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Owner story · Philadelphia

“I use higher quality ingredients because you cannot compromise on quality.”

Hendra Yong · Owner, Bleu Sushi

1,262Bleu Sushi orders delivered by PinkbotSince March 2026
$72Kof Bleu Sushi’s food deliveredSince March 2026
Bleu Sushi’s dining room, with cobalt walls and round mirrors
Chopsticks lifting a piece of a specialty roll topped with jalapeño

Meet Bleu Bot

Six years before Pinkbot, Bleu Sushi already had a robot.

In spring 2020, Hendra Yong set a mechanical arm, lit in blue LEDs, by the pickup counter and named it Bleu Bot. It lifted each bag off the counter, turned to hand it to the customer six feet away, and took a little bow. Some customers bowed back. 6abc’s story on it was picked up by ABC stations in New York, Chicago, Houston and Fresno, and in 2022 Bleu Bot was still handing out orders.

“We want to enhance our customers contact-less pick-up experience during the pandemic while implementing a little humor.”Bleu Sushi, describing Bleu Bot on OpenTable
Tuna sashimi outside Bleu Sushi, under its sign on 10th Street

The menu

More than 50 specialty rolls, and the signature ones are named for Philadelphia.

Arch, Race, Locust, Spruce, Pine, Lombard, Broad Street, Rittenhouse Square, Temple, Drexel, Villanova, Ben Franklin: the signature rolls carry the names of Center City’s streets and squares and of local schools. 6abc says the Temple Roll, spicy yellowtail, tempura flakes and crunchy garlic wrapped in torched black-pepper white tuna, “just might be the best sushi roll in the entire city.”

Sea urchin over sushi rice

Nigiri

UniSea urchin over sushi rice
Fatty tuna over sushi rice

Nigiri

ToroFatty tuna over sushi rice
Fried octopus balls with sweet sauce

Small plates

TakoyakiFried octopus balls with sweet sauce
Beef, ginger and shiitake over furikake rice that crisps in the stone

Hot stone bowl

GyudonBeef, ginger and shiitake over furikake rice that crisps in the stone
Pan-fried scallops and shiitake mushrooms in a bowl

From the kitchen

Scallop and shiitakePan-fried scallops and shiitake mushrooms in a bowl
Sizzling salmon teriyaki with vegetables

From the kitchen

Salmon teriyakiSizzling salmon teriyaki with vegetables
A wooden sushi boat of nigiri, sashimi and rolls

Pinkbot at Bleu Sushi

Since March, Pinkbot has delivered Bleu Sushi’s orders from 10th Street.

  • 7 monthsof deliveries together, since the first one on March 23, 2026.
  • About 20 a daydeliveries on an average day this fall.
  • 542deliveries in October 2026, the busiest month so far.

From Bleu Bot in 2020 to Pinkbot in 2026.

  1. May 2020Bleu Bot is handing out pickup orders on 10th Street.
  2. Mar 16, 2026Bleu Sushi goes live on Pinkbot.
  3. Mar 23, 2026Pinkbot carries its first Bleu Sushi order from 262 S 10th St.
“I wouldn’t offer something that I wouldn’t eat, so I only use ingredients I would eat in my food.”

Hendra Yong · “You can taste the difference.”

Visit Bleu Sushi

A BYOB on 10th Street, between Locust and Spruce.

262 S 10th StPhiladelphia, PA 19107
Order onlineReserve on OpenTable@bleusushi
A specialty roll on the counter under Bleu Sushi’s blue neon sign
Candles, ivy and a blue neon sign over the counter.Open seven days for lunch and dinner. Philadelphia Magazine says the place “looks like a very small nightclub.”

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