A high-tech, interactive dining experience is coming to Arlington in late 2026 featuring a sushi menu spanning 100 different items.
Mixing technology and Japanese cuisine, Kura Sushi is known for its tableside conveyor belt sushi delivery and large menu. Created in Japan in 1977, the chain expanded to the United States in 2008 and later found great success in the North Texas area.
The Arlington restaurant will mark the eighth Kura location in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
“We’ve been in the market for quite some time now,” Robert Kluger, Kura Sushi chief development officer, said. “It’s one of our more successful markets in the entire country. And so we were looking for a location that fit well with our existing restaurants.”
Construction is slated to start July 20 and finish Dec. 7, according to project details filed with the state. With a $1.5 million price tag, the current building in Arlington Highlands will be renovated to display the sushi chain’s modern, avant-garde interior.
The company is awaiting permits from the city before breaking ground, Kluger said. After construction begins, it will take four to five months to transform the space before opening day.
“Arlington really aligned well with our core customer, and with our more successful restaurants in the Dallas market or DFW market,” Kluger said. “It was just such a natural fit for us.”
Kluger said the demographics of Arlington, including its roughly mid-30s median age, made it the right choice for a new addition to the chain’s DFW market.
“We look for that mix of the daytime pop and nighttime pop that really make the brand sing and we have no doubts that Arlington’s gonna be one of the top of those performers,” Kluger said.
The conveyor system allows customers to try its menu items and pay by the plate. The rates average around $4 per plate and vary by location.
“Everything is small plates and you can just pull any one of those 100 menu items and taste and try a bunch of different sushi or Japanese cuisine,” Kluger said. “And that’s exactly what we’re gonna do in Arlington.”
The idea of conveyor belt sushi was coined by Kura Sushi Inc. in the late ’70s. The brand expanded in 2008 to bring its tech-savvy sushi to the U.S. Since the early 2000s, Kura Sushi has grown to over 550 locations across Japan, Taiwan and the United States.
“It was really saying, how do we bring this brand that’s a unique experience because it’s conveyor belt sushi or Kura Sushi to the U.S. because it really wasn’t that prevalent here,” Kluger said.
Although no current opening date is set, Kluger said Arlington residents can expect an announcement in the late summer or early fall months with more details.
Hannah Everett is a freelance contributor for the Arlington Report. At the Arlington Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.
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