I was a bit hungry after my day of record browsing and genre dodging, so I headed up Omotesando a few blocks to Sushi Kaiten. This is really one of the more remarkable sushi restaurants I've ever eaten in, not because of the slightly-better-than-average fish but because of the process you go through to get your food. Rather than order any food, you sit at a bar that circles the entire restaurant. At about chin-level is a conveyor belt, upon which pieces of sushi glide along until plucked by a hungry patron. The only ordering I did was to ask the waitress for a beer and a refill on my empty soy sauce container. The rest of the meal involves scouting a plate with a few pieces of nigiri or maki, protected by Jetson-esque plastic bubbles, and determining when a good time to stop might be. I settled on 12 plates of sushi, which left me very full and 2,000 yen lighter.
Posted by jimray at March 05, 2002 12:30 AMSince you've taught me that there are 132 yen to the American dollar, I guess that your meal was just a little over $15 worth of your "hard liberated" yen. Now is that the 6' tall Jim's chin level you are speaking of? And, how do you say "Another beer please." in Japanese?
Posted by: Lani on March 5, 2002 10:47 PMYou know the sushi place on Franklin Street does exactly that except it probably isn't as big (or as small considering your description of a lot of places in Japan). It's probably not as good but you should still check it out once you get back. In fact, I should should go there soon, I haven't been there for a while.
Posted by: Dan Lucas on March 8, 2002 05:21 AM