We waited three hours to get into the new carb heaven all-you-can-eat bread restaurant in Osaka

We still had to wait three hours to get in to this new eatery one-and-a-half months after opening, but we finally understood why once it was our turn .

The up-and-coming Bakery Restaurant C chain in Japan offers a unique deal: order one main dish and you’re able to enjoy all-you-can-eat bread.

It’s nothing to scoff at, either, because the quality and variety of the bread is top-notch–perhaps as to be expected of an eatery run by the same parent company as the St.

Marc Cafe chain and all-you-can-eat cheese and doria chain .

The restaurant recently expanded from Tokyo to a couple of locations in Osaka, including the mammoth Abeno Harukas shopping complex on September 1.

During our recent trip to Osaka, we made our way up to the building’s 12th floor around 11:30 a.m. on a weekday to check it out… …and were shocked to find that 66 parties had already put their names down ahead of us on the waiting list.

This was way longer of a wait than at Tokyo’s Shibuya Mark City location where we can usually walk right in and get a table with ease.

While waiting, we noted some menu differences between the locations.

While the Shibuya branch has a set deal with a main meal for a standard 2,849 yen (US$18), here, the main meals vary in price.

For someone targeting the all-you-can-eat bread deal, the Colorful Vegetable Minestrone and Rich Seafood Clam Chowder (both 2,178 yen) are the most economical options.

On the other hand, the Hanger Steak (260 grams [9.17 ounces]) clocked in at a steeper 3,490 yen.

Ultimately, we didn’t feel like waiting to get through that many people, so we decided to come back earlier the following day.

And so we found ourselves taking the elevator to the 12th floor at 10:10 a.m., a whole 20 minutes before the store’s opening time of 10:30 a.m.

We headed over to the restaurant’s entrance… …only to discover that a huge line had already formed. ▼ It seems there’s no escaping the queue to get into carb heaven.