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| - I'd strongly advise anyone looking to eat at this place to read my entire review.
Tl;dr: As far as all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants go, this managed to be below average. Not Kanda quality (so basically I didn't get flat out food poisoning) but definitely below average. Which basically means, you won't spend a couple of hours on the toilet BUT you'll feel like you could have spent your money better if you're a lil' broke student like me.
Atmosphere/Setup: 3/5
The atmosphere was definitely quite average. It was a typical restaurant with a nice view on the parking lot so I could really admire all those rusty car side panels. If you are a person that gets cold easily, don't come here during the winter because all they use are crappy heat lamps for the whole restaurant. And not the good ones either, it's the garbage 40$ 2 out of 5 star amazon ones that would even get snobbed by WalMart. I'm very unsure if they have an actual heating system.
Cleanliness: 4/5
The place was clean. There isn't much to say about that. the carpet flooring was in pretty good shape, the tables and chairs don't look chipped, etc.
Food: 1/5
I have a LOT to say about the food. Buckle up and hang on tight because if you like this place, you're definitely going to hate me.
First and foremost, I tasted about half of the all-you-can-eat menu and I could not find a single product that was equal or superior to Sushi Saint-Jean apart from the philadelphia sushi. The selection is also vastly inferior. The ice creams are not mentioned on the menu and soft drinks are not included in the price.
The dragon eyes are cold. Almost every bit of sushi I ordered was cold, felt under-cooked and tasteless. The shrimp were buttered up and disgusting. It's as if they marinated them for 2 days in margarine. The salmon felt old and dry.
They also use this really greasy rice (which you can spot yourself as they almost look like shiny beads) so you fill up faster. This also ensured that rice doesn't stick properly to each other so careful if you're not adept with cheap plastic chopsticks they provide because you'll end with a mess in your plate. Furthermore, to fill you up faster, some sushi rolls and handrolls are randomly filled with panko bread crumbs. Two very cheap tactics easily spotted by anyone with a critical mind but that can easily dupe the average consumer.
WARNING: I have VERY strong suspicions they freeze old fish instead of getting it fresh. You probably are questioning the validity of my accusation, which is fair. The clue was the dragon eye sushi. The exterior was fried but the fish was still cold. That's a HUGE sign that they freeze-fry it. And one can only guess how long it was frozen for.
While I was there, I heard the exact same complaint made by another customer seated about 3m away from our table. The waiter told her off. Told her it's how it's cooked. Which is not. It's a lie. Dragon eye is not supposed to be cold. It's supposed to be fried.
Also, who the hell fills cheese sticks with cream cheese instead of Mozzarella? Sacrilege!
Service:3/5
The waiters and waitresses were pretty nice but they lost points because they kept forgetting orders we placed. My friend, in the end, never got his chicken teriyaki. It's a sad but true story.
Also lost points because of how they treated the customer mentioned above.
Honestly I might not be the best to assess service. My friend is much better at getting a feel for when a waiter is "rude". I don't care if the waiters don't say hello or some other social non-sense. To me, I'm here for the all-you-can-eat buffet. I don't expect anyone to roll a red carpet for my ass just so I can sit there with my friends in sweatpants and get fat off of rice, fish and sauces for an hour and a half.
As long as a waiter/waitress does these three steps:
A. Get my order to the chef
B. Ensure my order is there and nothing is forgotten
C. Get my food from the kitchen to my table
That's a 5 out of 5. And they sadly failed it.
Price: 3/5
Honestly, it's not worth the price. Just go to Sushi St-Jean.
I guess it could kind of maybe possibly be worth it if you're a girl on those 1/2 off Thursdays. It's easier to deal with shit quality when paying only 13$ for an all-you-can-eat but it's definitely not worth the cash for frozen fish if you don't.
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