Kura Revolving Sushi opens first Westchester restaurant
The first revolving sushi restaurant has opened at the Midway Shopping Center in Scarsdale.
This is the first Westchester spot for Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, which has 62 locations across the U.S. and more than 600 worldwide including in Japan, Taiwan and China.
The eatery, which was founded in the U.S. in 2008 (but dates back to 1977 in Japan), is known for the constant motion of its dishes served along a conveyor belt and ordered via a touchscreen.
It had its soft opening April 21 (and a line to get in!) with a grand opening set for April 24. The first 100 seated dine-in guests on that day, as well as on April 25 and April 26 who have Kura Sushi Rewards Member QR codes will receive one SPY x FAMILY Bikkura Pon graphic tee, a signature of the chain. If you're among the first 300 seated dine-in guests April 24th, you'll also get a commemorative Scarsdale sticker.
The company, which refers to itself as a leading technology-enabled Japanese restaurant concept, offers a menu filled with more than 140 Japanese dishes such as sushi, noodles, soup, tempura, sides and dessert. All meals are free of artificial sweeteners, seasonings, preservatives and colorings and are covered by the company's patented lid with plate protective and tracking technology referred to as “Mr. Fresh.”
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Prizes — and automation — are also part of the experience (and decor). When you're finished eating, you insert your plates into a small slot near your table. When five plates go in, colorful cartoon animation lights up on the kiosk in front of you; 15 plates and you get a free prize. For each time you come, you can earn points with every meal, redeem rewards, and more with their Kura Sushi Rewards program.
What also makes this place attractive, aside from the novelty of it all, is the price: Sushi costs $3.85 per plate, other plate prices vary.
Being that this place is technology forward means you can sign up via a remote waitlist on the Kura Sushi Rewards app. The app will be enabled after the grand opening week.
The new Scarsdale spot features 15 tables and five counter spots, which can accommodate 74 guests.
Robert Kluger, chief development officer for Kura Sushi USA Inc., said the company chose Westchester as part of its growth strategy. "Scarsdale was a logical landing spot with demographics that align with Kura Sushi’s key customer," he said. "Further, the success of our existing tri-state locations in Fort Lee, Jersey City, Edison, Carle Place, New York and Flushing have demonstrated our guests' enthusiasm and love for our brand and given us confidence to keep expanding our footprint and continue to offer our 'eater-tainment' dining experience to more consumers in this market.
"Scarsdale is an affluent, densely populated market with a great combination of residential and daytime population. We are excited to be part of the Scarsdale community for many years to come and look forward to creating memorable dining experiences for all our guests."
He also said that while there is no next site identified quite yet in Westchester, the company is actively searching.
If you go
Address: 913a Central Park Ave., Scarsdale, 914- 215-5885, kurasushi.com
Hours: Special hours through April 23rd from noon to 9 p.m. Beginning April 24th, regular business hours will be from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and from 11 am to 10 p.m. Saturday.
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This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Kura Revolving Sushi opens location in Westchester NY
