Yo! Raw fish!

Yo! Conveyor belt

I've got a vague idea that I shouldn't really like Yo! Sushi. But I do. When all the intuitively sensible advice is to get some good food and do as little to it as possible before eating it, sushi must be one of the ideal things to eat. I like raw fish. When the focus of so much fish cooking is simplicity and stopping the fish falling apart, what could be simpler than just slicing, dicing, shredding, and serving? I like the simplicity of the system. Colour coded plastic bowls, four or five per-bowl prices. It reminds me of the old dim sum places where the bamboo steamers and plates of various sizes were left stacking up on your table until the bill was calculated according to the empties. I like having taps supplying as much still or sparkling water as you want at each place setting, along with little dishes of wasabi and pickled ginger, and bottles of soy and chilli sauces.

It is a way of eating I've always preferred. Frequent offerings of small amounts. The chance to try a number of different dishes. The opportunity to stop for a while, talk, chill, then resume.

Maybe it's the slightly futuristic idea of the conveyor belt, see food, grab food, eat food, that makes you feel a bit guilty. Is it all a bit technology and machinery heavy and people light?

It is easy to run up bit more of a bill than you intended, but isn't that a sign that you're getting stuff you're actually enjoying eating?