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Kura Revolving Sushi Bar - Edison and Fort Lee NJ

Restaurant review

I totally get and appreciate the novelty of conveyor-belt sushi. It's exciting watching the dishes glide by. You get to pick stuff that looks good, like a buffet, but you don't have to move - the food comes to you. And with the touchscreen at each table, you get to order anything from the full menu and it is delivered via a second conveyor directly to your table. Super cool.

However: (and these are big howevers)

1. It's expensive. We had lunch for 6 people (4 adults, 2 children) and the bill came to $310. Adding a tip brought it to $360. ($60 per person). That's about double what we would have paid on a weekend at an all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant. You pay $3.55 per plate, plus any extras (drinks, special orders, etc). But there's only a few bites on each tiny plate. It's not uncommon to eat 10-20 plates per person, and they add up.

2. The sushi is just not that good. I mean, it's fine. Not exceptional. Not inspired. Just fine. There's not a huge selection of either maki or nigiri either on the full menu, and there's even less on the conveyor. We had a few things that were not great (eg the takoyaki were uncooked inside). A few standouts: the wagyu nigiri was really tasty and has great smoky notes; the ramen broth is very tasty and a rival of other dedicated ramen restaurants.

3. You can't customize *anything*. Don't want the spicy mayo? Extra green onions? Allergic to sesame seeds? Too bad. There's no way to customize anything on the touchscreen. (Full disclosure, we didn't ask a human server, so maybe we could have gotten it that way )

4. The variety on the conveyor depends highly on where you are seated in the dining room. The plates are filled in the kitchen and progress in a line past every table without being refilled until they reach the kitchen again. Lowest-numbered tables eat first. (Maybe tip your host before being seated?).

** And there's no sashimi anywhere in the restaurant. So if you don't eat rice, you're pretty much SOL. **

Those are the biggest challenges i had myself.

A few other nits:

- the servers weren't as attentive as i would have liked, despite a dedicated call button on the touchscreen

- the touchscreen itself was sort of hard to access. High up above the table, it put the two people next to it responsible for the whole table's orders.

- tables fit exactly four. Don't try to bring a large group. They'll try to make it work, but it's not at all comfortable. In fact, the whole place is kind of snug.

I don't want the overall impression here to be incredibly negative. There's lots of positive here: the food is tasty, no challenges with cleanliness or decor. Everything worked - which is saying a lot given the amount of automation required to make this place work. And it's cute and clever!

Make sure you get the app to "virtually" get online otherwise you're facing 1-2 hours of waiting.

My takeaway is simple: if you like Japanese food are aren't picky about what you get (and don't have any food allergies), it's probably worth a trip for the novelty alone. But i suspect after you're done, you won't want a second visit.

Happy Eating!

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Pigeons- I Was Out In Edison| 2019

ALL THESE PLACES ARE THE SAME

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Available in Edison New Jersey

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I'm very happy to announce that on Thursday, February 13th I'll be returning to The Coffee House in Edison, NJ to give tarot card readings from 6pm-9pm. Until further notice I'll be there once a month on the second Thursday of each month. Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, I'll be encouraging questions about relationships and love, although I'll answer questions on any subject. My sessions there are often quite busy and I recommend booking in advance if you want to ensure you'll be seen at a certain time. To do that or to ask further questions please contact me directly. Otherwise I'll have a sign-up sheet, and I'll see people on a first-come, first-served basis.  Let your local friends know; this is a fun and enlightening activity for groups too! #tarot #tarotreading #edisonnj #fordsnj #woodbridgenj #coffeehousenj #metuchennj #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotandcoffee #valentine (at The Coffee House) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8KNyLeHkNq/?igshid=bc7tvtrfgt55

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Social workers and police in New Jersey showed up at the home of Diane Fornbacher (yes that “dangerous looking criminal”) after he son mentioned hemp while talking about what can be done to help protect the Earth.

NOT because she had marijuana or even hemp.

Nope, but because the views of her son and how his views might have been influenced by his mother.

Thankfully her child wasn’t removed from her.

THIS should scare the hell out of people.

This is the government coming at you because of your political views.

N.J. needs to drastically legalize marijuana come November and END this anti-Marijuana hysteria.

N.J. Voters:      Vote in November to LEGALIZE (Finally) Marijuana in the state of New Jersey

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This place was the best so far! Loved the birria and definitively need to go back for the birria ramen and churros @thebirriakitchen

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