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| - Unless there's something really bad about a place (cleanliness, service, etc.), I think it's really difficult to rate a sushi joint. Let's face it, we're talking about raw fish and rice. There's only so much you can do to make them taste like anything more than bland without completing hiding the fish and rice. So, I always take reviews slamming the taste of a sushi bar's food with a large grain of salt. And I'm afraid you're not going to be able to get a whole lot out of my review either. I love sushi, but I'm no connoisseur; more like the uncouth hick who came to your ritzy wedding. I could easily pop sushi rolls into my mouth, one after the other, like you would M&Ms. The two of us had SEVEN (7) different rolls tonight; and while I was quite content (especially with a total bill of $45, including soda, 2 miso soups and a house salad), I could've easily eaten another plate, no problem.
Long philosophical speeches aside, the happy hour rolls are reasonably generous (remember: I'm a glutton) and well worth their prices and service is very attentive and very fast. The only issue was when the waitress asked me twice if I wanted a refill and I thought she was asking if I wanted a wafer (my Polish partner is Catholic, but I'm not, so why would I want a wafer [and wine?] after my meal?). I guess it takes one foreigner to understand another, because he finally chirped in and said "refill, refill!"
Ambience is nothing to talk about. The place is clean, if not also utilitarian and there's more room than in most sushi places I've been to. We went on a Sunday evening around 6pm and this seemed to mark the "Bring your family and 200 relatives with you" hour, but the crowd did not deter the chefs from quickly making the food nor the waitresses from delivering it.
I would say that if you're a real "expert" at sushi, this place's food might be a bit too "bourgeois" for you (and if you know what I mean by that, you might be the person I'm referring to). Since I like to use lots of wasabi, I guess, by default, I'm not too picky about fine distinctions in taste. If, however, you think sushi should be eaten like pizza rolls at a Monday night football game with a beer or two (or six) to wash them down, the quality of the food and the prices will surely send you into fits of ecstasy with uncontrolled giggling about your good fortune at having found this place.
Goodyear has an amazing number of sushi restaurants to choose from and, apparently, the audience to appreciate it, since even Fry's food store has a freshly-made sushi stand. Whatever the reason for this, I consider myself lucky to be in the middle of it and don't ask questions. This restaurant can proudly hold its head high in comparison to its competitors and I find other reviews complaining about blandness or "just OK" to be questionable. If
this place isn't good enough for you, I'll be glad to point you to some great sushi bars in
New York, where -- some 30 years ago -- me and a date would pay over $80 for two nigiris and two cocktails.
Count your blessings!
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