My rating is based on not the food but the service, or lack thereof. My wife and I are both Japanese and can tell you that the the food here is fine although some are not authentic Japanese. The problem currently is the female server who apparently has zero customer service experience. To put it bluntly, she does not belong there because her presence will undoubtedly hurt the business and the reputation of the owner chef. We did not get up and leave as we had a couple of guests. Otherwise I would have simply left the premises. Please also see Stephanie K's comments from early this month. Her experience was pretty much identical to ours. About a week earlier I recommended this place to some friends, and unfortunately they just gave me the same negative feedback about the female server. Hopefully this situation will be addressed by the owner sooner than later.