The chef put the prepared sushi on the plate and put it on the conveyor belt, which runs around the dining room table. Although customers can ask the chef to make sushi individually, most of them still choose the sushi they want on the conveyor belt.
Sushi is put on plates of different colors according to the price. After the meal, the clerk settled the bill according to the plates on the customer's desk.
Besides sushi, there are other Japanese snacks, drinks wrapped in aluminum foil, fruits, desserts, soups and so on. Revolving sushi restaurants are usually more popular than traditional sushi restaurants, and the most popular revolving sushi restaurants are usually fresher because of their high customer flow and relatively short time on the conveyor belt.
Rotary sushi was invented by Shiraishi Yiming (1914-2001year).
At first, all customers sat side by side facing the conveyor belt, but it was very inconvenient for group customers, so it was unpopular. Gradually, the store began to add tables at appropriate places next to the conveyor belt, and each table can seat up to six people. This can also reduce the length of the conveyor belt under the condition of supplying the same number of customers.
Some people think that the ideal speed of sushi conveyor belt is 8 cm per second, which ensures the safety during transportation and takes care of the passenger flow. Although the model of revolving sushi needs less clerk to maintain, sushi also dries faster in the process of revolving. Generally speaking, the conveyor belt flows clockwise, so that most right-handed customers can lift the plates on the conveyor belt with their left hands while holding chopsticks with their right hands.
Baishi once invented robot sushi, that is, sushi was delivered by robots, but it did not achieve commercial success.