I love Sushi. And I love bargains.
So when YO! Sushi came up with their September Blues promo of £2.50 sushi, I was down there faster than you could say 'Chicken Katsu'.
I decided to take my parents along. They've not been to YO! Sushi before and knew they'd love it, but wouldn't necessarily go on their own. Although my Dad needed a bit of persuading, 'I need a big meal Ang, I can't eat little bits of fish..'
'No Dad,' I reassured him. 'That's not what Sushi is nowadays, there's loads you can have, they're got fried rice, fried noodles, beef, chicken and cheesecake balls...'
'Cheesecake balls?' His eyes lit up.
'Yes Dad, you'll love it.'
Dad was also relieved that he didn't have to use chopsticks either.
Dad had the vegetable firecracker rice and loved it. He tried some sushi too, quite liked it, and then he had vegetable tempura (vegetables in batter with a dipping sauce). Yep, you can guess he loved that too.
Dad also enjoyed the entertainment value and couldn't stop looking around and watching the food go by on the conveyor belt. 'Can I have that? He pointed to a dish that looked like pancakes.
'Yes, you can take anything from the belt Dad, but you can't put it back!' But it was too late, Dad had already taken the dish from the conveyor belt and started dipping it in the sweet berry dipping sauce.
'Oh wow, that's amazing' He said, mouthful of sweet pancakes.
I quickly had to remind him, 'Don't over do it now! You won't have room for your cheesecake balls!'
Watch the little video above for my Dad's reaction!
YO! Sushi Cheltenham is just before Starbucks on the Promenade where Pizza Hut used to be. You can't miss it. The staff are lovely too, and all too happy to advise you of what to have and always on hand if you have a question. The September promo ends on 13th September so get in quick!
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Monday, 9 September 2013
Thursday, 8 August 2013
YO! Sushi
I love sushi. I love it very much (but you don't get a lot of it around these parts of the west country). So I was very pleased when I saw a big orange sign pop up in my hometown, Cheltenham this summer. It could only be YO! Sushi. *Applause*.
The shopfitters quickly worked their magic on the old Pizza Hut unit on the Promenade, turning it into a new sushi haven. Each morning on my way to the office this summer, I've watched the transformation unfold.
And today YO! Sushi Cheltenham opened it's doors to the foodie loving public of Gloucestershire.
Now, if you've not visited a YO! Sushi restaurant before, prepare to be amazed. YO! Sushi isn't just about the great food, it's about the experience itself - self-serving and picking your plates which drive by in front of you on a conveyor belt (a bit like in the 1980's TV gameshow, The Generation Game). And all dishes are freshly prepared by the chefs, right in front of you - watching them roll sushi is just so cool!
Basically, this is how it works; Sit down, choose your plate, pick up your chopsticks (don't worry there are wooden knifes and forks for you folks who can't use chopsticks) and eat.
Then start again. If you get stuck (like me) and look at the food in front of you and wonder, 'what's that?' you're given a handy little manual/menu that shows you pictures of each dish and tells you what it is and what's in it.
Once you've eaten and you've stacked up your plates. The waitress then adds up your plates and you pay the bill. TA DA! The plates are all colour coded by price and if you get stuck, your little manual/menu that tells how much it is too (so you can decide whether you want to pay for that dish before you pick it up and eat it). It's so easy.
And for you people who are still stuck in the stoneage and think that sushi is just raw fish, you couldn't be more wrong. Sushi comes for all - vegetarian too (heaps of choice here, I love their fruit salad sushi and avocado sushi). You see, although sushi is at the heart of the concept, there is a choice of Japanese inspired items too, including delicious soups, rice or noodle-based dishes, salads, tempura and hot classics like best-sellers Chicken Katsu Curry, Salmon Teriyaki and Yakisoba noodles. Oh gosh there's so much choice!
Great service for Gluten Free and allergies too - they have this manual menu which lists the ingredients for every dish - and if you call ahead and tell the staff what your allergy is they will prepare your sushi especially - yes, they're that awesome. Even a gluten free soy sauce especially for you! A lot of the menu is gluten free, so it's a real breeze.
Take you're friends, hang out, have a beer, laugh at each other's chopstick skills and chat to the chefs while they're rolling sushi in front of you. Saturday night food and entertainment has never been as good. Enjoy! (And if you go, can I come too?)
:)
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Sushi for all, even if you don't like fish - plenty of veg, chicken, beef, noodles and rice dishes to choose! |
The shopfitters quickly worked their magic on the old Pizza Hut unit on the Promenade, turning it into a new sushi haven. Each morning on my way to the office this summer, I've watched the transformation unfold.
And today YO! Sushi Cheltenham opened it's doors to the foodie loving public of Gloucestershire.
Now, if you've not visited a YO! Sushi restaurant before, prepare to be amazed. YO! Sushi isn't just about the great food, it's about the experience itself - self-serving and picking your plates which drive by in front of you on a conveyor belt (a bit like in the 1980's TV gameshow, The Generation Game). And all dishes are freshly prepared by the chefs, right in front of you - watching them roll sushi is just so cool!
Basically, this is how it works; Sit down, choose your plate, pick up your chopsticks (don't worry there are wooden knifes and forks for you folks who can't use chopsticks) and eat.
Then start again. If you get stuck (like me) and look at the food in front of you and wonder, 'what's that?' you're given a handy little manual/menu that shows you pictures of each dish and tells you what it is and what's in it.
Once you've eaten and you've stacked up your plates. The waitress then adds up your plates and you pay the bill. TA DA! The plates are all colour coded by price and if you get stuck, your little manual/menu that tells how much it is too (so you can decide whether you want to pay for that dish before you pick it up and eat it). It's so easy.
And for you people who are still stuck in the stoneage and think that sushi is just raw fish, you couldn't be more wrong. Sushi comes for all - vegetarian too (heaps of choice here, I love their fruit salad sushi and avocado sushi). You see, although sushi is at the heart of the concept, there is a choice of Japanese inspired items too, including delicious soups, rice or noodle-based dishes, salads, tempura and hot classics like best-sellers Chicken Katsu Curry, Salmon Teriyaki and Yakisoba noodles. Oh gosh there's so much choice!
Great service for Gluten Free and allergies too - they have this manual menu which lists the ingredients for every dish - and if you call ahead and tell the staff what your allergy is they will prepare your sushi especially - yes, they're that awesome. Even a gluten free soy sauce especially for you! A lot of the menu is gluten free, so it's a real breeze.
Take you're friends, hang out, have a beer, laugh at each other's chopstick skills and chat to the chefs while they're rolling sushi in front of you. Saturday night food and entertainment has never been as good. Enjoy! (And if you go, can I come too?)
:)
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