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| - First off, Yelp filtered more than 40 reviews at the time of this post. Trust me, you want to read those reviews. If I wasn't so honest, I would have given this place 1 star to make up for all of the filtered reviews, but I would honestly give it 2 stars.
FOOD:
Boston roll - Good proportions. Fish tasted good.
Dragon roll w/spicy mayo - Not very flavorful.
Spider tempura roll w/spicy mayo - Not bad, but not spectacular.
Ebi roll w/honey soy - Good proportions and not too bad in flavor.
Unagi roll - Don't even get me started. There is no way a restaurant that looks this well-decorated and charges this much to serve something that is so bland and scarce. One piece of the roll literally had a piece of unagi that was as thin (and tasteless!) as cardboard. If it wasn't for a concert that we had to go to afterward, I would have definitely complained to the manager. Simply unacceptable.
Rice was far too mushy for anything worth calling sushi. All of the filtered reviews agree with this review.
Wasabi was grainy for my taste. I've never had grainy wasabi, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and just chalk this up to my preference.
They have nice drink specials, but the one we had tasted very watered down and not strong at all.
SERVICE:
At first glance, the service was pretty good. We would have liked them to refill our water a little bit sooner, but the fact that they offered to split the bill for us was a plus (we had a party of four). Unfortunately, as another [filtered] reviewer stated, they had trouble with the cash register. It took them so long that we were actually late to our concert - and trust me, we had plenty of time before we started this hassle. Give them a month or so before asking them to split your bill.
Server didn't know what dishes he was bringing out and had to ask us! Again, give it a month or so and they'll [hopefully] be familiar with their own dishes.
AMENITIES:
Restrooms were nice and clean, but the paper towel dispenser in the men's didn't work and the light was dim in the women's.
They have a very nice lounge - well-decorated and an excellent addition to make up for their food.
LOCATION:
The only good thing about this restaurant is its location. What a shame!
CONCLUSION:
Do not come here for good sushi. You will be gravely disappointed by the flavor, proportions, and cost. If you choose to ignore my warnings and waste your money, at least don't ask them to split the bill and waste your time.
Come here to hang out at the bar to people-watch or to hang out near the restrooms.
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