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| - The best thing about Hana is that it is in my neighborhood. The worst thing about Hana was that I didn't enjoy the experience and I wanted to!
The waiting staff was milling about the door area, ignoring people. I dislike when staff has people to greet but they are busy chatting about their social calendars or whatnot with their backs to the customers. However the chef's behind the counter greeted us very happily. The energy was such that I began thinking, "Hey, this is exactly what I was looking for! Hooray!" After we were seated other people came in and got like a group greeting. Maybe they are regulars. It would be annoying to group greet every single customer. There were two waitstaff running about like crazy chickens doing all the work. I was sort of curious about that, what was the point of having so many people "on" that weren't actively working the tables? We got one of the rushed servers and she spoke so fast we had trouble understanding her. We let her know we were new and would need some time to acclimate to the selections, but we didn't get a break about becoming familiar with what was offered and ended ordering hurriedly. As a result we didn't end up trying as many things as we might have. It's not good to rush people who are planning to explore a menu. I mean we can really spend some serious money on sushi if given half a chance.
Despite the fast ordering, it was slow in being made. The chef seemed busy making boats, so I was ok with waiting... for awhile. Then I just got rumbly and flagged down the server who was at that time actually bringing out my Endamame. Maybe I was impatient? The Endamame wasn't salted and they were cool. Not sure if that's the style for here, but I prefer hot and salted shells that pop open with light pressure. Not these. However it was a good thing I had them, because my wait continued and it would have been intolerable if it hadn't been for the pods.
I was determined to be impressed with the fresh fish I read about and was hoping that we'd found a place close to home for happy sushi time. The octopus was not fresh. It was dry and very rubbery. The other fish was decent but there was too much of a fish smell, another warning to me. The rice didn't hold either. Sloppy or collapsing sushi rolls always annoy me and then if I determine the fish isn't the best, I'm pretty much done. It was ok, but I truly expected it to wow me. I think we came at a bad time. It was dinner, but they weren't packed to the gills. The chef really wanted us to be happy it seemed, he did continually smile and nod our way.
My partner did not let me see the bill. Apparently for what we ordered it was much higher than I would have liked. They always do that if they think I am going to feel upset about the cost/value ratio.
We paid, we left, it's not going on our regular rotation.
We might try it again, because there are an awful lot of good reviews here and it is really close to home, but so far when I've brought it up my partner I hear, "I don't think so" and "you have a really poor memory don't you?" I do my best to recall the happy sushi chef and think... maybe if I came on a good night he would make stronger sushi rolls and the fish would be just delivered and maybe my whole experience would be speical and I'd be thrilled to have Hana right nearby.
As it is Hana gets Two stars= Meh. I've experienced better.
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