Dinner Behind Bars at Alcatraz E.R.

It’s safe to say we’ve never dined in an atmosphere remotely similar to that of Shibuya’s Alcatraz E.R. The name says it all: this theme restaurant is meant to emulate the experience of eating inside the blood-spattered emergency room of a high-security prison. (Have I mentioned that Tokyo is a little strange?)

Theme restaurants are all the rage in Tokyo, and you can find ones dedicated to ninjas, vampires, Alice in Wonderland, robots, maids and butlers. Or the emergency rooms of prisons. We h...