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| - Syogun Sushi Bar is both a AYCE and à la carte full service and take out restaurant located in a plaza with ample free parking. I came here because I had a gift certificate for a free sushi platter. I wanted to dine in, but the coupon had indicated that it was for take out only.
The decor was more modern, and the place is quite dark, even around lunch time as the windows were well tinted.
The fixed platter we received had a combination of both Sushi, Rolls, and Sashimi.
The sashimi consisted of your staples: Salmon (Sake), Serf Clam (Hokkigai); Red Snapper (Tai), and the less common Octopus (Tako). They also included the cheaper Butter Fish (aka Escolar) instead of Red Tuna which was disappointing to me.
The Salmon and the Butter Fish were decent size slices, not the biggest I've had, but not the smallest either. The salmon was of a nice color with lines of fat throughout indicative that it was farm raised rather than wild caught based on the size. 3,5 stars. Not a fan of butterfish, it was very wet (as expected), so no comment here. 3 stars. The red snapper was smaller than the salmon, but also expected as it a more expensive fish ($/yield) and is typical of what is found in Sushi Bars. 3,5 stars. The Serf Clam comes packaged as with all places and is on par. 3 stars. Lastly the Octopus was a welcome addition. Not as common, as it's more expensive, it was a welcome addition which makes up for the Butter Fish. It was also sliced on par ensuring that it's not too chewy 4 stars.
The Sushi hit many of the staples as well. Salmon, Red Snapper, Shrimp, Serf Clam, Crab, and Squid. The Crab is really processed fish, but it's what is served. The fish slices for the Sushi were slightly smaller than the sashimi, but that's right on par with how it should be. Again, they offset it nicely by including something less common and more expensive, the Squid. The squid was actually quite good, not too slimy. Despite being more of a Sashimi guy, overall, I give the sushi 4,5 stars.
I'm keeping this review short on purpose as I may come back for the AYCE and will need some space to say a few things about that.
If you would like to experience more, come dine-with-me.yelp.com I'd love to have your company... Bon Appétit!
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