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| - Went in on a Tuesday night with high expectations after yelpers and co-workers raved about this place.....
We decided to sit up at the bar and check out the action up close. We were greeted by the two sushi chefs that night. One of them was Guy, soft spoken, looked like a local Hawaiian dude, and the other chef was this Japanese dude
with hair parted in the center and a mole dead center of his forehead. From here on out, he'll be known as "JD"(Japanese dude)
So for round 1, we order some nigiri- hamachi, salmon, uni, garlic tuna, and unagi. Our orders come up, but we still have no plates, chopsticks, wasabi, or ginger....."My bad, " says a server" I'll get you some right away" Finally when we get squared away with our attack gear, we dig in. All the seafood tasted fresh and good but THE SUSHI RICE WAS AL DENTE?!?!?!?!
Pasta and Risotto yes, but not sushi rice!!!!! Most reviews on this place highlight their "minimal rice and more seafood" ratio, especially the nigiri sushi, but what good is it if the rice isn't done right?
People also seem to be thrilled at the fact that you can order anything on the menu except for sashimi, but why would you pay for AYCE sushi and get filled up on a salad, bento box, or noodles?
Already off to a sketchy start, we decide to order some side dishes and wait until the batch of crappy rice is done, so we order some shrimp and vegetable tempura, baked mussels, and I ask about hamachi kama(Grilled yellowtail collar) and the waitress informs me that they do have it, but its not included in AYCE.....WTH???????
the sides were okay, but we came here to get our sushi on. By this time there was a different batch of rice, so we order a couple of different half rolls- the volcano, jojo's poki roll, and the helmet roll.
The Volcano was tasty, the helmet was okay, but the poki roll wasn't
poki at all, just a mix of diced tuna, onion and ocean salad?!?!?!WTH?????
At this point, my tea cup is ice cold and takes me forever to flag two different workers just to get a refill of hot green tea, which they also charge $2.75, while its complimentary at other sushi bars.
I'm also starting to build a barrcade of plates between me and the lady eating next to me, hoping it doesn't go TIMBER! like a chopped tree, but the sushi keeps coming, this time from JD.
we order more nigiri and some handrolls-amaebi, fresh scallop, ikura, white tuna, and the baked fantasy roll...We also ask JD if he can do a tempura broccoli and avocado hand roll for Sylvia, and my favorite salmon skin hand roll for me. So JD hands a poorly constructed handroll to Sylvia looking like its ready to fall apart before even taking a bite, and my salmon skin hand roll is dripping unagi sauce from the bottom. Maybe he needs to go get lessons from Jin and Ynot from Blue Fin or Jesse and Jimbo from Sin City on how to make a proper hand roll because JD's skills are pretty lacking, or maybe its his stale sense of humor that had other patrons saying "what did he say?"... Not a very personable dude who had a lot of people lost in translation. After the hideous handrolls, we(actually, I) continue with more nigiri, repeating orders of hamachi, salmon, scallop, white tuna and unagi...
While the wifey has tapped out and wanting to try something different, I decided to put JD to the test.....at this time, he's assuming I'm ready for dessert....
JD: "Dessert ?"
Me: "nope, Sushi"
JD:"Still!?!?!?"
Me: "Yup, All you can eat, right?" "What do you suggest?" "do you have any special items or creations you like to make?"
JD:"Nigiri, or Roll?"
Me:"You're the sushi chef, I'll leave it up to you....Surprise me"
Most sushi chefs like the idea of a challenge, surprising customers
with their custom creations, but with JD, it was like pulling teeth, and instead of rising to the challenge, he had these additional remarks...
JD:(pointing to me and telling Sylvia)
"This guy, no limit, huh?"
"Just like Kobayashi" (former competitive eating champion)
"Man, we lose money tonight"
So after all his ranting, what was his "surprise????"
He hands me an order of tuna nigiri-WEAK!!!!!
Unimpressed by his antics, I order a tempura fried ice cream for dessert.
Meanwhile, he's scraping all the fatty goodness of the Tuna skin and throws it in the garbage.
whips up about 3 orders of negitoro looking sushi....hands one order to the guys watching sports....hands the second order to the couple to his right , and hands the third order to the couple on his left...completely passes me up...pretty childish....He probably watched my time like a hawk, and/or didn't want to lose any more money.
Like he watched my time, I watched his every little move behind the bar.
One of the couples asked "Wow, what was that you just gave us, it was delicious!
JD goes back to the trash can, retrieves the piece of tuna skin, shows them, drops it back in the trash then takes a sip of wine..YUCK! Luckily I was on dessert...ALOHA!
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