KURA SUSHI

I stumbled upon Kura Sushi whilst looking for a sushi place for lunch. It was a roasting hot day and me and a friend were looking for a place near the Aeon shopping centre in Narita town. This place attracted us because the building was white and had a sign outside saying everything 100yen. Great, a nice cheap lunch, let’s give it a try. Sometimes in Japan you have to take a chance as it’s a hit or miss thing. You actually get 2 pieces of sushi for 100yen. What amazed me about this place was you could order your meal from a computer screen at your table. No waiter to take your order or give you a bill. When we walked in we noticed it was conveyor type sushi and the lady at the counter handed us some napkins and an English menu. You then find a booth you want to sit at. If you don’t like anything on the conveyor belt you order your food from the touch screen tablet at your table. No sooner had we ordered but "boom" the food arrives on a shelf above the usual revolving sushi. A green light flashes and a buzzing noise is heard, it sounds and looks like a train -  you look up and see the sushi driver has arrived carrying plates of sushi. You then pick up the food from the platform, turn off the light to warn kitchen you have indeed received your food. The train then races back to the kitchen at full speed, it’s hilarious, that’s why I love Japan, every day is an adventure waiting to happen. I just love salmon so ordered 3 different types, one in particular was so tasty it melts in your mouth; also the rice was a nice temperature and texture. Had prawn tempura also, two types, one with rice one without. In between courses you can help yourself to green tea again also at the table. Only time you need to leave the table is if you want another type of drink. They have self service draft beer and the glass mug tilts at the end so you get a nice frothy head. Had about 13 dishes between two of us, 11 were 100yen, other dishes like miso soup with tiny flavourful clams were 200yen and a tempura set which consisted of 2 prawns, 1 white fish, and onion rings was 200yen. Lunch was1500yen for 2 not bad, will definitely go back. I had Miso soup, 6 pieces of salmon sushi, 4 prawn tempura and 2 salad rolls. I was so full, had no room for dessert but cleansed my palate with the fresh ginger, also at the table. Normally when you go to a self service sushi place you pile your plates up and then you calculate the cost by the colour of plate and the amount you have. Here they have a slot at your table and you drop the plates in, and somehow they calculate the cost for you, and no doubt they get whisked back to the kitchen on a high speed robot cleaned and ready to plate the next order.

Sushi Delivery Guy

Miso Soup with Clams

Tasty Prawn Tempura

Three types of salmon and a bowl of tempura and onion rings