Sushi Train

This place is awesome! Their lunch special is ridiculously good. All you can eat for $8. Dinner is all you can eat $17.99. You can order specialty items off the menu at dinner and there is no extra charge! Best sushi place I have found in Nashville. Go there. Eat too much.

They changed their payment policy. Lunch was $9.99 for all the sushi you can eat. Red plates cost extra. Sushi was good but a bit salty. They did not rush and we sat and talked for 2 hours!

It's a fun concept! For you want to try different types of sushi, this is the way to go. It's not the best tasting off of the train (as its in a refrigerated conveyor belt). But if you don't care about getting your food off the train, it's much better if you order rolls just off the menu.

Sushi delivered fresh to your table via... conveyor belt? Yes it's exactly what it sounds like, my friends. I guess Sushi Conveyor Belt isn't quite as catchy. I love sushi and the concept is really fun. I usually feel like I'm going to explode when I eat sushi simply because I can't decide on one or two rolls and end up over eating due to my severe sushi FOMO. (Fear Of Missing Out).

Since the whole concept of Sushi Train revolves around getting tiny plates of sushi samples I don't have that problem here.

Anything I've ever ordered off the menu was fresh. However, I know you're really here for the "train".

If you're going to use the train instead of the menu, you probably want to keep your table to 4-6 people. Beyond that, the people at the far end can't see anything as it whizzes by. This takes away from the experience and could cost you a few friendships if you're not careful.

Sometimes the sushi on the train isn't very fresh and they seem to have trouble keeping certain rolls stocked. If you see something you like you better grab it fast because dinner will be over before it comes back around.

The restaurant is clean and I've always experienced good service. That being said, the sushi isn't outstanding but compared to what usually passes for sushi in Nashville, I definitely recommend stopping by. Be careful though, those little plates add up quickly!

Remember that game on Pokémon Stadium in which you had to eat sushi off the conveyor belt? The one where I always thought, "Wouldn't it be the coolest if this was an actual thing?"

Turns out, that is an actual thing.

Sushi Train is definitely an experience that everyone should try once. Sushi goes by your table on a conveyor belt, and it is your task to be attentive and quick enough to grab the good ones as they go by. You are charged based on the number of plates you have at the end of the meal (each color is worth a different amount, going up to $4 for the most expensive--prices are eminently reasonable). Of course, if you are not really a sushi eater, you can always skip the super-fun part of this whole restaurant experience and opt to try hibachi or Chinese food off the more traditional menu instead.

Now, while there is something delightful about grabbing sushi off a conveyor belt, the delight tends to fade once the food is motionless in front of you, largely because the sushi is only okay. It has a nice personality, but you wouldn't want to go out with it again.