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| - In a nutshell, it's a decent spot delivering excellent value for food of solid quality, mired only by an extremely slow kitchen and atrocious taste in decor. Despite this, I'd say it's one of the better AYCE places in Vaughan. For more details, read on...
Food: 4/5
Sashimi cuts are fresh and served on a bed of ice. The portions are also fairly large, sometime to their detriment (salmon cuts seemed to be a bit too thick), and at times the sashimi was a touch to cool. Maki rolls were quite good, not too much rice, and they had a variety of special rolls available. Cooked food was really good as well. Dessert options are a bit limited, but they have some sesame-flavoured stuff. Oh, and soft drinks are included too.
Service: 3/5
It's really a mixed bag here. You use the iPad ordering system so interaction with servers is minimal (I don't really understand the phenomenon behind the explosion of the popularity of iPads at AYCE places). Servers are responsive enough but there's nothing particularly outstanding about the service. The kitchen is REALLY SLOW. By that, I mean the cooked food kitchen. The sushi makers are rolling stuff out within a reasonable time frame but we waited a whole HOUR for the cooked food to arrive. A table next to us waited just as long and just got fed up.
Value: 5/5
Excellent value given the generous portions and quality of food. The price is a touch lower than most other comparable AYCE places in the area.
Decor: 1/5
The place looks like some dingy former night club or lounge that was repurposed into a Japanese AYCE place. Everything is dark coloured trying to go for a modern, contemporary look, but the lighting is so off. I don't know how to characterize it, but it looks like some of those crappy stores in Vaughan Mills. This is not a place to take a date if you're looking for some romantic ambience.
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