Sakae Sushi

Sakae Sushi was the first to introduce conveyor belt sushi in Manila way back in 2009 or at least the first to commercialize it in Manila.  Conveyor belt sushi has been around since the '50 in Osaka, Japan but we used to see this kind of set up only when we traveled to our more developed Asian neighbors such as Singapore and Hong Kong.

Conveyor belt sushi is considered to be Japan's equivalent of a fast food since you can easily get your ready- to-eat food from the conveyor belt.

You can either opt to pay the per plate consumption based on the color of the plate:  Blue is Php59 (approx USD1.34)/plate, Yellow is Php79 (approx USD1.79)/plate, Green is Php99 (approx USD2.25)/plate and Purple and Red are both Php109 (approx USD2.47)/plate.  If you are planning on getting two or three different plates, then this would be the best option.  But if you are a person who usually has a big appetite, then the best alternative would be to go for the All Day Sushi Buffet at Php 399 (approx USD9.06)/adult and Php 249 (approx USD5.65)/child.  It comes with a bowl of miso soup and bottomless hot or iced green tea.

Being a 'kiasu' person, I wanted to dive in and concentrate on the purple plates as they were the most expensive.  Unfortunately, when I looked at the purple plate selection, it was all fish dishes!  Being allergic to fish, I had no option but to try the other colored plates instead.

In the end, wanting to make sure I made the most out of my Php399, I was able to finish food from ten plates and several glasses of the iced green tea.  Stomach satisfied? hell yeah!  Palate satisfied? Sadly, not as much.  It's a place you go to if you are extremely hungry and you don't want to spend too much but the food selection is a bit on the limited side.

                                                                         Burp!