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| - The short version: It's an AYCE spot in the Southwest, so I had to check it out. I had the Jose Special roll, a bunch of nigiri, some skewers, cucumber w/crab salad, and yuzu sorbet. Overall, I'd come back, but I'd be in no rush to.
The long version:
Decor: 5/5
Modern sleek. I'm feeling the vibe here down to the music. I feel like I should have had a glass of white wine. (They are waiting on their liquor license.)
Cleanliness: 5/5
No complains. It was spotless.
Food: 3.5/5
Everything was done well, but it wasn't mind-blowing or great. For the nigiri, I had garlic tuna, garlic salmon, and cajun albacore. All were very good. I also had the crab nigiri, which I'd call passable for AYCE. There was the halibut nigiri that I'd label as edible but a bit chewy. I'd never order that here again. On the skewer front, I tried the garlic and mushroom. Mushroom was good. Garlic was so-so. The only roll I had was the Jose Special (in: spicy crab, cucumber; top: cajun albacore, avocado; sauce: spicy ponzu, jalapeno). I enjoyed it. Pass on the gyoza. It's not great here. Cucumber with crab salad was okay but not memorable. Yuzu sorbet was more like a yuzu snow cone. That's not a bad thing. Just not what I was expecting. I loved it though.
Service: 4/5
I sat at the sushi bar, and the sushi chef was definitely 5/5. The waitress was friendly and cleared plates. She just was not on top of the drinks, and I had to flag her down for kitchen orders after the first one. She gets 3/5.
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