A friend told me Genki Sushi had switched up their menu.
So we went.
I was given a choice- Plaza Singapura, Bugis Plus, Chinatown Point or Suntec City.
I decided on Suntec City.
It was cool.
Genki Sushi has been around on our shores for some time now. Popular with families, families with young children, children, and adults who remain children at heart, their menu appeals to both the young and old.
Maybe that's why they've done quite a rapid expansion in the last couple of years.
A couple of years ago I would not have imagined seeing a Genki Sushi in Chinatown.
But it's been at least four years since they've had an outlet there, and they're now at the basement.
The outlet at Suntec City sits on the second floor somewhere between the escalators near indoor playground Superpark, and the escalators near to Watsons on the other side.
There was a queue (of reasonable length) when we reached there.
I didn't mind.
We didn't have too long a wait either.
Our seats this evening were side by side, quite near to the kitchen.
I thought it a good thing.
Being seated near to the kitchen meant that we could alternate between looking at the menu and watching the orders of other diners trundle past us on the chain's signature choo-choo train.
That's one thing I like about Genki Sushi.
They know what works for them.
And- Covid or no Covid- lockdown or no lockdown- they hold on to it.
I'm talking about the train- the choo-choo train that delivers your food from the kitchen right to where you are.
It's quite fascinating, really, to see the train- laden with your food- come to an automated stop right in front of you.
And then it seems to know that you've removed your bowls and plates, because almost immediately after you've taken everything off, it reverses direction and returns to the kitchen.
Is it no wonder that it appeals to just about anyone?
Our dinner tonight leaned heavily towards the salmons.
Three variations of the fish we had.
Salmon belly sushi, salmon sushi lightly seared with a little blob of (either) mentaiko or mayo, and a sushi of salmon and tuna paired with avocado and fish roe.
We also had one with something like tempura prawn.
I liked this one.
The prawn was fresh, meaty, juicy and crunchy all at the same time. It was so good I ate it separately from the sushi rice.
All in all, it was a very pleasant, very fun, very lively dinner.
I could actually have had more.
But we had to go.
I guess the signature sushi I wanted to try shall have to wait for the next time.