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I encountered it here
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/michinoku/20230418-OYT8T50006/
「上寿し【??】」は８００【はっぴゃく】円【えん】、「人生相談【じんせいそうだん】」はゼロ円【えん】
"---" is 800 yen, and "life counseling" costs zero yen.
I also found it here... https://hanazen-michinobechuou.eeat.jp/product/上寿し2人盛〜5人盛-※表示価格は２人盛です/
...but I have not found a dictionary entry for it. What is it, and how is it pronounced?
It is another way to write 上寿司 (high-grade sushi), pronounced じょうずし or less commonly じょうすし. Grades can be two (並寿司, 上寿司) or three (並寿司, 上寿司, 特上寿司). Some shops may have the 松, 竹, and 梅 grades instead.
In the picture, the next item is 並寿し, which is lower grade and thus less expensive at 700 yen. Similarly, this is 並寿司 written differently.
