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| - This is more of a 3.5 star rating. We went to Taipei Tokyo after Christmas shopping this past Saturday. I had been there one other time over two years ago and didn't recall much about what I had or that it was just ok. Lured by the mention of sushi, I agreed to go again.
It was late by the time we left the mall close to 9:30. However, I checked Yelp and their hours were posted as open until 11pm, Friday and Saturday. So since they are located only minutes away we continued on. When we arrived we were promptly seated and given menus but told up front that they close at 10:30. Not the most welcoming arrival but ok. I left to use the restroom before sitting down, and when I came out the server was over asking almost immediately what I wanted. I hadn't even opened the menu yet. I start looking and about 2 minutes after she had just asked she comes back to ask again. Ok I know you close in 40 minutes I get it but can I have a minute please? Matt decides he wants sesame chicken, his famous go to Chinese. I knew I wanted Sushi or Sashimi but wasn't sure which one. The price for sushi here does seem a bit high, so I decided to just get an appetizer of sashimi. Matt had left to use the restroom and again she came over to our table to take our order! This was a total of 3 times in 5 minutes... Annoyed? yes
So on her trice visit I tell her I think I am ready just a few questions. This part bothered me more than her rushing our orders, she couldn't really answer ANY of my questions. I asked what kind of fish is on the sashimi appetizer...um, not sure. Ok so she asks lady at the bar. Tuna, salmon, and white fish. No comment on what kind of white fish. Ok I will have that. Second question, your house duck how is that prepared? I understand there is a bit of a language barrier here but my questions weren't crazy. Yea she didn't know. I said is it pan fried, sautéed, deep fried? Oh deep fried in a pan I am eventually told. Ok is it cooked to order? She had no idea what that meant! Let me translate, can the chef make it the way I want, I want medium rare? Deer in headlights... She nervously says again how it is cooked and says not it is probably just well done. Well then no thank you. I ordered Shrimp Pad Thai, extra spicy.
No sooner does she leave the table she returns with my sashimi, seriously a five second turnaround. Ok it's raw it doesn't take much to cut up. The sashimi was very good and fresh, something I will admit I was nervous about. There were a total of 9 pieces, 3 each of the above mentioned fish. I was only about half way through when out came our dinners. This was a total of less than 5 minutes. Wow...
So the food was overall a solid 4. My Shrimp Pad Thai had good flavor and a nice portion, while the Mr. loved his chicken, but the service was so in our faces. She asked us to pay the check almost right after being served stating the registers close at 10pm. Um ok... then at another point she came over, me mid chewing, and asked me to hand her my empty beer bottle. No this couldn't wait until I came up for air, she needed to clear our table stat! It was a bit over the top to say the least. I ate a little more but we both decided to just get everything to go since it was uncomfortable.
Next time if we decide to visit we will make sure it is several hours before close or for takeout.
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