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| - My girlfriend and I have come to Yokoso a total of three times over the past 6 months, and each visit has displayed a tangible decrease in quality. The service was great the first time we went, and the sushi platter we got was fresh and delicious.
The second time we went there we had to wait a while for our waitress to take our order. The restaurant wasn't busy so I have no idea where she was. When we did make our order of the sushi/sashimi platter, the waitress asked us "y'all do know that's raw fish right?" I was absolutely dumbfounded. If your employees don't understand that raw fish is a totally normal staple of Japanese cuisine, and that this is common knowledge, they should not be your employees. Despite that, the food itself was good, if not spectacular.
Tonight we went back to give Yokoso another try. It was a busier night, so we forgave the waitress for being slow to greet us and take our order of the sashimi platter. The server didn't say anything offensive, so that was a relief. When we got to the salmon sashimi, we noticed that it was still frozen solid. We had saved the salmon for last since it is usually our favorite, so we didn't bother complaining. Blatantly frozen fish is a massive no-no when it comes to sushi. Our complaint wouldn't have changed anything if the restaurant was willing to serve frozen fish in the first place.
After our meal we were still a little hungry and didn't know why until we realized that our server did not bring us the soup and salad that was supposed to come with our meal. We were not vigilant and the restaurant took advantage of that. We also tried ordering the sea urchin sushi out of curiosity, and apparently the restaurant has never had sea urchin. Why put it on the menu then? Why would the waitress think telling us that would be a good idea?
TLDR; this restaurant features frozen fish, lackadaisical quality control, and can have some pretty bad service. It can occasionally be good, but so can most other restaurants.
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