Sushi and toys always excite me. Put them together in a restaurant concept?and count me in!

So when I received some Genki Sushi gift certificates for my birthday, I just had to redirect our college friends? reunion to this restaurant.

Genki Sushi or kaiten sushi (conveyor belt) is a franchise from Japan with branches all over Asia. In this quirky Japanese establishment, orders are served via toy bullet trains to your respective table fresh from the kitchen. Watching my sushi arrive via toy train on a conveyor belt just triggered childhood memories of constructing toy train tracks.

Ordering is yet another game ? this time with a touchscreen tablet per table with photos of the menu where you can select your order and input the quantity. Menu is divided into sushi, sashimi, appetizer, sides, rice and noodles, and desserts.
In between ordering and eating, we also thoroughly appreciated the readily available hot water on tap, and rich and bitter matcha powder per table. No need to call waiters for more hot tea!
Genki Sushi though is not all about gimmickry. The quality of their food speaks volumes of the long lines every lunch and dinner time.

clockwise: Norwegian Fresh Salmon, Genki Roll, Salmon Cucumber Roll

Genki Roll

Squid and Salmon Taberu Layu Combo
At the onset, we decided it was sushi and sashimi night, ?accidentally? ending up ordering around 15 plates with some repeats of the bestsellers. The salmon lover in me could not resist ordering their Norwegian F...