To prove that point, chew on this: http://wwwipd.ira.uka.de/~maraist/Sushi/Full/ the worldwide guide to sushi bars from Honolulu to Poughkeepsie.
The site, dubbed John's Sushi Restaurant Reference Guide, is maintained by John Maraist, a research assistant at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany.
Like one of those automatic sushi-making machines, Maraist's site is set to take your sushi restaurant recommendations and roll them into the proper slot.
The suggestions then are listed by country, state and city.
For instance, if you are forced to look for sushi in Indianapolis, you can find raving recommendations about the Daruma restaurant.
"I eat here every week. You would not think that Indiana would have such a great sushi bar. I have been to New York, San Fran. and Chicago and Daruma is one of the best in the states," one Web-savvy sushi aficionado wrote.
All together there are more than 1,100 restaurants rated, including a small sampling in Hawaii. Maraist warns that nothing is done to check the accuracy of the listing, so you might find some of the restaurants have closed or moved, which is the case with at least one of the local sushi emporiums.
If you don't know California Roll from kamaboko, Maraist wraps up the reviews with a clear section on sushi bar etiquette, a glossary of terms and even handy phrases to use in a sushi bar.
Finally, if you insist on rolling your own, there is a section on recipes.