The Cafe and the new Pokemon Center DX (deluxe) just opened yesterday (along with the entire rebuilt Daimaru department store building), so it was pretty crowded. I had to stand in line for just the elevator to get up to the 9th floor! Then I had to line up just to shop in the DX store. And, of course, the line to check out with my purchases. But it wasn't too bad, really. And I think I was reasonable with my shopping! LOL I got some nice freebies too.
On to the Cafe!
The woman next to me came ready for Instagram! She brought her own plushies to help with the photography!
The tablet on the table in the above photo is the menu and is also how you order your food. Of course, staff is on hand to help out and answer any questions. The tablet has settings for multiple languages, so non-Japanese speaking tourists will be able to order smoothly.
The Gengar grape smoothie has a "mysterious" glow...which the server will warn you to be careful not to swallow!
Sorry I ate your cookie ears, Gengar! They were yummy! Your grape flavor was super delicious too! I guess that brain freeze I got was your revenge!
The Halloween special Pikachu meal plate! This was kinda 50-50 for me. Some parts of it were alot more tasty than I was expecting, while others were a bit average. I wasn't sure if the hat was edible, so I had to ask the Instagram lady sitting next to me (she'd ordered the same thing)! Edible, but an awful flavor, to be honest...
But then...the highlight of the visit... An appearance by Chef Pikachu himself!!
We couldn't take individual photos with Pikachu, due to time and space contraints. We just had to take photos/videos and shake his hand. I wanted to hug him, but I managed to hold myself back... He moved to various areas of the cafe, shook hands, did a little dance. When he walked, we all chanted in rhythm with his steps. Pi - ka - pi - ka... In the background, some kind of Pikachu song played (all the lyrics being just Pika Pika).
Oh, the cuteness!!
Unfortunately, my visit ended a bit badly. The staff at the register had a hard time, for some reason, and it took about 10 minutes. I don't think she knew how to run a credit card. I offered to pay in cash, but she was like "No, it's OK!" But it clearly wasn't! Or maybe it was because I ordered the meal that comes with the souvenier plate and I wanted to substitute the Halloween Pikachu plate for the regular Pikachu face plate. The 3rd staff person finally got it sorted out! 3rd!!
I had finished eating quickly because I knew at 3pm, there would be another Pikachu appearance - this time at the DX store. And it would be a RARE one... the suit-wearing comedy team twin Pikachus. They came out while I was still waiting at the Cafe register...and by the time I was FINALLY done, they were gone. I was sad... This is all I could capture.
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