たとえパクリでもコスパは文句ありません！ : Raku Gyouza Izakaya Suidoubashiten

When you say rip-off, it doesn't sound very good. In particular, rip-offs by Chinese companies have become so pervasive in the world that there is no need to explain them again, and I think that there are many cases where they are viewed with a certain sense of contempt. However, if you look at business administration textbooks, it is clearly written that rip-off = imitation is an important management strategy. In other words, regarding the strategy of "followers" in the four types of competitive positions (leaders, followers, nitchers, and challengers), one textbook says, "Followers are inferior in terms of both quantity and quantity of management resources compared to leaders, so they are not in a position to immediately aim for the position of leader, so imitation of top companies is the basis of the strategy." In order for the counterfeit products of the lower companies to be competitive, a low-cost strategy is required, and low-cost operations are key to this." It is said. For example, if you look at rip-off characters by Chinese companies, there are many cases where you can say that they are blatant, but at the same time, they are very good at identifying trends and are skillful in pricing. According to one person, "Copying is never an easy task," that is, on a daily basis, we collect information about businesses in the same industry and other industries around the world, and when we find an excellent business, we immediately analyze "what is superior" and "why we were able to achieve that feature" It is a routine work. It may be that the success or failure of the copy will be determined by whether or not management resources can be invested in it. It is not pleasant that Japan cannot beat China, but it can be said that it is doing as much as possible. In the world of food-related industries, including restaurants, rip-offs = imitations are a daily occurrence, and in particular, rip-offs by Chinese capital are unremarkable. Fortunately, in the restaurant industry, where there are many capital-fragile businesses, there is a limit to the amount of money that can be spent, so there are many low-level rip-offs, and they are naturally culled, so there may not be a need to be too exposed. Our restaurant, which we visited for lunch on this day, is probably a form of rip-off by mainland Chinese-related capital. This is because when I look at the name "Raku" and the category "Gyoza / Dumpling", I think of the miso 13131111 Kobe Gyoza / Dumpling specialty store "[A:, Kobe Gyoza / Dumpling Raku]", which opened in September 2011 in Shimbashi. I first learned about the store when we opened our second store in Kanda in May 2017 ([a:13208839, Kobe Gyoza / Dumpling Raku Kanda store]). This Kanda store seems to have closed, but in November 2020, we opened a second store in Shimbashi ([A:13253264, Kobe Gyoza / Dumpling Raku 2nd store]), so it seems that the brand still maintains a certain level of power. There is a high possibility that there is no relationship between our shop and Kobe Gyoza / Dumpling Raku, and it is presumed that our shop was ripped off. Our shop is located on the second floor of the B-Lot Jimbocho Building, a little more than 300 meters from the Jimbocho intersection toward Suidobashi, along Hakusan Street. On the first floor of the same building, there is "[A:13050384, Yayoiken Suidobashi Hakusan Street Store]". If you go up the stairs on the right side of the building, you will find our entrance on the right side of the second floor. On this day, I entered the store about 12:10 p.m. There are some counter seats in the restaurant, but the table seats are the main seats, and there is a slightly intricate structure, and it feels cramped. The number of seats is 88, according to Tabelog restaurant information (we are a restaurant member). The store was not so crowded and there were quite a few empty seats, but within 10 minutes of entering the store, customers came in one after another, so it seems to be moderately popular. I took a seat at the counter. There is a lunch menu on the tabletop, and there are also daily set meals and Ramen set meal menus as wall menus. From the menu, etc., the name of the restaurant (Gyoza / Dumpling specialty store?) Contrary to that, it seems to be a typical continental popular Chinese shop. And the price is quite reasonable. As a lunch service, fried rice, rice, soup, salad, pickles, etc. are served free of charge while being self-service, but in addition, the set meal menu is also exceptionally cheap @ 590 yen for grilled ginger, stir-fried vanilla, mapo tofu, etc. For example, the ginger grilled set meal comes with a Fried food dish of ginger grilled, and it comes with rice, soup, fried rice, salad, and pickles for 590 yen, which is unbelievable. I ordered a set of Taiwanese knife-cut noodle and grilled Gyoza / Dumpling (5 pieces) @ 890 yen from the lunch menu. It's expensive in the lunch menu, but I wanted to try the Gyoza / Dumpling in the restaurant's name, so I chose this one. I was told that it would take some time when ordering, but is it Gyoza / Dumpling baking time? In any case, it's unusual for a continental Chinese. While waiting, pick up fried rice, salad, and soup from the self-service corner. Since it is a self-service product, I didn't expect the quality, but the fried rice was dark fried rice with a strong soy sauce seasoning, which was not bad. The main Taiwanese knife-cut noodle and grilled Gyoza / Dumpling were served in about 11 minutes, as expected. Taiwan knife-cut noodle is a knife-cut noodle version of the so-called Taiwanese Ramen noodles, and it is unclear if there is really such a dish in Taiwan. Still, there's no reason why the simple flavors of Taiwanese Ramen with minced meat, chives, chili peppers, and garlic don't go well with the noodles just because they're now knife-cut noodle. In addition to the fact that knife-cut noodle was originally my favorite, the flavor of each ingredient was also moderately spicy, and it was quite delicious. The grilled Gyoza / Dumpling consists of 5 relatively large Gyoza / Dumpling, but they are crispy. There were no complaints about the chewiness of the skin and the clogging of the ingredients, and the ingredients were very delicious, making the most of the taste of the ingredients without a strange seasoning smell. In the case of continental popular Chinese, the taste of the food tends to vary greatly depending on the skill of the cook, but in that respect, our restaurant cleared the standard sufficiently. If so, since it is this bargain price, it will naturally be highly satisfied. It can be said that this has achieved exactly what the business administration textbook mentioned at the beginning of this article says, "In order for counterfeit products to be competitive, a low-cost strategy is necessary, and low-cost operations are the key to achieving this." Recently, I had the impression that there were more and more continental popular Chinese stores that were making a twist to differentiate themselves, but our store is also on that line, and even if the name of the store is a rip-off, I would like to evaluate this cospa separately from that. I hear that there are some people who take a step back and evaluate it just because it is a continental popular Chinese, but I would like to evaluate it honestly, and I felt once again that if the CS is high, the rip-off should be evaluated more positively.