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Sushi moving slowly around a conveyor belt. Photo: Asher Price/Axios
I dropped by Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, up by Airport and North Lamar boulevards, for the latest in our journeys in strip mall gastronomy.
The concept: Japanese novelty. You grab small plates of sushi — or, oddly enough, New York cheesecake — as they roll by a conveyor belt.
Details: Sushi plates at the chain — there are more than 500 locations across the U.S., Taiwan and Japan — start at $3.05 apiece.
Six-word review: You're not here for the sushi.
Pro tip: Head afterwards to the Taiwanese bakery 85C for a milk-tea pastry — pliable, chewy, with a caramel-y cream inside.
The bottom line: Between Korean BBQ, the steamed dumpling joint Steamies and the ramen spot Sazan, if you can't find something at this strip mall to eat, there might be something wrong with you.
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