A collection of short phrase cards from Komaba Shokudo

Q:

I would like a half-size serving of brown rice omelet rice. I would also like to have hot green tea with both meals

A:

- Regarding brown rice omelet rice, due to the cooking process, offering various sizes would require customers to wait significantly longer than the current cooking time, so we are currently only offering one size. We apologize for not being able to immediately accommodate requests for half-size portions. However, we are able to accommodate requests for less rice, so please let us know.
- Regarding the request for tea on the second floor, thank you for your request. The second floor does not have a tea dispenser with pipes like the first floor, so currently, staff are refilling the drink dispensers as needed, and we are only able to provide water. We are currently exploring what is possible with the equipment on the second floor, so we would appreciate your patience for a little while longer.

Q:

The salad bar, which is served during certain hours, is supposed to be weighed on a scale installed at the register, but I'm wondering why there's a weight-like object on the scale that's "set to the weight of a plate." Does this mean that the object is the same weight as a single plate? If so, the object should be placed on the scale, the scale should be set to zero, and then the object should be removed from the scale and weighed.
I'd appreciate an answer as to what the object's intended purpose is.

A:

Regarding your inquiry, we sincerely apologize for our lack of explanation.
The salad bar scale at the register is set to weigh up to three plates at a time, subtracting the weight of three plates from the scale for ease of operation. Therefore, if you order one or two plates, we place a weight equivalent to the number of plates on top to measure the weight. We sincerely apologize for our lack of explanation. We have added an explanation to the scale at the register, as shown in the attached photo. We appreciate your continued support.