Amy B.
Yelp
I've never been to a revolving sushi bar, but heard it's big overseas. When they opened one here, I thought huh, how's that going to work? I noticed a few of my friends went and checked it out, but up until today, just never wandered in. My friend finally dragged me here, and I'm mostly glad I went.
I get the concept here, revolving sushi, take what you want, and I like it in general. I think it's a great way to try stuff out and see if you like it instead of ordering an entire roll at a "regular" sushi spot. Walking in can be a bit overwhelming, as I don't have the app on my phone, but you can check in with the host or put your information in to the tablet provided on a stand near the door. There was only 2 people ahead of us, and my friend put the app on her phone already, so we were good to go with that.
Our "server" and I use that term loosely, came over to our table and explained how it worked. You can grab stuff off the conveyer belt, put the plate in the slot and that's how they keep track of what you order. Most items are $3.55 and their usually 3 slices of sushi. They also a great variety of items to choose from, so I got to try not only some of my favorites, but one or two new things as well.
There's a computer screen up above, but it was hard to read for me and if you're sitting in a group of 4, the outside people can't get to the screen. You can order soup, Ramen, drinks and a many other dishes through the monitor. Super cool! I loved it. If you order a specialty sushi, the monitor dings and the dish comes out like George Jetson and you grab it off the conveyor belt on the top section.
Ok, so here's where I docked a star. First, I ordered Miso and it didn't taste very good. it was the broth, really. I can't explain it, but it just wasn't good, and I couldn't finish it. Secondly, the conveyor belt spent most of the time empty. Not that I was looking to grab every single thing that came through, but there were long stretches of times where it just spun around with nothing on it. Then, it would have one good round, and go empty again. Yes, I know people could have been grabbing stuff, but I don't think the staff was refilling it as fast as it was getting taken.
Also, they have robots that deliver the drinks to your table. I've seen them before at another Asian restaurant, and it's cool to see them here as well. One table sitting behind us ordered drinks and didn't realize the robot delivery was for them. The robot left and came back, and then they finally realized their drinks were on the tray!
Anyway, I really liked it here, and would go again in the future. Just no miso soup next time!