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| - Came here because I heard of all the good things about Lahaina. 24/7 service. Good food and good service.
But, after walking in, not getting any attention from a hostess and the sushi chef telling me to sit where ever I liked, I was kind of disappointed. Okay, second chance, sat at a table across from the sushi bar, got a waitress to pay attention to me and brought me a menu. Menu was sticky as if it was sprayed from frying grease, table was sticky and the faint smell of cigarettes abruptly hit me in the face. Should I have to continue??
Anyways, onto the dining experience. After being served a drink, you get 2 menus, one being the main one with the word's Louis' Wok & Roll?...wait, I thought I just walked into Lahaina Grill, what's Lou's Wok & Roll??? It is a sushi restaurant, isn't it? Did they change owners and become a chinese take-out? So, I get over that fact and start to order, first is a Lahaina sashimi platter, next was the hidden dragon roll and finally the ultimate salmon roll. The quality of the fish was not even worth tasting, presentation was fairly simple with 3 slices of 1/4" fish for the sashimi plate. The chef who made the Hidden Dragon Roll was way to liberal with the eel sauce, basically covering everything to the point that you couldn't even see the avocado on top. The ultimate salmon roll, which is chopped up bit and pieces of leftover salmon from nigiri and sashimi with more salmon on top of the roll. Again that was fairly bland and since they put a bit of fresh lemon juice on top to preserve the color of the sliced salmon, it created a reaction where the fish tasted sour and ripe. Definitely not what you want to taste if it is supposed to be fresh fish. Service was bad with little or no attention from the 2 teenage waitresses for the entire restaurant. So what was the damage for this nightmarish meal you might ask?? The bill came out to $70 including tip. I am not a thrifty person when it comes to eating and I understand everyone needs to make money, but my money will be spent at another sushi restaurant and no longer at Lahaina Grill.
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