Conveyor belt sushi

Plates serving the sushi are placed on a rotating conveyor belt that winds through the restaurant and moves past every table, counter and seat.

[citation needed] The distinguishing feature of conveyor belt sushi is the stream of plates winding through the restaurant.

The selection is usually not limited to sushi; it may also include karaage, edamame, salad, soup, fruits, desserts, and other foods and drinks.

[2] Some restaurants have RFID tags or other systems in place to remove sushi that has rotated for too long.

Some restaurants use a secondary belt for this purpose, or have an automated delivery tray that will send a special order directly to where a customer is sitting.

On the shelves are usually wet paper towels and plastic boxes to store sushi for take-out customers.

[citation needed] The standard conveyor uses a specially designed plastic crescent top chain.

[5] Major chain companies can offer different pin materials (stainless steel being common), plate shapes, surface treatments, and so on depending on the individual application.

[10] In 2023, some patrons were arrested for deliberately performing unhygienic acts such as licking or drinking from items passing in front of them towards other customers.

[11] These acts, dubbed "sushi terrorism", were performed as pranks with the video being shared online.