...in dining.
You may be aware that in Japan they have a long history with technology infatuation. That extends to the dining experience as well. This past weekend I had the opportunity to eat at a Sushi restaurant that originated in Japan and is expanding in the US. For reference here's a Wiki page: Kura Sushi - Wikipedia
Given the cost of labor in restaurants these days this may offer a glimpse of future adaptations for other forms of food. Here's a picture of the seating booth arrangement. At the end of the table is an elevated screen to order the food you want which is delivered via the upper conveyor belt (empty in the picture at that moment). But there's also a lower conveyor that has plates of food items from the menu that moves around to all of the booths in the restaurant. As the conveyor moves bye if you see something you want you take it from the belt for your enjoyment. As empty plates pile up on your table you can dispose of them through that stainless steel trough/slot at the table's edge. There are likely sensors that detect your choices and disposals for applying the correct items to your bill. Not knowing how long any item may have been sitting on the belt we opted to order fresh so shortly after entering what we wanted on the menu screen it would shoot out of the kitchen on that upper belt and stop at our table announcing itself with a chime. Pretty slick.
Beverages and some of the other items as well as place setting items are delivered by a robot. Cute little fella.
All in all an interesting experience. The quality of the food was very good, and if you're a fan of sushi style, they had some unusual offerings from the typical one's in these parts. And a pleasant surprise was the bill was accurate even though we had just over 30 plates for our little group (yep, the order screen kept a running tally).
You may be aware that in Japan they have a long history with technology infatuation. That extends to the dining experience as well. This past weekend I had the opportunity to eat at a Sushi restaurant that originated in Japan and is expanding in the US. For reference here's a Wiki page: Kura Sushi - Wikipedia
Given the cost of labor in restaurants these days this may offer a glimpse of future adaptations for other forms of food. Here's a picture of the seating booth arrangement. At the end of the table is an elevated screen to order the food you want which is delivered via the upper conveyor belt (empty in the picture at that moment). But there's also a lower conveyor that has plates of food items from the menu that moves around to all of the booths in the restaurant. As the conveyor moves bye if you see something you want you take it from the belt for your enjoyment. As empty plates pile up on your table you can dispose of them through that stainless steel trough/slot at the table's edge. There are likely sensors that detect your choices and disposals for applying the correct items to your bill. Not knowing how long any item may have been sitting on the belt we opted to order fresh so shortly after entering what we wanted on the menu screen it would shoot out of the kitchen on that upper belt and stop at our table announcing itself with a chime. Pretty slick.
Beverages and some of the other items as well as place setting items are delivered by a robot. Cute little fella.
All in all an interesting experience. The quality of the food was very good, and if you're a fan of sushi style, they had some unusual offerings from the typical one's in these parts. And a pleasant surprise was the bill was accurate even though we had just over 30 plates for our little group (yep, the order screen kept a running tally).
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