"The food at this Chinatown sushi bar is fine, but you’re not coming here for the food. You’re coming here to be surrounded by small plates of sushi, chugging around you like a model railroad, which you can pluck out of formation at will whenever something enticing catches your eye. (If the garlic skipjack comes your way, grab it!) You’re coming here to use a touch screen to summon a round of beverages via robot, and to make minimal-to-no contact with humans. There could be something cold, dark, and dystopian about all of this, but Kuro is surprisingly comforting. It plays like a novelty—not something that’s in serious competition to replace all humans. It’s one step up from eating cheaply at a vending machine, with an element of theater. Your kids will love it, and so will out-of-towners who don’t live in Japan." - Allison Robicelli
