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| - Went here about 30 minutes after they opened for dinner service on a Saturday, late afternoon. Did not eat any food, and was in the location for about 10-15 minutes. We opted to leave, but here are notes from the visit:
Arrived, greeted reluctantly, and seated.
Menus: 2 of 3 had absolutely no pages inside. We shared one actual menu.
Atmosphere: While walking through and while sitting, could not help but observe the old, fishy seafood smell permeating my nostrils. I suppose if you are a North Carolina die-hard smoker, you'll not know any difference.
Restroom trip: ladies room, one towel dispenser. Totally empty (they just re-opened after an afternoon "siesta," it seems, all sleep and no work?) Came out of ladies room with wet hands and flagged-down the 3rd person who walked past, who had to observe my extended wet hand stance, to explain that I would appreciate some assistance with drying my hands.
Waiting back at table: Brief small talk at table, so while gone, did have someone stop by, and was in process of getting our waters... several minutes prior. Hmm, how long does that take? Notice that smell? Yeah, well, they do serve "fresh" raw fish here... oh, we've been to Japanese-run, sushi-master restaurants that are immaculately clean, and have NO smell! Hmm. Sushi dining is an expensive proposition, should we risk spending the $$ to potentially be highly disappointed? Nobody is even looking at us, nobody is bringing that water anyway... let's fly.
And so we left.
The stars are for location, and since they didn't have a chance to perform any actual food "service" I won't deduct more, trying to leave some fairness here. If I had just spent the bucks, and then was grossed out on top of it, it would be a one-star review.
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