Vlogger Opens Fake Restaurant, Customers Line Up To Try Instant Ramen

A vlogger, Stanley Chen, recently took the internet by storm with a ‘fake restaurant’ that went viral in its own right. In videos uploaded on Instagram and YouTube, he explains how he set up the establishment, invited influencers and managed to convince many people that they were being served special delicacies. In reality, the vlogger and his team had simply given them instant ramen in fancy-looking bowls. In the video, the vlogger explains that he created a fake “five-star” ramen restaurant in seven days and called it “Nise Ramen”. The Japanese name translates to “Fake Ramen”.
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The vlogger and his team clicked some food photos, used them to create a fake website about the ‘restaurant’ and also made a video about it (which later went viral on social media). There was so much buzz about it that the vlogger decided to only issue invitations to influencers with over 100000 followers. In the reel, we see him speaking on the phone and asking one influencer how many followers she has. She replies that she has 240000. The vlogger clarifies that all other interested ‘customers’ would have to wait outside. As he says this, he shows a long queue of people waiting to be let into the fake restaurant. He claims that over 100 people lined up for around three hours to get in. The vlogger and his team also took other steps to make people believe it was a real restaurant. He says, “To make it even fancier, we set up a projector to play scenes of nature. We served all of our instant ramen in plant pots and even hired a DJ to play nature noises and called the experience ‘Ramen Forest’.”

Finally, the video shows the servers asking the influencers and customers for feedback, which is mostly positive. Their reactions also suggest they believe it’s a real dining spot. On asking a guest how much he would pay for a bowl of ramen, he replies 45-50$ (Approx Rs 4000). Watch the full reel below: