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| - Let me start off by saying, I've been to Kaiten Sushi places in Tokyo & Kyoto. Yes, I understand that its really not a fair comparison.
Kinjo seems to be a fairly popular place. I've been a few times, mostly for dinner, but once for lunch. The Host(ess) are friendly enough and I've never had to wait in line to get a seat. The best part of Kaiten Sushi is that the minute you sit down, you can be eating as the boats with the plates of sushi just roll on past you.
The waiter/waitresses are less than attentive and even though there seems to be a pile of them at the various stations. The time it takes for them to get you what you want is anything but prompt. I usually ask for low sodium shoyu. Typically I'll wait 5+ minutes. I have also asked for Green tea and water, again... it takes much longer than I think it should based on the number of restaurant patrons to wait staff ratio. They are definitely not short staffed here. Especially considering you serve yourself.
The food rolls past you on the boats. Great if you don't know what you want, as you can select sushi on the fly. My only complaint with Kinjo is that they will only have about 5-6 varieties out at a time. California roll, spicy tuna roll, salmon sushi, tuna sushi, and maybe a tomago. once one of those selections gets depleted then they put something else out. Yes, you can ask for something special. Again, its the wait time that comes into play. The sushi is good, but I wouldn't call it stellar.
The staff are friendly enough and the last time I was there, my friends were offered up a box of Pocky. A nice gesture on Kinjo's part.
Considering that Kinjo in in the middle of the prairies, in a land locked province. I give them full credit for making a go at Kaiten Sushi.
Cons
Offer up more choices on the sushi belt, get the staff to focus on customer service instead of texting their friends, and you'll definitely go up a star.
Pros
Friendly staff, Solid standard and fresh sushi, reasonable prices. I'll go back, but given the choice, I'd rather go to Tokyo and eat there.
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