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| - I've seen Misaki being worked on for LONG time, so when I finally heard an ad on the radio, I thought I'd give it a try. It seems the wait wasn't exactly worth it.
I'm not saying the food is bad- it's good food and an interesting selection of Asian and American fare. But is it worth $20? That is negotiable.
We went on a Saturday evening, and the place was dead at 6PM. There were maybe 20 people in the restaurant that could hold hundreds. It seemed odd, especially since other Yelpers have said the place was full when they were there. Most of the tables had just one person eating by themselves.
As for the decor, it's kind of schizophrenic. The buffet area is very nice- the food area is expansive, there's neon light accents, and the cooks where wearing traditional sushi chef outfits. The buffet has a sushi area, a hot American fare area, a Chinese food area, hibachi filled with steak, chicken, scallops, and other meats, and there's fruit, crab legs, and deserts. But the rest of the place was strange. The walls still had pictures of Italy on them from when it was an Italian restaurant, and the paint, carpets, and Tuscan style fireplaces reminded me of an Italian villa. Behind the hibachi chef was still a wood fired grill that I assume was left there when they remodeled the restaurant. The music playing sounded like dance music from the 90's- at one point, "Baby Got Back" started, and someone changed the song. Finally, our waitress was Eastern European. She was very nice, but had a thick Russian sounding accent that I had trouble understanding. I asked her if I could have a Sapporo, and she asked me what that was. I told her it was a beer, and she said she would check to see if they had it. You could tell she was very green, or didn't understand what we were asking her. She was, however, very nice- at one point, she asked my wife twice of the food was okay, in an almost apologetic way.
As for the food, it was OK. I grabbed some tuna sashimi, and when I pulled the two pieces apart, the tuna was brown on the inside from being out too long. In most of the sushi pieces I tried, I couldn't taste the fish- it was very ricey. I tried turkey Salisbury steak from the hot side, and it didn't have any flavor, and the "tuna cake" I tried was canned tuna mixed with breadcrumbs that was burnt on the bottom side. It seemed most of the buffet was suffering from inattentiveness since there weren't that many customers in the restaurant. In one corner, there was a fondue fountain, but the only things you could use in it was some anemic pieces of pineapple and mini marshmallows- not very appetizing,
I did enjoy the hibachi, although the chef poured oil and soy sauce on everything, so it all had the same flavor. The sushi with tempura was good, as was some of the Chinese food. I also enjoyed a piece of tiramisu that was rich and delicious, which capped my meal off well.
In summary, the food was just okay. Not much flavor and not as fresh as it could be. For the price, I'd rather go to Tokyo Buffet on McKnight Rd, although the convenience of Misaki might bring me back to try it again.
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