Eating in Tokyo Part I: Akihibara

Akihibara, or the Electric Town as it is called, is every ignorant person's mental image of what high-tech Japan would look like. This is what greets you as you exit Akihibara station.

A good lunch option is something like this: you pre-pay and get your ticket at the vending machine,

and then bring it to the counter, where the waitress takes it with enthusiasm and gets your food ready;

this cost 500 yen

somehow more popular with the lunchtime male officer worker crowd.
But still a good, cheap lunch option in Tokyo. There won't be much time (or space) to dilly-dally over your meal though.