Today I partake in that eternal office ritual known as the Goodbye Lunch. Two longtime employees are leaving for "other opportunities", so we're taking them out to lunch.

The location: Shabusen. This all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant has been the location of many distressing sushi incidents. At my last job, the development department used to go to Shabusen at least once a month. One programmer was notorious for ordering ten plates of every kind of roll there was, including the cucumber maki: the most boring sushi imaginable. Shabusen is also the place that serves their tuna sashimi so fresh that it's still frozen in the middle.

On the other hand, the price is pretty good. It's about ten dollars (Canadian) to engorge yourself on raw fish and rice, and they even have a selection of cooked foods too, although the chicken and beef dishes are a little sketchy.

I'll let you know how it goes. If I survive.