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| - Harry Potter isn't the only one with an invisible cloak. I must've worn mine by accident Friday night when my date and I ventured into Sushi Eye. It was shortly before 7 p.m., the crucial cut-off of happy hour.
In about a couple minutes, we were shown to the table in the back - great vantage point, if you ask me. I was digging the tunes - the beats of house and breaks. However, if that's not your bag, be prepared to swallow more than just the fish, for the music does tend to be on the loud side.
In any case, we were seated quickly (good) and then left to fend for ourselves (bad). We read the happy hour menu (the only menu on the table at this point) probably 17 times before we were asked, "Have you been helped?" I wanted to snap back, "Does it look like we have?" Never get between me and sushi, dammit. Yet, I can respect a lesson in patience. We finally got water and menus. My date was a bit offended by the pictures. I was a bit confused on the organization of the sushi and the fact that we didn't have a sushi menu to write on. Well, okay... We selected three rolls, including the Elliot Roll that came sprinkled with macadamia nuts. Our beers arrived shortly before we placed our order (bad). My date said, "I wouldn't mind waiting if I had a beer." I second that.
In fact, we almost bailed on this place. We just set our 3-minute timer to start when a young girl finally came over to assist us. It's true, she wasn't really working there. She had been recruited by her parents, the owners, and made sure to point out she wasn't familiar with the menu or the fundamentals of waiting tables. Case in point: She broke a couple glasses later on the night. Yet, it was cool that because we were ignored and neglected, she extended happy hour and gave us the discounted prices on our aps and beers. (It was the least she could do!)
Also, she was most willing to seek out the answers to our questions (good) and was friendly and tolerable. I can cut her some slack since she doesn't normally wait tables. I doubt I could have done any better, to be honest.
We ordered two aps - the oysters and edamame. The latter was semi-cold and the portion was small. The oysters were large, yet, I was told, not chilled enough. My date would know; he's from Boston. In any case, I thought they were good!
Our sushi arrived pretty quickly. It was good. Not great and not awful. It was good, that's all I can say. I gobbled it up, yes, for I love sushi of all kinds. I just wasn't blown away or overly impressed. I definitely would not say this is the best sushi I've had - here in Phoenix or anywhere, for that matter. It's probably on the bottom tier, actually.
However, what I was impressed with was the quail egg shooter. That little guy deserves 5 stars of his own. DELICIOUS! I could have slurped quail eggs all night.
So, overall verdict? Well... I give Sushi Eye 3.5 stars, rounded down to an even 3 because of the extremely bad service that was my first (and lasting) impression.
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