Sushi motor speedway. (Sushi Go Round and Tapas DC)

As Silky Johnson would say: What can be said about Sushi Go Round and Tapas (SGRaT) that hasn't already been said about Afghanistan, it looks bombed out and depleted! Tonight I met up with a friend who I met last summer in Cartagena, Colombia who wanted to try sushi. I only picked SGRaT because I was coming from the gym, and I wanted to go someplace that was acceptable in my spandex and it was only a block away. Conveyor belt sushi, if done right can be really awesome. I once went to this super fancy place in Roma, Italia that had a little sushi river, and they sent little boats around filled with sushi that you just plucked out of the water.  SGRaT however felt like a gross, old, sushi factory--with the same old pieces of sushi going around and not any new ones being put out! So after a while you maybe see 5 or 6 types of different sushi going around, and less and less plates, and then you start to feel annoyed that you don't really have a choice anymore--just stuck with whatever is leftover. I've been here plenty of times for lunch--and its the only time to go, because its busy and they keep putting new plates out. I had some spicy tuna, salmon and yellowtail which were okay but the rice was not real seasoned sushi rice, and the seaweed was on the chewy side-- I would definitely recommend ordering the pad thai from next door instead (little known fact, SGRaT and Thai Chili have the same owners so you can actually order food from either restaurant). The decor is tacky and minimal, a lot of stupid people couldn't figure out the sliding doors that DO NOT close by themselves which made the place freeezing and it was super distracting watching all these idiots pulling and tugging at the door, and as person closest to the door tonight, I felt the need to tell people--SLIDING DOOOOR, after they bojangled the doors a few times. So overall I hated it, but if you don't know squat about sushi and you love conveyor belts, you'll probably love it!

4 out of 10 ninja stars

701 7th St NW

Washington, DC 20001

www.sushigoroundatmci.com