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| - Its funny how all-you-can-eat Sushi can sound so amazing when you just hiked 6 miles and are completely starving. 20 sashimis later, your perspective starts to change a bit.
The main problem with Ninja isn't its sushi, its people's expectation of the sushi. Price is a key setter of expectations, so if you are paying $19.99 for all the sushi (AND sashimi) your hungry little stomach can provide, maybe you shouldn't be expecting the fish to taste like it just got sliced off the coast of japan by Shiro himself.
That being said, 3 stars is an evening of satisfaction without completely flipping about the amazingness of the food. The price/food ratio is amazing, the service is good and the food itself is very decent. I was not fond of the volcano rolls but my friends swear by it. The classic philly, salmon and spicy tuna rolls were prepared well and some of their more inventive rolls (like the spicy New Mexico) were interesting and worth trying.
My favorite part about all-you-can-eat at Ninja is when the server starts coming around to see if we want to order more... smiling hard because she can obviously see in our faces the look of defeat and gluttony. As we stare at the leftover rolls on the plate, we become incredibly strategic about our every move. "Okay man, you eat that one, I will eat this one over here and he can have those 2 because he ate less overall." "No man, I can't do the spicy one. I will trade you if I can poke the cucumber out" "Fine. Deal" *Gulp*. Ah, all done.
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