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| - Full disclosure: I haven't been to an a la carte sushi place in over a decade. Since the local discovery of the AYCE, I haven't gone back. Yes, I will sacrifice quality for quantity in some cases. Not all.
That being said, we found ourselves at Dai Ichi a week ago. After the initial sticker shock wore off, we set about finding a comparable meal to what we would normally order at an AYCE. My bf and I settled on bento boxes, plus a maki roll to share.
The boxes were nice and just filling enough that you don't leave hungry. However, individual components of the box were troublesome. The salad dressing was too watered down. Also, the chicken in the teriyaki is obviously of poor quality, in fact seemed like a pre-made product that was heated in bag and dumped into box. The flavour of the sauce was weird. My bf said the same for his salmon teriyaki, poor quality fish with strange sauce. The rice surrounding the maki roll was too hard and seemed a bit stale.
The tempura, however, was amazingly delicious and redeemed the meal for us.
Service was pleasant enough, non complaints there. They seemed to have a very loyal customer base that does regular take out. They remembered all of their names which was impressive.
For me, if the meal was outstanding, I would have no issues with the overall cost. However, we have had better meals at the AYCE down the road for less money. Due to that, I will likely not return to Dai Ichi.
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