Sushi Sakura

Unlike at most restaurants, waiting for food is half the fun at Sushi Sakura. A gleaming conveyer belt meanders around the room, transporting a steady stream of sushi-filled plates directly to diners’ tables. Guests are encouraged to remain on the lookout for anything that looks to their liking by constantly scanning the lineup for anything from spicy tuna hand rolls to tender slices of octopus.

Rather than hang a price tag from each roll, the chefs strategically place them on plates in different colors—purple, blue, green, orange, red, and infrared—according to their price. At the end of the meal, the servers calculate the bill by totaling the number and color of the plates that the table selected.

The chrome conveyer belt is a modern touch amid the décor's traditional Japanese accents. Patterned shoji screens and dangling red lanterns emblazoned with kanji provide a bit more flavor from across the Pacific, reinforcing the eatery's dedication to Japan’s culinary traditions.