The new sushi place under construction in the Kinemacolor Building at Pandora and Government apparently will have a little buffet choo-choo train going through the place.
The new sushi place under construction in the Kinemacolor Building at Pandora and Government apparently will have a little buffet choo-choo train going through the place.
I rode by tonight, and the dang thing was open! Or at least it looked like it, all the lights were on, and there appeared to be people inside.
My two favorite things in the world are trains and cheap sushi. WHERE and WHEN is this restaurant?!?!?!?!
The Sushi Rock Cafe opened for business two nights ago (it's like Hard Rock Cafe, but with sushi, get it?) They open at five, and on Monday, if I recall correctly, they'll be open for lunch. There are signs in the window saying what's up with the hours, they still seem to be sorting that kind of thing out. It's on the Northwest corner of Pandora and Government, the space was a grocery store that moved one door North. They have Gene Simmons on the wall, so how can it be bad?
It is a very spacious room, when I walked by in the afternoon I thought they were still waiting for the tables to arrive. There's five or six four tops in the back, in the middle is a big island prep area, it seats 15-20. Around the island runs a train carrying plates of sushi. "Please Do Not Touch Train" say the signs, which is good because I was tempted. The plates are colour coded and run from $2.50 to $4.00, plus there is a side menu. They were very happy to have people ask for anything that wasn't currently on the train.
I don't eat meat, yet I love sushi -- they were very accommodating and made me up a few rolls that weren't on any menus, everything was well put together with very good presentation. I'm even stealing a few tricks, and I know my way around nori :-)
The music was great, but maybe not everyone appreciates the combination of sushi with Pennywise and Beastie Boys. The only thing I could possibly change is that the xmas parade was going by outside... it's still November.
Sushi train is open???? Where about downtown is that address?
Dude, what part of "Kinemacolor building at Government and Pandora" are you not getting? So go check it out!
I went by there yesterday, and frankly it looks a bit tacky for what I assumed was going to be a fairly high-concept restaurant.
Here's the building earlier this summer: