Quote Originally Posted by AD

wow, thats impressive. i always thought only the head chef/owner would be japanese, and all the servers would be locals.

guess you can simply ask them if its fine to use your hands, but i'm sure they won't mind. most restaurant adapt to the local culture instead of sticking strictly to the owner's culture. even the recipe may be slightly different. i always assume that sushi in japan will taste quite different from sushi elsewhere in the world.

personally, i hate getting my fingers sticky and oily.
Everyone is Japanese. Very small. Japanese eat there so got to be good

Btw. They hand out chop sticks with meal.