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The rice is completely tasteless, the avocado and mango we had in our rolls were not even ripe, one roll literally had a fish stick wrapped in rice, when they say a roll has crab in it, it's fake crab.The fish was not very fresh. One roll tasted like it had been frozen, and another one I nicknamed the "rice roll" because that's pretty much all it was. It was so bad that my wife and I both wished we went to Sushi Shop or Kanda instead, which are both not great. For a more upscale sushi place, this is absolutely unacceptable.
We were so disappointed that we brought it up with the waitress who was very honest with us. She said that they got new chefs just 2 months ago. A 19 year old and a 23 year old who have absolutely no experience making sushi. She said they make the rice at the beginning of their shift which partly explains why it is so lousy. She admitted that they now get a lot of complaints about the quality of the food now. She seemed pretty fed up with the way the restaurant was now run and you can tell that she felt embarrassed about the whole experience they now offer.
Not only is the food absolutely horrible now, it's also extremely overpriced. We ended up paying $130 for our meal and we're still not feeling satisfied. We rarely have to spend that much money to feel stuffed. Even if the sushi was good, the value you get at Aikawa is really bad. ~30% overpriced.
Avoid at all cost. There are much better sushi places around there, including Tokyo (our favorite) and Maiko.
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