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I have wanted to dine here for quite awhile, and heard that they have great Happy Hour. So on a Sunday night, before my bowling league, I decided to stop in for some dinner.
It was pretty busy (around 5pm), but the hostess was able to seat me at the sushi bar. I was approached immediately by a very nice server and ordered an Asahi Draught (only $2!). I also mentioned to her that I am not a very experienced sushi eater and she offered suggestions for me. Although I was more than ready to order some sushi, she kind of led me away from that....
I ended up starting with the chili garlic edamame ($3 I think?). This was a large portion for one person, so definitely enough to share in the future.
I then ordered the Karaage chicken ($5) and teriyaki beef sliders ($4).
While I was sitting there, enjoying my beer and Edamame, I saw the hostess following a gentleman who stopped by me at the bar. I heard her telling him that she could not ask me to move - so he stood there, hovering over me. It was extremely uncomfortable, and after a few minutes, he asked if I would be willing to move over 1 seat so that the 3 people in his party could sit there (again, awkward). I know that this isn't the restaurant's fault, but it was weird. I had food and drinks in front of me and I would just never ask someone to move while they are eating.
In the meantime, it took a long time for my small food order to come out. I hadn't really noticed, but the waitress came to apologize and said that the kitchen was a bit backed up, trying to catch up on the last hour of HH. No big deal, it came out a few minutes later.
I'll start with the sliders. There were 2 in the order. The meat was very dry, but overall they were tasty, especially for the price.
The karaage chicken was a HUGE disappointment. I took 1 bite and almost threw up when it tasted (and looked like) it was raw inside. The outside was very well done and crunchy, so I am not sure how this happened to the inside, but it was not appetizing.
My server seemed very busy and didn't ever come back to check on me. A Manager came by awhile later to clear some plates next to me, and I told him he could also take mine. He asked if I didn't enjoy the karaage chicken, but I didn't say anything. I am not a complainer (although with something that could be a heatlh concern, I probably should have brought it up), and I was in a bit of a rush at this point. I just told him that it was "alright," and that I was just full.
When the server came around, I asked for my check. She brought it back a few minutes later and mentioned that they removed the karaage chicken since I didn't like it. I thought this was AWESOME. I know that the chicken was only $5, and I didn't complain....but the manager recognized that most of it wasn't touched and removed it without me saying anything. More restaurants should do this.
I gave my server the check, with my debit card immediately, but after about 10 minutes, she hadn't returned with it. After awhile she saw me still sitting there and said "they haven't brought your check back yet?!!" Apparently someone else was running my card because she was busy, and they walked up right at that minute. There doesn't seem to be very good communication with the staff - while sitting at the sushi bar, I heard many times that people had been waiting 30 minutes or more for sashimi. Maybe they were just having a bad night altogether.
I am giving them the benefit of the doubt and 3 stars based off of how proactive the manager was, even without me saying anything. All of the other reviews seem pretty decent, so it could have just been an off night.
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