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Ohachi (Japanese: おはち) is a chain of restaurants in Tokyo that fall under the "Teishoku-ya san" category (Japanese: 定食屋さん). Teishoku just means "set meal". There's one close to the JR Ebisu station, not very far from where I work. Craving some kaki-fry (deep-fried Oysters), I went there on my way home today. A lot of these restaurants have counter-seats so that's where they seat you in you go in alone, or if there aren't any free tables.

Well, so I ordered a coffee before my meal, and a few minutes after it had arrived, the waitress came up to me and offered, with an extra apologetic tone, the option of moving to a regular table (though I was alone), if I was finding it uncomfortable to sit at the counter (which, I only then realised, I indeed was). Having long legs can be troublesome, though having gotten used to it I hardly notice it myself.

But it's a great example of really good service when someone else takes note of your discomfort, however trifling it may be, and offers to help before you can even say to yourself "damn these long legs!"