Mon 9 May 2005
I had my first experience with sushi traveling in circles around me. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I was very careful and only chose colored plates in my price range. I tried out the new anti-carb sushi: Brown rice, brown paper, and veggies. My vote? A resounding BOO. The tempura shrimp roll was my decadent splurge. I also chose a wierd dish with slabs of tofu marinated in seaweed and salty red sauce. Ryan dispised it so much he flipped off the dish everytime it passed by him on the conveyer belt.
I love sushi!
Josh, however, does not love sushi. This comes from an aversion of seafood, however he is slowly, gradually, becoming more open to injesting fish. Raw fish is a lot to ask. He put on a brave face, as he always does when faced with not so favorite restaurants. For the non-sushi lover there was plenty of tempura and soybeans. Lo and behold, we were all impressed when Josh shoved a healthy portion of raw salmon in his mouth. Bravo!
May 9th, 2005 at 3:11 pm
Seattle seems like a good place for conveyer belt sushi. We tried it here in Eugene, and I was far from impressed. There was one item (which we thought was yellowtail and was definitely something else) that I put in my mouth and literally had to spit out to prevent vomiting. And how do you know when the sushi was made? How do the chefs know? What if that stuff has been circling the bar for hours? I just don’t see that much demand in Eugene to keep the train flowing. Seattle, I might try it again. Eugene, not so much.
May 9th, 2005 at 4:05 pm
The chef’s were in the middle of the entire operation making the sushi. So, you really had confidence that the food hadn’t been circulating for hours. You saw them place each dish on the belt–plus it was crowded so turn over rate was high.
May 10th, 2005 at 8:28 am
*Gasp* Where is this place? Next time we’re in Seattle, I absolutely MUST go there! I love the concept of food on a conveyor belt! And sushi is always a good idea. In fact, I think I’ll have some for lunch today.