Nicole S.
Yelp
My children have been wanting to visit a revolving sushi bar restaurant, so when we were visiting Orange County and saw that Kura Revolving Sushi Bar was nearby, we made it a point to visit. They were SO excited, and we all had a great time.
First of all, you need to check in at the kiosk outside of Kura. There isn't very much space to wait inside, so the check-in kiosk is outside, and most likely, if there are other people waiting, you'll have to wait outside. We visited around 4:30 p.m., though, and it wasn't crowded at all, so we waited maybe two minutes.
Once we were seated, they asked if it was our first time visiting (it was). So they explained the procedure to us. You can grab the plates off of the conveyer belt -- make sure to pinch the plate and pull straight out -- or you can order from the menu and have it delivered. We did both, but my children enjoyed just plucking dishes from the conveyer belt as they presented themselves in front of us. We got so many plates.
At each table, there's a little depository for plates. You just put them into a chute and the chute whisks them away. If you deposit 15 plates, you get a prize. This probably doesn't make any sense until you do it yourself. I think my kids heard that they get a prize after 15 plates and wanted to order and eat lots of plates. Which was OK with me, actually, because my children are sometimes picky eaters, so to see them devour sushi and edamame and pickled watermelon just to get a prize made me very happy.
The experience and spectacle was worth the visit. But honestly, even if I were dining by myself, the quality and variety of the sushi would have impressed me. I really enjoyed my meal. This is a great place to get sushi, and it's especially a great place to get sushi with young people, because it's fun!