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We had a terrific sushi dinner last night at Kulu Kulu, a most unusual sushi bar! Stools were arranged at the bar facing a conveyor belt that snaked through the room (think sushi boats without the water).

First, we have never eaten at a sushi bar where not one member of the staff was Japanese. Second the "art" of cutting fish is not what you would call elevated here – it all looks very amateurish. Maki are made at the bar, and nigiri comes from a mysterious window opening onto the conveyer belt.

The ambiance has all the panache of a Detroit strip mall diner, and the service is non-existent. Customers are requested to limit their stay to 45 minutes.

However, none of the above would deter us from a second visit. We had a good meal and recommend Kulu Kulu to anyone looking for good, quick sushi in London's Soho area. The fish was fresh (including the imitation crab ) although we were there at the beginning of the evening so everything was just going onto the conveyer belt as we sat down. There was plenty of variety, and the handrolls – especially the shrimp tempura-salmon rolls – were fantastic.

Thanks to Nicole and Bob for the suggestion.

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