We are aware of the strange two sushi softlock. There is a restart button however (minus, -). No need to worry about missing that lol
I do agree with you on the item description in the bar. We have to add so many different things just to make sure the people understand what everything does which to us is basically second nature at this point lol. We can look into having the top left thing show up on hover.
That aside, I am so glad you are having so much fun with the game lol. Seeing this much praise for the gameplay feels great when it has been a core issue with the idea from day one. I think I can now officially rest easy knowing that the current version has the exact gameplay feel we were looking for from the very start. This probably is the best spot for us to leave the game in the meanwhile, I may look into implementing the hints but other than that this should be it. I'm happy to say that Sushical Chairs has become a game of creativity, enjoyment, narrative, artwork and audio. Glad you managed to stick through till the end! (for now)