Between all the raving reviews and the gorgeous pictures of the dishes I was super stoked to try this place. Sushi is my go to favorite and within that my expectations are simple. I want fresh, quality fish. While decor, service and unique menu items score points in my book, at the end of the day I go out for Japanese food mainly for the fish and am not shy above indulging in massive quantities of sashimi.
Perhaps the modern twist was too much for my palate, or we caught them on a bad day.. The root cause doesn't matter, the bottom line is this is not my kind of Japanese restaurant.
To the establishments credit, the decor is solid and staff super friend. Seriously 5 - 6 staff members stopped by to ask how we liked our food / the restaurant. Good try. There in however lies the double edge sword of customer service. Asking is only the first step. We found the staff friendly, but not knowledgable about the menu nor really sure how to handle it when we weren't so keen on what we ordered.
If you're more into hot plates with fried food and pork belly you'll have lots of options. Clean sashimi and rolls, not so much.
Back to Soho for us.