Restuarant Redesign Project
Being somewhat of a foodie and kind of always having a dream of owning my own restaurant, I was really excited to be presented with this project. I always find myself dreaming up restaurant designs anyways, so having the chance to actually redesign an existing one has been a fun, and educational experience. Laura, Yasmin, and I chose Fushi Yami right near campus. Fushi Yami is a Japanese restaurant that serves hibachi, sushi, and noodle dishes. I love Japanese food, and my wife and I go out for sushi whenever we can. So this was a chance to take her, and our young son, to a new place.
When we approached the restaurant for the first time it looked very drab from the outside. It is located in a strip mall with little to know flair. The sign out front seemed like it was homemade and felt impermanent. Like it was just the sign they were using until the real sign came in. But upon entering the restaurant we were pleasantly surprised. The decor was Japanese, their were sushi chefs visible back in the kitchen, and the menu was great.
However, we were confused whether or not to seat ourselves, wait to be seated, or to order at the counter. We asked the girl working at the counter and she was friendly and knowledgeable. She said, "How it works is you order at the counter then we bring the food to your table." It seemed like she got this question a lot. Which right away hit me as a major usability issue.
We ordered a lot of food. I wanted to try as much as I could to get a sense of their menu. We both ordered hibachi entrees, my wife's came with noodles and mine with fried rice, and we ordered three different sushi rolls. We didn't order anything for our 3 year old son because we were going to share our food with him, he's a picky eater. My wife ordered a bubble tea, and I retrieved two Japanese sodas from the self serve refrigerator for my son and me. We took our seat at a booth, as many were open. There were maybe only 3 other groups dining at the restaurant at the time. It didn't take long to notice that the restaurant was quiet and we could clearly hear the conversations going on around us. I thought this was strange a little off putting.
All in all we had a very fun and positive experience at Fushi Yami and I plan on eating there often while on campus.
When we approached the restaurant for the first time it looked very drab from the outside. It is located in a strip mall with little to know flair. The sign out front seemed like it was homemade and felt impermanent. Like it was just the sign they were using until the real sign came in. But upon entering the restaurant we were pleasantly surprised. The decor was Japanese, their were sushi chefs visible back in the kitchen, and the menu was great.
However, we were confused whether or not to seat ourselves, wait to be seated, or to order at the counter. We asked the girl working at the counter and she was friendly and knowledgeable. She said, "How it works is you order at the counter then we bring the food to your table." It seemed like she got this question a lot. Which right away hit me as a major usability issue.
We ordered a lot of food. I wanted to try as much as I could to get a sense of their menu. We both ordered hibachi entrees, my wife's came with noodles and mine with fried rice, and we ordered three different sushi rolls. We didn't order anything for our 3 year old son because we were going to share our food with him, he's a picky eater. My wife ordered a bubble tea, and I retrieved two Japanese sodas from the self serve refrigerator for my son and me. We took our seat at a booth, as many were open. There were maybe only 3 other groups dining at the restaurant at the time. It didn't take long to notice that the restaurant was quiet and we could clearly hear the conversations going on around us. I thought this was strange a little off putting.
All in all we had a very fun and positive experience at Fushi Yami and I plan on eating there often while on campus.
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