Sushi train

It's finals week at my high school, which means no teaching, pretty bad test scores, and going out to lunch! I wish my students would study... sigh. Ah well, for our Monday lunch adventure Heather and I went to the sushi train place. It was delicious and entertaining. If dad ever comes to visit, I know a place to take him :)

Sushi train restaurants come in different shapes and sizes. Sometimes there are sushi chefs that stand in the middle and you can order sushi from them and watch them make it. This place was a little bigger, and you ordered sushi from a computer screen instead of a person.

 The conveyer belt with the sushi plates on it. There are 3 separate ones with about 4 or 5 booths on each side. The booths are numbered, and when you go in, the hostess tells you which booth to sit at.

The sushi is on plates in the capsules pictured above. The capsules are stuck to a conveyor belt that is continuously moving. If you see a plate of sushi you want, you grab the edge of the plate through the finger holes at the edge of the capsule, and it pops open.

 If you don't see the sushi you want going by, you can use the computer to order it.

 Heather successfully ordered 1 plate of inarizushi.

 When you order something, it comes in a special red train piece, and the computer announces your sushi is here. This way, no other tables accidentally take your order. If you see something going by on a red thing and want it, simply order one for yourself using the computer.

 Inarizushi. Fried tofu filled with rice. It's delicious!

 You could also make your own green tea at your table. You simply spoon some match into your cup from the container on the table.

 Then fill with hot water from the dispenser built into the table.

 Above the conveyer belt. You can grab cups and little plates for your soy sauce.

 When finished with your plates, you slide into the slot and it counts them. Every 5 plates plays a little movie on the computer, good guys vs bad guys. If the good guys win, you win a little prize. The prizes this time were little wind up plastic cars shaped like sushi. If the bad guys win, no prize for you. Heather and I each ate 5 plates, so we got 2 tries. Sadly, we didn't win anything.

 Tempura onion rings. Really thick onion pieces, delicious!

You can order dessert as well, and it'll come out in a red dish. Lychee choco pudding. YUM!