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| - Yes, Chaya is unpretentious. Servers are pleasant and the place itself is comfortable - very authentically Japanese. But I disagree about freshness. Not the best. We are still searching for Pittsburgh Sushi that is reliably fresh regardless of the day of the week. I am tired of having sushi here and realizing the specials are only a venue to unload the oldest fish. Special pricing should be a chance to try something new and different. Instead, what we have run into here at every sushi place, bar none, so far, is an avenue for using specials to dump old fish and I resent it. If you run specials, it should be because you have gotten shipment on an unusual buy, or gotten a good price on that particular fish, not because it's old and you need to get rid of it.
So, yes - this place is OK - Kiku is more reliable for freshness, but neither is as good as the most reliable neighborhood joint in other cities - Chicago, New York, etc.
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