Kaizen Zushi

From what I have read, kaizen sushi is a lot like speed dating- for the females, at least. You butt-warm your seat, put on your observe-scope and scrutinize the candidates as they rove by.



Naturally, you have a good idea of what you are looking out for and begin to sieve out the ‘maybes’ from the ‘no-ways’.

While one may only have 3 minutes in an actual meeting, Malcolm Gladwell’s notion of adaptive unconscious proves you have what it takes to make a sound evaluation within 3 seconds.



You only make a move when someone(thing) intrigues you; should others fall short of expectations, you move on.

Fortunately when one slips past you, you have a second chance. This is where the sushi scores one up against speed dating. Better yet, if you like what’s in front of you, you could always help yourself to second or more helpings. Kaizen zushi 2, speed dating 0



‘Conveyor belt sushi’ is what we are used to but the actual term is ‘kaiten zushi’. In Singapore, such “restaurants” appeal to the masses but are often low on quality. Honestly, I think many people may not think much of kaiten zushi but my experience at Shinjuku was actually pretty darn good. For starters, the menu doesn’t read like mad scientist recipe and secondly, the way the rice cowered under a canopy of fish indicated that half the battle was won.

Note to Sakae, Ichiban and Sushi Tei: this is what sushi is supposed to look like.



For a pair of nigiri, prices start from 136 Yen to 320 Yen, expect to pay 400 Yen for chutoro and 630 Yen for otoro. What upgraded my experience from “not bad” to “pretty darn good” were the “chu toros” and “otoros”. Absolute slabs of fatty tuna, the fattiness voluntarily implodes in your mouth. Each time I took a bite, my facial muscles would reflex to form an involuntary look of pure enjoyment, followed by a dramatic ‘mmm’ eyes-wide-shut exclamation.

OH-MY-toro! Oh yeah...



Very interesting ad I found on Youtube.



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