Kenji

Kenji is a male customer who made his first appearance as a closer in Papa's Hot Doggeria.

Flipdeck Info
Hometown: Tastyville

Occupation: Competitive Eater

Loves: Hot Dogs

Hates: Dining Etiquette

Kenji is a world famous Competitive Eater from Tastyville. He is the title holder for the Hot Dog Eating Championship, a yearly competition hosted by Griller Stadium. Kenji also holds numerous other eating records. Some of his highlights include 52 donuts, 34 quesadillas, and 76 cupcakes. He is currently training for the National Pizza Eating Championship.

Appearance
Kenji has a tan colored skin. He wears a red sleeveless shirt with yellow jeans and red and white shoes with yellow laces. He wears a Hot Dog eating contest winning belt. He wears a red-yellow headband with thin white stripe in the middle. He also wears armbands with the same design. He wears a gold #1 medal on his neck.

Papa's Hot Doggeria

 * Hot Dog on a Regular Bun
 * Relish
 * Mustard
 * Ketchup
 * Relish
 * Drink and Popcorn:
 * Large Dr. Cherry
 * Medium Buttered Popcorn

Papa's Cupcakeria

 * Random Liner
 * Zebra Stripe Cake
 * Cupcake 1:
 * Chocolate Frosting
 * Chocolate Drizzle
 * Nutty Butter Cups (except in St. Paddy's Day)
 * Random Toppings in other holidays
 * Cupcake 2:
 * Red/Pink Frosting
 * Strawberry Drizzle (except in four holidays)
 * Cherry (except in 5 holidays, on both cupcakes during Valentine's day)
 * Random Toppings in other holidays

Papa's Freezeria HD

 * Large Cup
 * Kiwi
 * Rainbow Sherbet Syrup
 * Regular Blend
 * Whipped Cream
 * Wildberry Derps
 * Pomegranates
 * 3 Waffle Wedges
 * Cherry

Papa's Pastaria

 * Al-Dente Fettuccine
 * Three Cheese Sauce
 * Cauldron Powder (Italian Seasoning in other holidays)
 * 5 Sausages
 * 4 Mussels (Clams in other holidays)
 * Cheesy Bread

Papa's Freezeria To Go!

 * Large Cup
 * Caramel Apple
 * Tutti Frutti Syrup
 * Smooth Blend
 * Whipped Cream
 * Key LimeTopping
 * Wildberry Derps
 * Cloud berry,Gummy Onion,Cloud berry

Papa's Donuteria

 * Regular Round Donut with Apple Pie Filling (Boston Cream in other holidays)
 * Cinnamon Sugar
 * Caramel Apple Drizzle (Caramel in other holidays)
 * Crushed Peanuts
 * Pumpkin Roll with Boston Cream
 * Vanilla Icing
 * Candy Jack (Chocolate Chips in other holidays)
 * Chocolate Ring Donut with Whipped Cream
 * Clear Glaze
 * Creameo Bits

Papa's Wingeria HD

 * 8 Spicy Garlic Boneless Wings
 * 4 Teriyaki Tofu Skewers (left)
 * 4 French Fries (right)
 * Kung Pao Dip
 * Ranch Dip
 * Mango Chili Dip

Papa's Pizzeria To Go!

 * 8 Philly Steaks
 * 6 Sausages on the left
 * 6 Ground Beefs on the right
 * Medium baked
 * 6 slices

Papa's Cheeseria

 * Rosemary Foccacia with American Cheese
 * Chorizo Sausage (Sliced Ham on other holidays)
 * Lettuce
 * Guacamole (Ranch on other holidays)
 * Deep-Fried Pickles
 * Pulled Pork
 * Regular
 * Fries:
 * Crinkle Cut Fries
 * Ketchup
 * Ranch

Unlockables

 * In Pastaria, he is unlocked with Cauldron Powder.
 * In Donuteria, he is unlocked with Apple Pie Filling.
 * In Cupcakeria To Go!, he is unlocked with Cinco Swirls.

Ranks required to unlock him

 * Papa's Freezeria HD: Rank 57
 * Papa's Pastaria: Rank 32
 * Papa's Freezeria To Go!: Rank 60
 * Papa's Wingeria HD: Rank 62
 * Papa's Pizzeria To Go!: Rank 55
 * Papa's Cupcakeria To Go!: Rank 22

Papa's Next Chefs

 * 2014: He lost to Johnny in the second round. However he did earn enough votes to finish in 3rd place with Cecilia in the Keylime Division.
 * 2015: He earned more votes than Connor in the first round but lost to Timm in the finals earning a 2nd place finish with Sienna in the Buffalo Division.

Trivia

 * Kenji is Mitch's idol/hero when it comes to competitive eating, according to the latter's flipdeck.
 * Kenji and Mitch have some similarities. These are the following:
 * Both have the same hairstyle; parted down the middle and a light stubble, altough Mitch's hair and stubble is shorter.
 * Both won eating competitions.
 * He wears a Lucha Libre wrestling mask during Halloween season.
 * In the results of the Buffalo Division in Papa's Next Chefs 2015, he wears a silver belt with the logo of division instead of the gold belt he usually wears. This is because he won second place.
 * When he is accompanying someone in the dining room, the "1" on the medal that he wears is flipped.
 * He appears in the National Hot Dog Day promo picture.
 * Althought he likes Halloween in Papa's Pastaria, he doesn't wear the Lucha Libre wrestling mask in that game.
 * He is the fourth customer whose name is Japanese. The others are Tohru, Akari and Yoshi