The real precocity of Sushi Mara, though, lies not in its food, but in its design. Since all cooked orders go straight to the Magnolia kitchen next door, the sushi bar has no kitchen overhead, no kitchen space, no real estate jammed up by separate coolers and walk-ins and all that jazz. In terms of restaurant design, it's like the food just appears magically on the tables -- like it's all coming in takeout, with no fuss and no muss. Which means that the sushi chefs behind the bar can concentrate all that creative intelligence on your sushi order.