Lucky Pierrot

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Lucky Pierrot's main restaurant in Hakodate

Lucky Pierrot is a Japanese chain of hamburger fast food restaurants founded in 1987. The company operates 17 stores in Hakodate, Hokkaido and serves 1.8 million customers per year. [1] [2] Each of its 17 stores has a different theme. [3]

The Nikkei named its Chinese Chicken Burger Japan's "best local hamburger". [4] In 2005, the chain released a hamburger with whale meat. [5]

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References

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  2. "Lucky Pierrot". Metropolis Japan. July 24, 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  3. "函館の名物バーガー「ラッキーピエロ」、創業社長退任へ". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  4. 日経プラス1 何でもランキング「ご当地バーガーならこの店」
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