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| - the first two reviewers below (thomas & kevin) don't get it. this place DOES belong in a mall, and the point is that it IS a lot like McD's with sushi. malls all over are the US are packed with Sarku Japans, and according to their web site "Sarku Japan are [...] the largest and most successful Japanese Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) franchise in the US". see, they even have an acronym for this sort of stuff.
onto the food... decent, but not great (what'd ya expect?!). i feel the one in the mall has a little better chicken... this one on wright was fattier every time i've eaten there. the sushi is ok (again, adjusting expectations), the tempura is ok, the miso soup is great on a cold day (but that's harder to screw up). the one big disappointment in the bento boxes are the steamed veggies, they are consistently watery, soft, and tasteless.
on the plus side, this location has a lot more variety than any of its mall-cousins. on the other plus side, if you get the chicken teriyaki, you get served in ~1min and you could be out in another 10min.
[february update -- 1.5 months later. is it just me, or has the quality of their chicken gotten worse, more fat, less bird? the last time i was in, you could literally see the smoke, and i left smelling like teriyaki, down to my socks. the place really needs a better ventilator.]
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