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| - 8/10 for the quality, 8/10 for the services, 8/10 for the value. 8/10 overall.
I live in the area, and I come here quite often when I just want some take out sushi/sashimi.
Quality:
In terms of quality, they can be some of the best, but there has been some misses. For example, I've had a sushi set that had some stringy salmon pieces that came from some low quality cuts (I remember one of them may have came from the tail, as opposed to the better cuts from the top loin or the belly).
However, in most cases, the quality is above average. From time to time, you will see the fattiest Blue fin tuna belly sold here (see picture, but Yelp's reduction of picture quality doesn't do the pic justice) for 40-60 dollars per 100g. I've never bought it before (one entire piece came to about 80 dollars).
The best bet, I believe, is to choose your cut. You can see the refrigerator and choose the cut you want. Recently, I've been purchasing mainly the salmon belly and the yellowtail belly for the fattiest, melt-in-your-mouth sashimi.
Value:
In terms of value, it can also be either way. For example, Uni (sea urchin) sold in the little plastic sections is 5 dollars a section, and the least you can buy is 2 sections. This is cheaper than most restaurants, which is good. For the monk fish liver here, you can get a big roll of the liver for about 7 dollars/100g, where one liver comes to about 8-12 dollars. At Aoyama, you get 2 small sections (which is about 1/4 of a liver or so) for 8.50, I believe. Again, this is a good thing.
However, other food don't have as great value. For example, they have pre-fried shrimp tempura, fried soft shell crab, grilled yellowtail, etc wrapped and sold as takeout. I'm not sure I understand how they can sell cold, soggy food items at the same or higher price than restaurants outside when the restaurants will give it to you fresh off the frier.
You will also find a variety of Japanese products here, like calpis drinks, itoen green teas, kirin afternoon milk tea, and mochi ice cream here, but often at a premium price. Often you will find the same item elsewhere (T&T, J-town, etc) for just a tiny bit cheaper.
Service:
Not too much to say here. After you choose your sashimi fillet, they will slice it into piece for you. Also they will give you a bag of ice (like they do in J-town). I've been told they also shuck the oysters for you when you eat at the restaurant. So that's pretty decent.
Also if you call ahead to let them know what kind of fish you want and what budget, they can create a custom sashimi platter for you that's often better value than the premade sashimi platters that they have. (I used to kinda know a guy who works there, and I ordered from him. I don't know if he had any "pull" to make the sashimi platter a better deal than normal or not, but anyway...)
Overall:
Great place to get sashimi/sushi takeout, but sometimes has its misses. I think the quality is not as impeccable as when it first opened, but still definitely much better than most places (it destroys any takeout sushi T&T and Galleria can offer in terms of quality and variety, but of course T&T and Galleria are cheaper).
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