Thanks. I'm a foodie in that I love trying food that's supposed to be good. However, I don't match the typical foodie in that "value" figures highly into my equation as to whether something is good or not. That and I don't always like a lot of the foods that higher end places like to use, but those ingredients tend to get them the highest accolades. Like foie gras or truffles. I live in the greater Sacramento area. However, I'm from the LA area and DW is from SF and our families are still out there so we're still tapped into the food scenes in those places. But, living in Sacramento means we have to eat around here most of the time which forces us to be much more forgiving out of necessity. My guess is the sushi at a combini in Japan is equal to or greater than nearly all sushi in the Sacramento area. There is a Japanese supermarket in the area and it's bento boxes for takeout are better than most sushi restaurants. It's pretty sad really.

With sushi and a somewhat limited time in Japan, I'm not that into sushi itself enough to wait too long on my vacation for something. I'm willing to go slightly less "good" if it means a much shorter wait. I'm working my way around the famous ramen places in the Bay Area and have waited up to 3 hours (not worth it), but that's because my time isn't as limited as it's my home area and not a vacation. In Japan, I want to eat a lot and try lots of things, along with shopping and sightseeing. Waiting 2+ hours means that much less time to try another food place or see another sight or shop some more. I'm already bringing one extra empty suitcase and probably buying another there for all the stuff I plan on bringing back.