Is This The Future Of Restaurants?

I saw/used this at a restaraunt in Ueno in Tokyo in 2007. It's fancy schmancy and within a few minutes of finalizing our order on the screen, we had our food.

In regards to this being the future of dining, it's certainly a possibility. You know those annoying TVs that show ads for everything/anything, and show your total at checkouts at Jewel and other grocery stores? I saw those in the convenience stores in Tokyo the first time I was there in 2001. I thought they were super hi tech cool. Now they're everywhere in the US and super annoying.

I like the concept, especially the webcam showing what's going on in the kitchen, the images going on the "plates", and all of it. If it was super-expensive, though, I'd pass.

It can be a new branch, or theme if you would prefer. But not the direction of the mainstream restaurantism. After all, we go there for the wooden tables, relaxing atmosphere and some few hours of uneventfulness :)

So I'm studying hospitality and this is a cool concept that's been going around but I don't think it will take off as much as people think. People need people to talk to. People like interaction and need to feel as if they matter =/ only other people can do that.

That looks like fun!

I dined here a few months ago. It was really awesome, but the real star is the food - pork with a chocolate sauce? I didn't believe it until I tasted it! Very expensive, was over £70 for two...

We have a chain of places like this in Los Angeles called 'UWink' http://www.uwink.com/restaurants...I've been there twice and it was OK...but not ridiculously impressive

Now you rude diners can actually see the cook spitting in your food! Be nice, tip well.