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| - This gaijin is a fan. This is far from the best Japanese dining experience you will ever have, however, it meets every single expectation I had, and exceeds more than a few.
First, the price is right about on par. You can get a Bento box with a salad, rice, tempura, a few pieces, a drink, and "protein" for less than $10. They do rolls a la carte for very reasonable prices; I do not recall any being over $10, even their Dragon Rolls or equivalent. For those prices, nobody expects to be blown away. This glutton upsized his by adding an Unagi roll (of the same quality that you would expect form Schnucks in Urbana, but fresher). Nothing was outstanding, but it was a very serviceable meal. The roll was well-wrapped, the salad was fresh, and the tempura hit the sweet spot of both crunchy-crisp and tender-juicy.
The service was pretty fast for how busy the place was. I could deal without having order numbers shouted, but that seemed to be the only way to get the word out above the din of chattering diners.
This place stacks up well against other Asian chains, but is definitely not as good as Sushi Kame for a Bento lunch. It is a good change of pace for lunch, but do not frequent this place thinking that you are getting good Japanese.
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