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| - I would actually give this place 3.5 stars for the tremendously slow service, but because of the quality of food, I am giving Sushi on Tropicana a 4 star-rating.
Upon arriving at the establishment, from the outside looking in, I would've probably passed up eating there if it hadn't been for how hungry my boyfriend and I were at the time. To my pleasant surprise, inside the establishment was very nice decor you would not expect. Around 3:40ish pm it was now considered dinner, the AYCE price was 24.95 like most sushi establishments.
My boyfriend and I took a few minutes to go over the menu and finally after about 7-10 minutes, we had to wave our server down to give him our order. While waiting for our food, I noticed a family of 4 sitting at the table next to us who seemed a bit antsy. They were probably there 20 minutes as we were there, having already ordered there food and still were waiting. Finally, the family gets up to leave due to the long wait. I was surprised that the woman had to pay for her hot tea, seems like they should've just given it to her for free if they were waiting 20 + min for their food.
Around 4 o'clock, I noticed that many customers were coming into the restaurant and were PATIENTLY waiting for their orders to be taken after a few minutes of sitting down. Anyways, at 4, we were starting to wonder (because of the lack of fast service) how long it would take for our first dish to arrive... 20 minutes...25 minutes after 4, our first dish arrived which was not even a cooked dish. I was wondering how and WHY it would take so long for sashimi to come out. Anyways, I think I've made my point to how slow it took to get our meal. Now after 30 minutes, 5 or 6 dishes all came out at once. The food was delicious. My boyfriend felt that the wait was worth it. Don't get me wrong, the food was very good...but, I can't imagine going there on a BUSY day and waiting maybe 3 times as long. I would've just gotten up and left if it were up to me.
Anyways, the server was nice and apologized for the wait. Maybe he was new. Maybew the sushi chefs were new. They walked in turtle speed around the sushi bar. I almost felt like time stood still watching them. But, because the food was good...and the sever was apologetic, I'll still give them 3.5 stars. On yelp, a 4.
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