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| - Made reservations for dinner thinking it was A Taste of Japan restaurant. The person who took the reservations said that they renovated and changed the name, but didn't mention that they are now a AYCE restaurant.
Arriving at the restaurant, other than the new name and sign, everything looks similar to A Taste of Japan, but with a fresh coat of paint and some very minor changes to the decor. It looks like the mild renovations actually cheapened the atmosphere of the restaurant.
They do have an รก la carte menu but you will have to ask for it. But since it is an AYCE restaurant, the AYCE menu looks impressive, and the price is reasonable, we decided to do AYCE. The only downside was some of the sushi items were additional $1 per order and the Hibachi items were $3 extra per order.
The food was decent, though most of the fried items were too oily. I didn't care for the flashing coloured lights that was served with the sashimi which I thought was too gimicky and tacky.
I found it odd that no wasabi or pickled ginger were served with the sushi/sashimi, you will need to ask for it.
Service was fast and courteous, though at times they didn't seem that well organized or was confused -- probably because they were so new.
When the bill arrived we were pleasantly surprised to receive a 10% grand opening discount.
All-in-all I thought it was one of the better AYCE restaurants, but as a Japanese/sushi restaurant it was rather mediocre. The restaurant change is a step down to what it was before, but I am guessing it will improve over time.
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