I suspect being the owner of a popular sushi train makes good economic sense. Patrons have poor impulse control and generally eat more than they intend to, while lingering diners would be rare. The seating (side by side, making anything more than a quartet seem awkward) and atmospherics (a bright transit lounge) make a leisurely meal out of the question.I visited recently and the four of us, two adults and two young children managed to eat our way through one hundred and twenty dollars of food in less than an hour. The metric of $2/minute was skewed by the two set meals we ordered and the six desserts. . .
The food is good, but certainly not exceptional. While the previous manifestation of this restaurant, was a pleasant night out (and far more conducive to wine and conversation), this is somewhere to visit before or after the evening’s main course.
Image: The not so subliminal message is eat quickly and go. . .
2 comments:
Fascinating little post Ed (particularly as my partner wants to go to one of these restaurants ASAP, but I'm rather less enthusiastic) Great snap by the way, which looks all the more striking on a clear white background methinks ;-)
Cheers,
Chris
Chris,
I quite like sushi trains, if I'm in a hurry or on my own and if they are a little darker and more mysterious. . . This place is BYO, but even for a hard core wino, it's not somewhere I would bring wine. It just seems too rushed.
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