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This is one of the best sushi I've found so far in Charlotte... and I've been to quite a few. Sashimi was about a $1 more than other places, but well worth it because the pieces were huge. The Rainbow Roll was delicious. (This is a great roll to judge a place by)
Only thing I didn't like, is all their rolls that list crab as an ingredient, don't have ANY crab in them! They put Pollock fish in there instead. Apparently places in this town are doing this ...I don't know how they're getting away with it... how can you say something has crab when it doesn't? I guess people around here either don't know the difference, or they do and put up with being lied to. The end result is the sushi places keep getting away with it. You couldn't get away with that scam in California. Crab is crab, fish is fish, there is a BIG BIG difference in taste and texture. If you order crab and they give you fish, don't let them get away with it, SAY SOMETHING! They can only do what we allow them to get away with.
The other thing, is the Ikura (Salmon roe) was wrinkled and mushy, not crisp and refreshing like it's supposed to be. It also had a funky not-so-fresh taste that made it unpleasing. This was disappointing because it's usually my favorite item to eat alongside my rolls. I also think they have too much spice in the ginger's marinade, it totally overpowered it's natural complex flavor.
The Hibachi chicken dish was average, so I would stick to just the sushi here.
So for lying about the ingredients and for bad Ikura, I need to take off at least one star. Yama is still one of the better places I've found so far in this town. If they got those two issues fixed, they'd be a solid 5 stars for sushi!
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