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| - I was a fan of Green Thai Viet Fusion http://www.yelp.ca/biz/green-thai-viet-fusion-richmond-hill, the predecessor to the abomination that lies here now. Okay, abomination is a strong word. Let's just say that I might be feeling a little anger displacement over the closing of Green Thai.
I did give Akabane a chance -clearly, I wasn't a strong enough fan of Green Thai and I've now learnt my lesson. If I enjoy a restaurant in the future, I'll be sure to announce it in the town square.
The owners of Akabane have decided to keep the decor of GT intact, and it works for an AYCE setting, and why not? -The restaurant was squeaky clean to begin with.
The service, however, was atrocious from the get go. As soon as we were seated, the server was icy, agressive and very unhelpful. They're painfully understaffed for a business that does most of their business at lunch, although I've seen waiters at Cheesecake Factory serve up to 5-6 full tables at once with ease, and most importantly, with a smile on their face. The menu states an added 10% service charge, and I guess that's the reason the waitstaff doesn't give a damn.
I ordered 5 types of sushi rolls for the both of us, and our oh-so gracious waitress, patronisingly asked us if we'd 'be able to finish it.' I've never had any staff comment about the size of my order at an AYCE sushi place before.
The waitress also jumbled up our drink order, bringing me the wrong drink then disappearing promptly after.
When the rolls eventually came along, we got a hearty laugh. They're even tinier than the sushi available at shopping mall franchise Mac Sushi, and I could have easily finished the order on my own. The other dishes we ordered came in micro-portions as well.
No special rolls are available here during lunch, as stated by the menu, although the quality of the rolls are slightly better than Aji Sai http://www.yelp.ca/biz/aji-sai-japanese-restaurant-thornhill, I would choose to go there over Akabane in a heartbeat (although, I hope that these two would never be my only choices for AYCE) since they don't make customers want to run for it upon entry.
I wasn't impressed by any of the side orders, either. The Chicken Teriyaki was very dry & dehydrated and tasted as though it had been reheated to oblivion. The Cashew Nut Chicken was drowned in a sauce so bland and sugary, that it seemed as though they found it somewhere in the aisles across the plaza at Loblaws.
Bottom Line: I went here so you don't have to.
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