Forget the sluggish Slow Food movement. True geeks are in a rush to spend their cash on the latest electronics, not snobby epicure. So when we spotted a fast food restaurant that’s automated, our heartbeat sped up.
Kitchen Mogu Mogu is a Singapore-based Japanese fast food restaurant that styles itself after similar dining concepts in Japan. In fact, it feels like buying from a vending machine, only in this case, it’s hot Jap grub, not ice sodas.
The transaction was easy. Tap the touchscreen for your orders and make your payment. And you can pick to pay by either cash (notes and coins) or ez-link (a Singapore wireless card payment system). Next, you just have to pick up your order at the next counter.
Sometimes it makes sense to take away the human equation. We remember the number of times we had to repeat our orders or hold our tongues when our double beef patty was miraculously transformed into a soggy fish sandwich.
So should your next order at Kitchen Mogu Mogu turns awry, you probably can only blame yourself. But if you crave a human touch, the restaurant has a sweet young girl on hand to coach the butter-fingered, or if you need to scream at something other than a machine.
From Crave.