Kaiten Zushi Nomad | AYCE Conveyor Belt Sushi, Japanese Restaurant in NYC

Kaiten Zushi Nomad is an AYCE restaurant located right outside the heart of K-Town, specializing in Sushi and other Japanese dishes in either an AYCE or a-la carte format. We came here for AYCE dinner. The staff were pretty attentive about refilling water, taking away dirty dishes, and ensuring the meal went smoothly. They utilize a robot to bring out drinks, similar to other restaurants. For AYCE, they utilize an ordering system, where you are limited to 4 orders at a time (though you can order as quickly as you want) and it shoots out on a singular conveyor belt. I believe A-la carte is more similar to an actual conveyor belt sushi restaurant. The food came out very quick, and was reasonably timed and not too long of a wait. As for the food, it was good. We got around 90 plates, which was probably around 120-130 rolls in total between 3 people. the fish to rice ratio was decent, and the sushi was pretty fresh overall. The only one I didn't like was the salmon skin roll, it tasted a bit off to me, but that could just be personal preference. Would I say it's worth $50? Maybe not, though the amount of food you can order for that price definitely makes up for it. With a wide range of rolls, hand rolls, noodle dishes, and more, you can definitely eat more than the $50/person cost. Overall, its a solid AYCE spot if you're in the area.

Below average sushi. Not worth the money. I got the AYCE option on weekend ($50 pp). Their nigiris options were limited but had more rice than fish. Not one was truly deliciously even though I was really hungry. Best piece was probably salmon toro or Negitoro. I would rate the nigiris 2/5 compared to other kaitenzushi in the US. Their best stuff is actually the cooked food (“sides”). The tempura was crispy and clean. Miso soup was good. Hand rolls were decent. I would rate these 4/5. There were very few ppl at 2pm when I ate, and things came out quickly. Definitely possible to eat your a lot, I just don’t know if it was worth.

The food here is mediocre—not bad, but far from great. It’s your average, run-of-the-mill Japanese sushi spot. My biggest issue is the price. For what they’re charging, the quality should be significantly better. The environment also leaves much to be desired; it felt cheaply put together. We visited on a Saturday at noon, and the restaurant was 80% empty, which should have been a red flag. Despite seeing it hyped on social media, we decided to give it a try. They charge $49.99 per person for all-you-can-eat sushi, but we opted for regular sushi since we don’t eat much. At first glance, $3 per plate seemed reasonable—until we realized it was for one piece of sushi. Rolls only had four small pieces, unlike the typical six. On top of that, the fish slices were so thin they were practically see-through, leaving you eating mostly rice. The spider roll had just five pieces and maybe half of a soft-shell crab. Overall, the portions were disappointing and the value wasn’t there. The experience felt like a ripoff, and the fast-food-like atmosphere didn’t help. Charging premium prices for low-quality, low-quantity food is unacceptable. If they reduced the price to around $30 per person for all-you-can-eat or adjusted portion sizes and pricing, this place could easily be rated 4.5 stars. As it stands, it’s a 1-star experience for me.

It’s a GREAT VALUE if you like all-you-can-eat sushi/maki-roll/hand-roll/Japanese cuisine. Located right in midtown Manhattan. It’s not cheap but I was very surprised how tasty and fresh the dishes were. All freshly made to order. I will be back for more… 👍 The only item I didn’t like was Kara-age (fried checked). It was way too salty. I just stopped by and ordered the fried chicken again since the owner replied my comment from last time. It was definitely not as salty as the first time but it’s VERY DRIED and took awhile to be delivered to my table. I think I will stay with just sushi in the future. 😋

Fun !!! 😋 I had an amazing time at Kaiten Zushi, the first conveyor belt sushi spot in town! The place is incredible—AYCE with a constant flow of sushi, tempura, ramen you name it, rolling right to your table at the touch of a finger. 🍣🍜 I had some hand rolls, nigiri, tempura, and sake until I couldn’t have another bite! Totally fun. Totally recommended. ✅

For $50 per person for AYCE, we definitely got our money’s worth when it came to enjoying most of what the menu had to offer. Some menu items do get delivered faster compared to others, but it was fun to see the plates zoom by on their conveyor belt delivery system. The top three things we had were the Green Dragon Roll, Volcano Roll, and Godzilla Roll.

This place is amazing, so cute and fun. $50 per person for all you can eat. There's a laptop at each table. You order, then food slides up next to your table on the conveyer belt. Extensive menu has sushi and much more - fries, noodles, teriyakis, soup, ramen, salads, sushi, rolls and more! But wait there's more! If you order a soft drink, it comes to your table by robot! Robot playing music comes to your table (with server nearby just in case, lol).. This place was so much fun I forgot to take more pictures... Come and enjoy

Hubby discovered this amazing place! We used to eat at East Kaiten sushi. It’s a big place with big booths. Our first visit was at dinner time. Mo was our waitress for the night, but here, waiters and waitresses work quite differently with their customers since they don't take the food to the tables for customers. We saw a robot bringing drinks to the customers, too. Soon, I'll be seeing robots dining at one of the tables. Then robots will be feeding customers, too, ha! On our first visit, we had the ramen, fire roll, eel, salmon toro, avocado salad, shrimp, yellowtail, and more salmon toro and the Philadelphia roll, which was unique because they added cream cheese to the Philly roll. We thought the first visit was quite good. On our second visit, which was lunchtime, we had more salmon toro and my favorite, Anago nigiri, probably one of my best! I recommend Anago Nigiri and Salmon Toro if you're unsure what to order. We also had great hand rolls, spicy tuna, and eel avocado. We tried Ocean Roll on our second visit, and it was pretty good. They have all-you-can-eat sushi, but Anago is not one of them. We'll try all-you-can-eat sushi someday, but we have to do it on a weekday for a reasonable price. All-you-can-eat is $50 on weekends and $30+ on weekdays. To do "all-you-can-eat" from the menu, you must have all parties do the same. Otherwise, get the a la carte. We're delighted at Kaiten Zushi! The place is nice, spacious and in a great location. Highly recommended!