"Kurukuru Sushi. It's a conveyor belt sushi restaurant with a straightforward name. I arrived a little before 8:00 PM. There were four empty seats out of eight at the booth tables. At the counter, there was only me among the seven seats. I thought it would be this quiet at this time, but then more and more customers started coming in, and the booth seats quickly filled up. It seems like the staff doesn't recommend sitting at the counter as long as there are booth seats available. Well, the counter has only seven seats, so I can understand why.
The sushi on the conveyor belt wasn't circulating much since it was past the dinner peak hours. You place your order by writing it on a piece of paper and handing it to the staff. However, the sushi lane is quite obstructive, and it's hard to see the faces of the staff. Seeing the staff's face during the interaction is essential for sushi, in my opinion, so it was a bit disappointing. Oh, by the way, I haven't seen any touch panel order systems in Kushiro. I hope they introduce it; it would be great.
In terms of prices, it's a bit on the high side if I compare it to my reference, which is white-tubed sushi that I often eat. However, things like abalone, even if they are thinly sliced, are reasonable at around 300 yen. Well, when compared to Hakodate, it doesn't quite measure up. In a place with few conveyor belt sushi restaurants, they might be doing their best, but there's still room for improvement. I'm hoping for a chain restaurant like Kaiten Zushi or Genki Sushi to come here, where you can eat affordably."