The boyfriend and I were craving sushi so we gave this place a try since it was so close to where I live. From the outside, the restaurant did not look so pleasing. It looks very run down and had a fishy odor.
But once inside, the restaurant and atmosphere was very nice. We got seated right away because we only came for sushi and not the Tepanakki.
The house salad with ginger dressing is not worth the 2 dollars even though it's only 2 dollars, save your money and calories. The salad was just iceberg with a slice of cucumber and a slice of very old tomato; the iceberg was very cold making the whole thing unpleasant.
Everything else we ordered was pretty decent.
-Calamari: came out hot and crispy.
-Nigiri: looked fresh (was the boyfriends, he thought it was okay, even though these pieces were bigger here, he prefers the one from Kabuki).
-Eel and avocado roll was way too barbaque-y? And not enough eel
-Spicy tuna: did not enjoy this as much as I should have but I can't pinpoint why.
-Soft shell crab: way too sweet
AND if you check in on Yelp you get a free tempura ice cream if you spend over 25 dollars... SCORE!
But don't get too excited because the breading on the tempura ice cream was thick and just falls away from the ice cream, so instead of getting this melt in your mouth feeling you get grittiness that leaves you dissatisfied.
I would definitely return to try out the Tepanakki part of this restaurant but I guess the hunt to find a good sushi restaurant in East Mesa is still on.