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| - Came with my parents and sister for my late late bday dinner yesterday. My parents are still on that all you can eat (ayce) sushi tip (I'm over it), but to satisfy their cravings we came to this location since they have red tuna sashimi. They also have a la carte available, but we kill the sashimi so that wouldn't make sense if ayce is available.
No reservations on a Tuesday night, they had a pretty packed house, but we got the last big table.
Food:
Sashimi!! Let's see.... we got red tuna, butterfish, snapper, salmon, surf clam and mackerel. Check out the amazing photo of all that sashimi! My parents laughed and said the restaurant owners took an L with that order. They cuts were all uniform and what I felt was the right size. Temperature was just right as well. For an ayce place, they are probably the best at this temperature control and size.
Tataki's were all really good, comparable to straight up a la carte places.
I only liked the torched beef pressed sushi. Did I word that right? Haha. The other ones were meh. I also thought it was strange that the salmon ones had more rice than the beef one. The beef one was the right ratio. The rice could have been seasoned better for this kind of dish.
Squid was available in sushi form only, not sashimi. Booo, it's a shame they don't offer it in the latter.
Maki rolls, too big! Example of them trying to fill you up with rice. I guess these are more catered to the a la carte guess so it's more bang for their buck. I'll pass on these next time.
Ugh, cheese wontons were so good. I shouldn't be eating these, but they were absolutely delicious after having all that raw food. Get these. Get lots of these.
Pad Thai, pass. My sister said it tasted like ketchup.
Grilled squid, get this. Buttered lightly and had just the right bite to them. Now, get more of this.
What else... beef mushroom rolls were aight. My mom liked the coconut shrimp and mussels.
Hot sake (10 oz). It stayed nice and hot throughout the service, no need to reheat. It was a good amount to be shared for three ppl.
Dessert, the only thing that stood out was the deep fried milk. Would get this again over all the other items in the dessert photo. For those of you who like chocolate ice cream, they have it here. Maybe I'll be basic and try this next time. They also have coconut ice cream.... mixing these may save their dessert options.
Service: They seated us quickly and asked if we wanted to do a la carte or ayce. We asked for ayce and they set up our iPad menu. Menu was easy to navigate and to order from. They also asked what we wanted to drink right away and brought it promptly. They did refill us on tea once, but we had to ask for more the second time around. She placed the tea thermos on our table this time, which I am always, genuinely happy to get and serve myself. The food came out as quick as possible and they took plates away quickly. The bill came when we asked for it (you would be surprised how many places don't do this well, but they did good!). All the servers were pleasant to be around.
Atmosphere: I like the layout and decor of this restaurant. The ambience was nice and the music was not too loud so it was pretty family/conversation friendly.
Washrooms were clean, other than the fact that someone either threw up (kind of, maybe) or threw out some food in there. Since I couldn't tell which it was, it didn't bother me. These restaurants have no control over some of their ratchet customers. I also did not notify them to clean it, so I don't blame them for this.
Final thoughts: I hate to leave it on that note. So my overall impression of this sushi restaurant is GOOD. With capital letters. Worthy of the five stars because there were some quality items on the ayce menu (red tuna sashimi for an ayce place A+). Obviously not as good as going to a fancy a la carte, but it will do to curb your cravings. Service and ambience was GOOD. GOOD place to take your sashimi loving parents. I'll be back eventually (I'm still full).... but just with them. Not my friends. I'll save the boogee a la carte places for them.
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