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| - I wanted to love this place, and I did enjoy it, but either I ordered the wrong thing, or it didn't meet my expectations. Bottom line: yum, but pricey - we paid $70 for 4 rolls plus sake, left still hungry. I've had higher quality fish at AYCE joints (crazy, right?) Also the service was crap. But more on that after the important part, food.
We ordered:
crunchy spicy salmon roll: I couldnt taste the fish over the spice. it was really the only flavour. not that it was bad, just really poorly balanced. too much sauce, not much crunch, fish was even a bit chewy. One of the worst crunchy spicy salmon rolls I've ever had, and probably one of the most expensive.
crunchy spicy tuna roll: better quality fish, less spice then the salmon. I've still had better rolls for half the price.
dragon roll: Not normally a fan of dragon rolls because most places can't get it right, but it was both of our favourite rolls of the 4, nicely balanced, good flavour.
Japango roll: Basically an Alaskan roll where they torch the top of the salmon and add some sauce. It was good, I liked the added complexity of torching the salmon, but again the fish was just shit quality.
We also ordered a bottle of house sake, average. had worse, had better.
The service. So, I know it's a tiny place. I know this because we ended up in conversation with the two girls sitting next to us which was great, but your dining experience really depends on who you end up next to. We had to ask to order after having our menus closed for a while, water/tea isn't refilled unless asked, the sake was forgotten until our 4th and final roll was being eaten. Both servers also had such a fake quality to them as well. "oh so sorry" no you aren't, don't bullshit me, I know the service industry.
The decor: I really did love the way the place looked. I sat on the bench side facing the chefs, and we hardly talked and just enjoyed the environment, people watching, listening to conversations[9].
The food was good, don't get me wrong, but between the cost and service I just don't think it's worth it, considering the many, many options for sushi in this city.
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