), so it’s very possible for them to have two projects in development at once
• EPD 1 stands as something of a mystery, as just about every series it would previously have managed and overseen has seemingly been moved under EPD 2 in recent years; its current status and possible projects are unclear
  

Other Nintendo-owned Studios: Mario World outside of EPD

• 1-Up Studio (formerly Brownie Brown):
  
  • As Brownie Brown, developed games such as Magical Vacation, Sword of Mana, and A Kappa’s Trail; co-developed Mother 3 with HAL Laboratory
  • As 1-Up, acts as a support studio primarily for Nintendo EPD titles (most frequently EPD 8 projects, though also credited in occasional non-EPD 8 games like Tri-Force Heroes, Ring Fit Adventure, and Animal Crossing New Horizons)
• iQue: Previously distributed Nintendo games and consoles in China under the iQue Player branding; with Tencent now acting as Nintendo’s official distributor in the region, iQue’s primary role has been Chinese localization
  
  • developed the N64 emulator used for WiiU Virtual Console, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and NSO
  • began hiring game programmers and testers around 2019, suggesting an expanded role in game development (presumably as a support studio)
• Monolith Soft: Tokyo studio handles the Xenoblade series, Kyoto studio does support for EPD 3/EPD 5 projects; most recent solo release was 2023’s Future Redeemed, the DLC story expansion to Xenoblade Chronicles 3
  
  • 2017 job listing for “an ambitious project that differs from Monolith Soft’s brand image”
  • 2023 job listing for UI designer in “action game development”; February 2024 update to recruitment page still looking for developers with experience making 3D action games
  • Possible evidence of a Xenoblade X remaster from Future Redeemed
• NDcube: Mario Party (from 9 onwards), Clubhouse Games, various other party game/mini game titles (also F-Zero Maximum Velocity on GBA)
  
  • Most recently released 2023’s Everybody 1-2 Switch (co-developed with EPD 4)
• Next Level Games: Luigi’s Mansion 2 and 3, Mario Strikers series, Punch-Out Wii, Metroid Prime Federation Force
  
  • Since 2013’s Luigi’s Mansion 2, Next Level has released a new game every 3 years; With Mario Strikers Battle League releasing and wrapping support in 2022, they should have a new game in 2025 (assuming they stick to this 3 year cycle)
  • Possibly working on the Luigi’s Mansion 2 remaster scheduled for late June 2024
  • Nintendo Prime in March 2023: An F-Zero GX remaster is one of two projects in development at Next Level Games
    • Nate the Hate on Twitter when asked if the F-Zero project he heard about was F-Zero 99: “I believe it was a different F-Zero project from F-Zero 99.”
• Nintendo European Research and Development (NERD) (Formerly Mobiclip/Actimagine): Primarily handles most of Nintendo’s emulation needs (NES/SNES emulators in the mini consoles and NSO, GB/GBA for NSO, and the Gamecube/Wii emulator used in Mario 3D All-Stars/Pikmin 1+2). Frequently credited in “novel technology”-heavy titles such as EPD 4 projects and Velan Studios’ Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
  
  • In addition to ongoing NSO work, served as a support studio for Tears of the Kingdom
  • Most recently developed Pikmin 1+2 along with the Porting Technology Development Team (part of Nintendo Platform Technology Development, Nintendo’s hardware&tech division)
• Nintendo Pictures (formerly Dynamo Pictures): Animation and motion capture studio
  
  • As Dynamo Pictures, credited on games and media such as Metroid Other M, Monster Hunter Stories, Persona 5, and the Pikmin shorts
  • As Nintendo Pictures, credited on Tears of the Kingdom (special thanks), Pikmin 4 (very special thanks), Mario Wonder (character design/character action design/field design/cinematic design/technical support/project management/special thanks), Super Mario RPG remake (character art/animation art/technical art), and Another Code Recollection (very special thanks)
• Nintendo Software Technology (NST): Ridge Racer 64, Pokemon Puzzle League (a reskin of Intelligent Systems’ shelved Panel de Pon 64), Wave Race Blue Storm, 1080 Avalanche, Mario vs DK series, Metroid Prime Hunters, F-Zero 99, support work for indie publishing partnerships (Snipperclips, The Stretchers, Good Job), port work+new content for EPD games (Mario Maker 3DS, Captain Toad Switch/3DS, 3D World+Bowser’s Fury)
  
  • most recently put out a remake of the original Mario vs Donkey Kong in February 2024
  • Upon F-Zero 99’s launch, dataminers found evidence of additional game modes
• Retro Studios: Metroid Prime series, Donkey Kong Country Returns & Tropical Freeze, support for Mario Kart 7
  
  • Retro took over development of a rebooted Metroid Prime 4 about 5 years ago
    • PapaGenos: “The thing is I’ve heard Prime 4 is basically done and has been done for a while, but the cutscenes are apparently really bad (or were a few months ago) so that’s what was delaying the game.”; believes it is still “a Switch title and not specifically made for the Switch 2”
      • Nate the Hate: “The only thing preventing a 2024 release is if Nintendo holds it back for strategic reasons. But the cinematic delay claim is not accurate”
    • Jeff Grubb has heard (from a source that also told him about the Epic Mickey Remaster) that as of sometime last year, Retro was planning to have Prime 4 assets prepared by May 2024, would likely include a CGI trailer and gameplay footage; stresses that plans may have changed and having assets prepared for May isn’t the same as “something happens in May”
    • Brazil, talking about the June Direct: “My educated guess is that MP4 is showing up as a late 2024 title as well”
    • XboxEra’s Nick Baker had a source describe Metroid Prime 4 to him, emphasized it was graphically impressive and featured big areas
  • Jeff Grubb has previously reported that Prime 2 and 3 would also get remasters, but isn’t expecting Prime 1-level “big boy remasters” (as he’s phrased it); “Metroid Prime 2 and Metroid Prime 3 are sorta getting, they’ll probably get, like, the updated controls and things like that, but they’re not getting quite the same overhaul that Metroid Prime 1 is getting”.
    • He also said that “Metroid Prime 2 remaster probably is coming out relatively soon-ish” back in July 2023 (fortunately he did not bet his hair on this one)
  • reddit user Ncleknows: "Prime 2 has sat in waiting for a while and they're polishing prime 3"
• Systems Research and Development (SRD): Programming assistance on many Nintendo games dating back as far as the Famicom/NES port of Donkey Kong in 1983 before eventually being acquired by Nintendo in 2022
  

Close Partners and Frequent Collaborators: The Nintendo Keiretsu and Friends

• Arika: Endless Ocean series, several Dr. Mario installments, Tetris 99/Mario 35/Pac-Man 99
  
  • Most recently released Endless Ocean Luminous in May 2024
• Bandai Namco: As Namco, developed Starfox Assault, the Donkey Konga series, and the Mario baseball games; As Bandai Namco, responsible for Smash games starting with Smash for WiiU and 3DS, asset creation for EPD 9 games starting with Mario Kart 8 (technically had been involved with Kart since the arcade entries in the mid-2000s), and various Pokemon spin-offs such as Pokken Tournament and New Pokemon Snap
  
  • Studio 2/Studio S: “Specializing in commissioned development projects within the company”
    • A Bandai Namco studio seemingly dedicated solely to Nintendo co-development projects Looks to comprise both the Smash team as well as the EPD 9 support team (not confirmed: the Pokken/New Pokemon Snap team)
      • Going off the interview section of their website, people at Studio S have worked on Smash games, while those at Studio 2 have worked on EPD 9 games
  • Hiring for two projects: A 3D action game (possibly a remaster, going off of an older job listing )and a 2D action game
    • All 3D remasteremake jobs have been removed from Namco’s recruitment page as of early February 2024; 2D action game listing also removed
• Camelot: Mario Tennis and Mario Golf games, Golden Sun series
  
  • Emily Rogers stated in late 2021 that “internally, in the last ten years, Nintendo has shown more interest in Golden Sun than people realize. Nintendo likes Golden Sun. The big thing holding it back is finding the right developestudio to work on it. Because Camelot has its plate full with Mario sports, and Mario sports makes Nintendo a lot of money. If were up to me, I think Nintendo should find a studio to re-make Golden Sun 1 and 2. Remakes would be much, much easier to develop than a brand new Golden Sun.”
• Game Freak/Creatures Inc./The Pokemon Company:
  
  • Game Freak is currently working on Pokemon Legends Z-A, an action-RPG set in Lumiose City from Pokemon XY, scheduled to release in 2025
  • Pokemon TCG Pocket, developed by Creatures Inc. and DeNA, is scheduled to release on Android and iOS in 2024
    • TCG Pocket developer DeNA Digital Production Co. renamed to Pokemon Card D Studio, will be co-funded by TPC and DeNA
  • Game Freak is also making an action-adventure game codenamed Project Bloom with Take-Two label Private Division; expected to launch “during Take-Two’s fiscal year 2026”, no platforms have been announced
  • Game Freak trademarked “Pand Land” in late 2023
  • 4Chan post claiming there will be a Scarlet/Violet graphics enhancement patch for “the new Nintendo Switch models that will be released alongside DLC2”
  • Creatures employee's LinkedIn mentioned working on "one unannounced game" in 2022 in addition to the then-unreleased Detective Pikachu Returns
  • Pokemon Works founded in early 2024 as a joint venture between The Pokemon Company and ILCA (Pokemon Home, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, support for Pokemon Scarlet/Violet) for “contracted development of games related to Pokemon” (presumably will be roughly analogous to Bandai Namco Aces, a joint venture between Bandai Namco and ILCA related to the Ace Combat series)
  • Pyoro: “Idk anything about the Pokémon Presents, while heard of an outsourced unova-related game. The info was from last year so it may turn out to be inaccurate.; “This is not a leak and should be taken with a grain of salt. I’m just sharing something i’m aware of.”
• Good-Feel: Wario Land Shake It, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Yoshi’s Wooly World/Crafted World
  
  • most recently released Princess Peach Showtime in March 2024
• Grezzo: Ocarina of Time 3D and Majora’s Mask 3D, Luigi’s Mansion 3D, Link’s Awakening remake, Miitopia remaster; co-developed Triforce Heroes with EPD 3
  
  • Released Jet Dragon for Apple Arcade in 2023
    • Axios interview: “The studio has around 85 full-time employees, Ishii says, and tends to develop about two or three games at a time.”
  • 2021 job listings for battle planneboss designer, character control engineer, and UI designer for a "medieval", "stylish", “not photorealistic” game
  • Koichi Ishii (Grezzo founder and president, Mana series creator, Chocobo/Moogle creator) is currently attached to Square Enix’s Visions of Mana as a series monster design supervisor, no indication of Grezzo as a whole being involved in its development
• HAL Laboratory: Known primarily for Kirby; in recent years, they’ve also made the Boxboy games and Part-Time UFO. Prior to roughly the mid-2000s, their output was a bit more varied, including titles such as the first Pokemon Snap and Pokemon Ranger, the first two Smash Bros., and co-developing Earthbound and Mother 3
  
  • Warpstar Inc. is responsible for managing the Kirby IP specifically (essentially, it’s The Pokemon Company but for Kirby); HAL owns 50% of its shares while Nintendo owns the other 50%
  • Kirby series director Shinya Kumazaki called Kirby and the Forgotten Land “the first step in our kind of ongoing moving forward challenge of now also creating 3D Kirby games”, indicating they intend to follow up the now best-selling Kirby game with another 3D entry
  • multiple job listings specifically for developing (pretend to be shocked) Kirby games; presumably looking to fill the gap left by external developer Vanpool, which worked with HAL on several Kirby spin-offs as well as Forgotten Land and Return to Dreamland Deluxe before shutting down in May 2023
• indieszero: Electroplankton, NES Remix series (with EPD 8), Sushi Striker, Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (with EPD 4), Big Brain Academy Brain vs Brain (with EPD 4)
  
  • While not confirmed to be involved in the recently-announced Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, Masanobu Suzui (founder of indieszero) retweeted the game’s official announcement
• Intelligent Systems: Fire Emblem, Panel de Pon/Tetris Attack/Puzzle League, Paper Mario, WarioWare, Advance Wars, Pushmo/Pullblox
  
  • Developing the upcoming Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door remake
  • rumored Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War remake:
    • Imran Khan in 2019: “I know there was another Fire Emblem remake in the works for 3DS and that was one of the things that they shuttered. So maybe that’s one of the things they do bring forward [to the Switch] in the future.”
    • Brazil teasing upcoming Switch games in late 2020, includes picture of FE4 boxart
    • MarkoMaro in 2022: “Also Fire Emblem has not one, or two, but 3 games in development at this moment...with a spinoff, a remake and a new game, some of them almost finished.”
    • claimed to be in development by same person who leaked photos of Fire Emblem Engage in June 2022 (who also claimed Engage had been finished “for quite some time now”)
    • Nate the Hate: It “has been remade for the Nintendo Switch, it’s simply waiting for Nintendo to announce it”; Again in Feb 2024: "It's just waiting for Nintendo to announce it."
    • Datamined codename evidence: Datamining indicates that Three Houses had the codename Iron17 while Engage had the codename Iron19 but contains references in its code to an Iron 18; Three Hopes (the Warriors game that released in between them) was codenamed Seasons, so Iron18 remains unaccounted for
• Koei Tecmo: Pokemon Conquest, Metroid Other M, Hyrule Warriors games, Fire Emblem Warriors games, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Buddy Mission Bond (Japan-exclusive), Fire Emblem Three Houses (co-developed with Intelligent Systems)
  
• PlatinumGames: developer of the Bayonetta games and Astral Chain, co-developed Star Fox Zero with EPD
  
  • Nash Weedle (via Google Translate): “Bayonetta will receive a trilogy edition with its three main games in one pack for the Switch 2. The games will bring visual improvements (HDR confirmed) and performance. Due to backwards compatibility, it can also be played on Switch 2 with improvements”
  • Prior to Astral Chain’s release, director Takahisa Taura talked about having ideas of how to expand it into a trilogy or more
    • In a 2021 interview, PlatinumGames studio head Atsushi Inaba said that Taura was "working on something, but we can't say what it is" and that there were "a lot" of things that Platinum wanted him to do. "It could be him wanting to do his own thing, something like Astral Chain again, or it could be somebody coming to us and saying 'we really like Taura and want to do something with him' like what we did with Nier.".
      • Taura has since been credited on Bayonetta 3 (special thanks), Bayonetta Origins (game design advice), and Final Fantasy 16 (game designer)
• Ubisoft: Mario+Rabbids games, Starlink Battle for Atlus (featured Starfox content in the Switch version)
  
  • Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot seemingly confirms a next-gen update/rerelease of Mario+Rabbids 2: Nintendo [has advised] that it's better to do one iteration on each machine. We were a bit too early, we should have waited for [the next console]. Because you could play a great game. And we think it will last for ten years, because we will update it for the new machine that will come in the future."

Misc. Odds and Ends. Things that didn’t really fit anywhere else, big grain of salt for some of these

• references to Star Fox objects found in code for Switch Sports (the first released game to use EPD’s newest engine, ModuleSystem)
  
  • In 2015, Miyamoto indicated that Star Fox is something Nintendo experiments with internally whenever they begin working with new hardware: "I work very closely with the programmer of Star Fox 64. Basically, every time we get new hardware, we do a Star Fox prototype."
  • new international trademark for Star Fox filed in late 2023
• PapaGenos claimed in August 2023 that he’d heard rumors of Smash Bros. Ultimate getting some kind of update in the future
  
  • may have been referring to Smash Ultimate celebrating its 5th anniversary with the addition of new spirits earlier this year; final event was in late March
• Masahiro Sakurai says a console port of Kid Icarus Uprising “sure would be nice” but notes that “without a team around to work on it, crafting a follow-up seems difficult”
  
• Hobonichi (MotheEarthbound creator Shigesato Itoi’s company) celebrating 30th anniversary of Earthbound/Mother 2: “To commemorate the 30th anniversary of MOTHER 2 ... we are planning a lot of fun in 2024” (almost certainly just merch, but noting it here just in case it’s something more)
  
  • Mother 3 was re-released this year … on Japanese NSO
  • Mike Takagi (artist behind Earthbound’s American cover art) on Instagram reminiscing about Earthbound, late February 2024: “The 30th anniversary is coming up in Nov and I hear Nintendo is planning something…where my invite??”
• Nintendo investing up to approx. $880 million to “organically expand” its game development assets and creative culture, up to approx. $2.64 billion into Nintendo accounts and infrastructure; also constructing new 12-floor building for game production, expected to be completed by end of 2027
  
  • new building delayed to 2028 or later, “with the possibility of ‘more than 13 floors’ to cater to a long-term increase in development personnel"
• reddit user lineup-leak: Gamecube classics will be available at launch of next console (specifically mentions Mario Kart Double Dash, Smash Melee, Metroid Prime 2 as launch titles, with Pokemon Colosseum, FE Path of Radiance, and Mario Party 4 also being tested for NSO)
  
  • claims next Mario Kart will not be a launch title but will release within the first 6-12 months, describes next Mario as being “in final testing phase”
• Nintendo to give Forever Entertainment “significant financial support” in new publishing deal “to release several titles on Nintendo Switch”: This is from a while ago but (and someone can correct me if I’m wrong) I don’t think anything’s come of this yet
  
• Chris Dring/GamesIndustry.biz: ”Nintendo is actively meeting with independent developers to find new partners. Some of that is around publishing indie games, … but it’s also seeking studios that could work on some of its IP.”; “Nintendo regularly works with third-party teams, … But the company is looking to add to that roster, and I know of three studios that are deep in conversation around making games based on Nintendo brands”
  
• Nintendo survey asking about different Mario RPG games, including Mario&Luigi
  
• reddit user Advanced-Ad7780: Project X Zone 3 is currently in development (leak didn’t specify a developer, but the first two games were developed by Monolith Soft for the 3DS)
  
• Nintendo secures new trademarks for Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush and Fullblox (also known as Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and Stretchmo) in Australia
  
• Doctre: Notes that Velan Studios (Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, started by Vicarious Visions founders Guha and Karthik Bala) is looking for people with AAA experience to work on a “cherished and widely adored IP”, speculates it could be a reboot of VV’s DK project
  
• Midori: “A game is in development at Nintendo with the codename Banquet”
  
  • (personal conjecture: Some of NDcube’s previous codenames include using BBQ for Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival and Buffet for Super Mario Party, so they feel like the closest style-fit for something codenamed Banquet)
• Brazil: “The June Direct should be the last "main one" focused on Switch 1; more remasters will be announced during the show (and my educated guess is that MP4 is showing up as a late 2024 title as well)”
  

Engine Talk: Finally, it’s a bit esoteric but with game engines becoming an increasingly common point of conversation and speculation, I figured I’d put together a rundown of some of the engines used in Nintendo games. This isn’t a comprehensive list (esp. because many studios use proprietary engines that aren’t well-documented), but should give a general idea of who uses what to make what (shouts-out to OatmealDome on twitter for doing the datamining work whenever a new game comes out, and MondoMega on Famiboards for maintaining a useful graphic that collates most of this information) )

• LunchPack
  • Version 1: Nintendo Land, Mario Maker, Splatoon
  • Version 2: Splatoon 2, Mario Maker 2, ARMS, Labo, Ring Fit Adventure, Game Builder Garage, Animal Crossing New Horizons
• ActionLibrary: 3D Land, 3D World, Mario Odyssey, menus/”wrapper” for 3D All-Stars, Bowser’s Fury, Captain Toad, F-Zero 99 (elements possibly can be traced back as far as Sunshine or Galaxy)
• KingSystem: Breath of the Wild
• ModuleSystem: Switch Sports, Splatoon 3, Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Wonder, Mario vs Donkey Kong remake
• Nintendoware Bezel engine: Tetris 99/Pac-Man 99/Mario 35, WarioWare Get It TogetheWarioWare Move It, Super Mario Party/Mario Party Superstars, Clubhouse Games 51 Classics, Big Brain Academy Brain vs Brain, Everybody 1-2 Switch, Brain Training for Nintendo Switch, Endless Ocean Luminous
  • (also available for use by 3rd parties; known to have been used for Vroom in the Night Sky and Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park e Youkoso)
  • Datamines of Endless Ocean Luminous show the latest version of Bezel includes references to a variable frame rate mode with support for up to 240fps
• RUDE (Retro Universal Design Engine or Retro Unified Development Environment, depending on which former dev you ask): all Retro Studios games
• Mint: most (all?) HAL Laboratory games since 2011's Return to Dreamland; upgraded and renamed Basil for Forgotten Land
• Unreal Engine 4: Yoshi's Crafted World, Pikmin 4, Princess Peach Showtime
• Unity: Jump Rope Challenge, Pokemon BDSP, Fire Emblem Engage, Super Mario RPG remake, Another Code Recollection

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-Sushi platters or sushi station chef
-Baservice staff to help with drinks (we will provide alcohol and basic sodas, would want them to bring special mixers and bar gear)
-Someone who could do grilling/skewers and could bring a grill otherwise it can be rented.
Thank you!! Merci!

Just got back from Jamaica last night! My partner and I stayed in Montego Bay at the Iberostar Rose Hall Selection Suites for 5 nights.
Quick notes: The hotel and grounds were really clean and well-kept. They had a lovely rose-scented air freshener going on in the lobby and most main areas. It smelled so good!
The service was great, the restaurant staff were really friendly and even sang happy birthday to my partner. Bartenders (especially Alnardo at the Music Room and Stacey-Ann at Friction nightclub) were outstanding. The lobby bar makes great Bloody Marys in particular.
Food Breakfast buffet was good, they had a lot of selection and the omelette stations were in demand. I’m not a big breakfast person so I stuck to fruits and tomatoes. My boyfriend really enjoyed everything offered, and he’s a bacon-eggs-beans kinda guy.
We only did the buffet lunch once and it was great!
For dinner we went to:
Tsuki - great sushi, miso and dessert. I got chicken tenders on a pineapple sauce, and I expected like breaded chicken tenders to dip in a sauce, but everything was tossed together. The sauce was way too sweet for my liking. My boyfriend got a steak in ginger scallion sauce and that was delicious (get that instead)!
Sole Mio - Italian; 10/10 this one was delicious. The lasagna is HUGE. My boyfriend got filet steak and he loved it.
We walked over to Rose Hall Beaches twice for dinner at Aunt Ruby's (Jamaican steakhouse and seafood) and Uncle Tony’s Smokehouse. Aunt Ruby’s was delicious, they give you two kinds of chimichurri and a jerk mayo for your steaks (you can also get seafood), which are served with garlic mashed potatoes and veggies. I also asked for jerk sauce because I love it on mashed potatoes. Uncle Tony’s gives you a huge portion of meat (brisket, pulled pork, chicken, sausage) and they’ll bring you more of any kind of meat if you want some. I found the brisket to be dry but I got second rounds of the pulled pork and chicken.
For lunch/snacks they have a jerk chicken stand near the towel hut, and that was outstanding. I saw they also had a huge pan of seafood jambalaya happening but I’m allergic to seafood so don’t ask me about that.
The food truck at the beach also had hot dogs, hamburgers, and smaller amounts of jerk chicken so once they were out for the day they wouldn’t have anymore.
Beach was awesome, only hit up the pool once and it was nice.
We did an excursion to Blue Hole with lunch at Mongoose restaurant and then we climbed Dunns river falls. Really amazing. I’m not a fit person at all and the guides did an amazing job of walking us through everything safely. I’m also afraid of heights so I only did 4/5 jumps at Blue Hole.
That’s all I can remember for now. All in all I would definitely go there again.

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After staying five nights, and spending a bunch of time on property, I can see why this is widely considered the best resort in the Marriott portfolio. As my wife said: “I don’t see what could possibly have been better!”
I can think of a few things. But yeah, it’s truly spectacular from start to finish.
At arrival the manager of the property welcomed us personally, sharing a nice tea drink and helping orient us to the property. Immediately you walk out onto their large outdoor terrace and take in a breathtaking view of the entire property. It’s an awesome welcome that really hits after a long day of travel.
It would be a bummer to arrive here at night. Try not to!
**SETTING*\*
The property itself sits in a valley along the Ayung River, just outside of downtown Ubud. At the center of the property is large working rice field.
The whole property feels vast and secluded. It doesn’t really feel or look like a resort, but more like a small village tucked into the jungle. Which I suppose is the point of the “Reserve” branding, which means “hidden,” according to Ritz Carlton.
Mandapa was basically at 100% capacity during our entire stay and it still felt empty—we loved that so much. I can’t imagine how awesome it would be if you happen to stay at 50% capacity or whatever. You’d feel like you have the resort to yourself.
One thing to note: Because of the dramatic elevation, it’s not really possible to walk around the property much. In most cases you’ll need your butler to call a golf cart to drive you from place to place.
But these carts appear in literally a minute—we never waited for one.

**ROOM AND VILLA*\*
There are five room categories, all suites and villas. Base suites are called Reserve suites, then there are also Mandapa suites, which are larger with larger terraces. These rooms are located higher up on the property, so you get some amazing views. But these are comparatively smaller and also feel more like a condo/traditional hotel.
Then there are three types of villas: Ubud View, Rice Terrace View, and River View. Each come with a small pool and separate casita with a desk and sitting area. The main part of each villa boasts a king bed, a large walk-in closet, a huge bathroom with a 2-person soaking tub, and both an indoor and outdoor shower.
The outdoor shower was amazing—and I think we took 7 or 8 showers a day lol.
Ubud View villas just sorta look right into the jungle. So they’re very secluded, but you’re only looking at trees basically.
Next, Rice Terrace View villas look across the middle of the property at the working rice terraces (image above). This is a space where guests regularly walk around and take photos with the resort photographer. So, if you really want privacy, this probably isn’t for you. For our part, we enjoyed having a great view of the property and watching people do their thing.
Finally, the River View villas. These villas sit right along the Ayung River. Not sure how much of a view you actually get, since the villas sit about 30 feet higher than the river itself. You’d have to basically look over the side of your pool to see the water. There are also tons of rafters traversing the river all day, shouting and hollering. So, on some level that could be disruptive if you’re really prioritizing tranquility and quiet.
Overall, you can’t go wrong with any of the accommodations. We chose the Rice Terrace Villa because we wanted the view and the pool.

**DINING AND BARS*\*
There are three restaurants on property and two bars.
At the very top is Ambar, featuring some incredible cocktails along with Asian-fusion and sushi dishes. I had several different tequila and mezcal cocktails that were like nothing I’ve ever had. And so good.
One of their signature drinks is the Mandapa Spritz, which includes Arak, Aperol, and Prosecco. Arak is a local distilled spirit, made from rice or grains or even palm. I think we drank 20 Mandapa Spritzes lol.
One thing that really surprised me is how good folks in Ubud make margaritas. I have a thing where I try margaritas all over the world wherever I travel. Ubud stands out even over Mexico City(!). Whether at Mandapa or downtown Ubud, every margarita I had was absolutely on point.
We also ate dinner at Ambar bar one night. Had a bunch of sushi rolls and sashimi. For me, this was the best dinner we had at Mandapa. Their sushi rolls are super tasty and excellently done.
Next is Sawah Terrace. Here we did an “Indonesian flavors” family style tasting menu, which includes a lot of staples of local Balinese cuisine. Since we don’t particularly care for Balinese cuisine, we didn’t particular care for this meal.
Folks in Ubud, we learned, put Kaffir lime along with Tumeric and several other spices, in almost every dish. The lime was intense for us and some of these spices bring distinct flavors that we aren’t used to and didn’t really vibe with. After eating at Sawah Terrace and doing a really lovely cooking class at Lobong Culinary School (short walk from Mandapa), we started looking for other cuisines.

Sidebar: We can’t say enough good things about Lobong. We did a private class with Sundae, the head chef, who was absolutely the coolest guy.
Balinese people live together in large family compounds called rumah Gapura Candi Bentar.
In this case, Sundae invited us into his home to take use step-by-step through the foundations of Balinese cuisine. This dude delivered a masterclass in pedagogy—and would stand out as an Ivy League university professor. He was just so thorough in his teaching. And we learned so much about his people, his home, his religion, and of course their cooking.
Going to Bali I was expecting a place marred with overtourism and annoying commercialism. And, yeah, there’s some of that. But nearly everyone I met are living and working in the same town—and for the men, same homes(!)—in which they grew up. Most adhere to cultural practices and family traditions that are hundreds (maybe thousands) of years old.
It’s honestly very beautiful and we were grateful for these experiences, especially given our expectations going in.

Okay, back to the review…
Sawah Terrace is also where you’ll find the breakfast buffet each morning. And this might be the star of the show. Hands down the best buffet I’ve ever seen. I ate sashimi and goreng noodles every morning. You can also order basically anything a la carte, even if it’s not on the menu.
I don’t know what else to say except that I loved this buffet with all my heart.
Next, there’s a restaurant and bar at the main swimming pool called the Library. Food was meh. Cocktails were fine. Service was pretty good. Basic staples here. Nothing surprising. Nothing stands out.
Finally, there’s Kubu, which is the flagship restaurant on property. It offers two tasting menus and a few a la carte options, all showcasing I guess sort of a global eclectic mix of cuisine. Maybe French inspired? Hard to tell.
You can also do a wine pairing with either tasting menu.
One thing to note is that the wine options on property were mostly garbage and also ludicrously expensive (given the quality). I think there are huge import tariffs on wine which explains the price? Because other alcohol was not expensive at all.
We did the signature tasting menu. It costs $280 USD for 2 people, with a couple glasses of wine. It was all basically fine. Nothing memorable. Nothing bad. Just very middle of the road. My wife liked much more than I did.
We sat in the Kubu huts that you see in pictures. The venue was beyond beautiful and really elevated the overall experience, despite the middling food. It was raining during our meal, which made it super moody. Gotta say it’s one of the most charming settings in which I’ve ever enjoyed a meal.
Overall, I’d say the culinary experience at Mandapa simply doesn’t match the awesomeness of everything else. But again part of that might be that we simply don’t get along with Balinese cuisine.

**POOL AND SPA*\*
We spent way more time at the main pool than probably anywhere else on property. It was such a great setting, so quiet and serene. There are only three cabanas, but we never had trouble getting one.
The attendants made sure we always had a cool beverage. At one point, my wife and I were chillin’ on the edge of the pool and they brought us complimentary raspberry ice cream cones. Maybe that was the highlight of our stay? Just so sweet (literally) and thoughtful.
Now for the spa. Admittedly I don’t have a lot of experience at luxury spas. But holy shit, I would be surprised to find anything better?
This was borderline religious for me—it was *that* good.
The setting is beyond beautiful, as the treatment rooms right along the river shore. So, you enjoy the sound of rushing water throughout the experience (and also the occasional shouting rafters lol).
The massage tables were incredibly comfortable. It felt almost like a luxury mattress? The facilities were so clean and so nice. There is also a heated therapy pool and sun deck available to all.
We did a 75-minute couples massage on the last day. And we both agreed we should’ve took advantage of the spa earlier and oftener.

**STAFF AND SERVICE*\*
Upon arrival, you’re assigned a butler, who takes you to the villa to do the check formalities. The butler shares their personal WhatApp and you can message them for basically anything. Our Butler, Kewin, was incredibly sweet and responsive, always helping us organize activities and adjust our schedule.
I wouldn’t say she was especially proactive. But she was always immediately responsive and we had whatever we wanted almost instantly. It’s pretty insane.
One thing to note is that the service here feels very formal. Like, effusive. Slightly exaggerated even. Very in line with the RC brand, I think. Some might find it overly stiff. I chalk it up, often, to language differences. Like, by the time you translate formal Balinese into English it can sound quite excessive.
Finally, I think maybe the best part of this resort was the housekeeping. These folks were all over it. Our room was constantly *perfect* and I loved that so much. Everything was clean as a whistle. We had an endless supply of both sparkling and still water. Constantly refreshed towels and mats. Just as good as it possibly gets. A++

**SUMMARY*\*
Overall, we loved, loved our time at Mandapa. The setting is truly magical. We couldn’t ask for anything more.
If the food were better, it would’ve been perfect. But nearly perfect is good enough for us.

Salut à tous ! Je recherche plusieurs choses: - buffet asiatique a volonté qui est vraiment dans le centre (Grenoble 38000) entre la gare et notre dame et le ppm - sushis a volonté qui ne sont pas dans un resto chinois a volonté mais bien dans un resto de sushi - buffets a volonté d'autres nationalités et bons
Merci !

Is there an all you can eat sushi in Auckland? Thinking specifically specialising in sushi, not like Tombo buffet.

Wanted to see if anybody knew if there’s a sushi buffet nearby?
If not, what are some other good options?

Just returned from the 3 day adventure. Unimpressed with the food in the buffet; the OJ wasn’t OJ, it was sunny delight; hardly any water stations; LOUD hallways and walls; horrible service at the sushi restaurant— completely understaffed and unprofessional staff this was there; pool looked like a Petri dish of yuck . No napkins !
Drinks were good.
Specialty dining was sub par. Great cruise for singles, heavy drinkers , that don’t mind sailing on a tin can for 3 days.
Oh and only had one working outlet.

Never been to the casino, let alone eaten there but I've heard one of then has an all you can eat sushi night. Has anyone ever been? Was it good? Do they offer sashimi or nigiri?

Hi, first time traveling to Japan here, and is rather overwhelmed with all the information gathered so far.
We are traveling in a total of 5 pax (my mom, my siblings (2 of them at 15 years old), me and my wife) and I am in charge of the itinerary, mainly oriented towards kids & fun/cute stuffs (my wife love cute stuffs like sanrio and disney stuffs).
We have not decided the total days yet (very pre-stage in planning). But our estimate is around 8-10 days (max). And I take into consideration that 2 days will be wasted due to flights usually (first and last day).
Currently, our itinerary (by day, but not in order yet) is something like this

• 1 Day
  • Disneyland + Parade (not available on Friday AFAIK?)
• 1 Day
  • Disneysea (although no parade, I assume this will take the whole day as well)
• 1 Day
  • Akihabara (Anime land)
  • Kanda Yabu Soba (famous soba place)
  • Jyotou Curry (same as Joto Curry shibuya)
  • Ueno
  • Cafe Capyba
  • Senso-ji
  • Tokyo Skytree (should we go at night?)
• 1 Day
  • Shibuya Area
  • Shibuya Sky
  • Joto Curry (famous katsu place)
  • Yoyogi Park
  • Meiji Jingu (if no foliage, we going here instead of yoyogi park)
  • Shibuya Scramble Crossing
  • One Piece Straw Hat Store (inside MAGNET by SHIBUYA109)
  • Shibuya Parco (Pokemon Centre, Nintendo..)
• 1 Day
  • Ginza area
  • Tsukiji Market (Expensive seafood market)
  • Uniqlo Ginza
  • Sanrio World Ginza
  • Kaitenzushi Nemuro Sushi rotary place
• 1 Day
  • Teamlab Borderless (seems like nothing nearby this place?)
  • Tokyo Tower (not sure if it's a nice place for kids to see)
  • Tokyo Midtown (not sure if it's a nice place for kids to see)
  • anything we can fit here?

Wagyu Places - Yakisoba CELONA, Ginza Steak (Buffet) [Any other recommendations? Not too costly as we're on a budget]
Anything else that we should go/can fit in/should not go based on the itinerary above? Should we go Disneyland & Disneysea back to back, or should we put a gap in between to rest our legs or something?
I'm still trying to maybe fit in 1 more day, or if that's really it, then maybe I just make it a 8 days trip instead.
Any AirB&B/Hotels recommended near Tokyo area? We need either 2 rooms or 3 beds, hoping its around <$200/night total.
Thanks

Hi! My boyfriend is a 25M, BMI around 27, no medications, not a drinker nor tobacco user.
Every time we eat somewhere out to eat where it's buffet style or all you can eat, like a sushi place, Brazilian steakhouse, casino buffet, etc. he bloats like there's a balloon in his upper abdomen, has a very sharp pain in his upper abdomen, gets insane excessive gas/burping, and vomits. It usually starts right after he's finished eating. He moans in horrible pain, and when he throws up and burps, his stomach empties but then fills back up with gas and he repeats the vomiting/burping, sometimes for around 2 hours.
Something to mention is that I'm eating the same food and feeling perfectly fine. He's also not eating an extreme amount of food while out, just a bit more than our daily meals as a bulk or cheat meal. We cook really healthy when we don't eat out at these places, we're eating lots of veggies, fruits, fiber, grains, tofu, fish and poultry. He currently doesn't have health insurance as he was recently laid off from his job, otherwise we would just go to a doc or urgent care.
I thought maybe a peptic ulcer of some kind but worry it's something else because he doesn't get the heartburn or burning sensation most people describe.
Thanks in advance for any help!!

Hey all! My friends and I finishing up our semester in college soon and we want to plan a night out to celebrate. Most of us like sushi but some don’t like it/can’t eat it. Any place in mind we could go? Preferably Minneapolis, but we can go out of town. If it has lots of gluten free options that’d be awesome, since some of us have sensitivities to it. Buffets are fine, as long as it’s not too dingy, we’re golden! Our budget is around $30-50 per person(we’re all kinda broke lol). Big ask but i know minneapolis/MN has a lot of cool restaurants and I’m hoping we can find somewhere we all agree on.

This is our menu for a late summeearly fall estate wedding in Southern California - welcome feedback and thoughts!
Passed appetizers during cocktail hour:

• Blue crab roll
• Japanese fried chicken sliders
• Braised beef short rib croquette
• Need suggestions for 4th appetizer - looking for something lighter, vegetarian, and dairy free since the other options have meat/fish and are carb heavy and don't want people to be too full before dinner

Station during cocktail hour:

• Made to order sushi hand rolls (assorted fish) - we will have 2 chefs making hand rolls to speed up the wait time

Buffet dinner:

• Bread, butter, olives, nuts on the table
• Individually plated little gems salad
• Miso black cod
• Soy glazed ribeye steak w/ mushrooms & chives
• Miso carbonara pasta
• Roasted seasonal vegetables

Dessert:

• Wedding cake
• Ice cream station with staff scooping (multiple flavors)

I'm most nervous about the buffet format since guests will have to wait in line and carry their own plates, but this was important to my fiancé to have a buffet format where guests can pick and choose what they want to eat. We will have a wedding coordinator to help with calling tables, etc. And will have catering staff to bring out salads, clear tables, pour table side wine. There will also be a full bar at cocktail hour and a separate full bar at dinner with bartenders.
Any suggestions on making the buffet experience more elevated? We haven't been to many buffet style weddings.
Is this too many lines to wait in for a wedding with a hand roll station, buffet line, and ice cream station in additional to the regular bar lines?
Good food is really important to us and we went with highly rated caterers/food vendors that won out of many tastings.

Hi everyone! First time posting here, hope this conforms.
I work in a medium-sized law office that is looking for a restaurant from which we can order japanese food for lunch. We would need lunch for around 15 people, and we're hoping to have individual lunches -- maybe something like bento boxes -- instead of a buffet-style meal. It doesn't need to be the cheapest sushi in the world -- maybe $25-$30 a person -- but I checked and Nobu is a bit pricey.
Sugarfish seems like a great option, maybe a bit pricey, but they have no vegetarian options, what what I understand, and we need to have options for folks who don't eat fish.
We also need the restaurant to label the lunches. This is usually not a problem, but if we ordered a bunch of sushi and received 40 rolls, we don't want to have to go through them to figure out whose is whose.
Does anyone have any recommendations?

Places not to eat. I try to keep up on these. This most recent list is from March. The asterisk(*) means they fixed that particular problem. At least for now.
Albertsons — meat, 10500 W. Overland Road, Boise -16* Boise Fry Company, 2020 E. Overland Road, Suite 130, Meridian -15* Brookdale Boise Parkcenter, 767 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise - 8*, 20*, 21* Casa Mexico, 10332 W. Fairview Ave., Boise -15* China Grand Buffet, 10498 W. Fairview Ave., Boise 10*, 13, 15*, 16*, 22, 23* Del Taco, 1306 S. Broadway Ave., Boise -10* Form and Function, 511 W. Broad St., Boise -16* Granny C’s Bakery, 5120 W. Overland Road, Suite A, Boise - 2*, 10*, 23* Hacienda Tenampa, 7802 Spectrum St., Boise -1*, 8*, 10*, 13*, 15*, 16*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 28* Homewood Suites By Hilton Boise, 7957 W. Spectrum St. 2 La Quinta Inn and Suites, 7965 W. Emerald St., Boise -16* Maverik, 7333 W. Ustick Road, Boise - 16* Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 320 N. Milwaukee St., Boise - 10*, 16* Pizza Hut, 9050 W. Ustick Road, Boise 16 PRN Coffee Co, 6315 W. Poplar St., Boise - 16* Red Bench Pizza, 1204 S. Vista Ave., Boise - 2*, 10*, 16* Rotary Sushi, 10506 W. Fairview Ave., Boise - 8*, 16*, 29* Stinker Store, 3203 N. Cole Road, Boise - 16*, 21* Sushi Shack, 729 N. Main St., Meridian - 28* Ten Mile Lux, 2900 W. Excursion Lane, Meridian - 22*
WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN:
1 Insufficient food safety knowledge.
2 Certified Food Protection Manager — accredited course.
3 Illness/communicable disease reporting required.
4 Improper restriction and exclusion of ill food service employees.
5 Insufficient vomiting and diarrheal clean-up procedure.
6 Eating, drinking, tasting, or tobacco use in food preparation area.
7 Food worker with discharge from eyes, nose and/or throat.
8 Incorrect hand washing practices.
9 Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food. 10 Inadequate hand washing facilities.
11 Food not from an approved source.
12 Food received in unsafe condition.
13 Food not safe for consumption.
14 Inadequate record keeping of seafood/shellfish and fish.
15 Improper separation and protection of food.
16 Improper cleaning and sanitizing of food contact surfaces.
17 Food returned and reserved.
18 Incorrect cook temperature and cook time.
19 Incorrect reheating of food — temperature/time.
20 Incorrect food cooling process.
21 Food not at proper hot holding temperature.
22 Incorrect cold holding temperature of food.
23 Incorrect use-by date marking of food.
24 Insufficient record of time as a safe food control.
25 Improper consumer advisory for under-cooked or raw food served.
26 Pasteurized or thoroughly cooked food required.
27 Incorrect use of food additives.
28 Toxic items not properly stored/labeled.
29 Special food processing plans not available/not followed.
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so before i evan start dont mind the spelling and punctuation. my parents got married in 2010 So my parents got married when they were 27m and 26f, still married today and living life together. The venue they rented was at a train depot, in Duluth, MN iykyk, its not super large but can fit 250ish people in the main ballroom. they had around 170ish people. what my parents didnt know is that there was a play rehearsal for "SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER" and they wanted to come down and see what was happening, and they took some food from the buffet! everyone was confused because this guy had the Hitler mustashe and full costume. it was funny then and its still funny now, and still kinda confusing because after he ate he congradulated my parents
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Hey all,
Looking for buffet recommendations in Tokyo area for birthday dinner. It can be expensive, not really worried about budget.
I've looked at Hilton and Sky Grill but the reviews are actually a bit mixed so asking here for any recommendations for someplace good. Would be interested if it had a mix of food, like Wagyu, sushi and dumplings.