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| - I felt like beer so for "date" night with my bf, I wanted to go to the Wild Wings location on Bayview Ave. But then, my bf said he didn't feel like wings, rather sushi. And as luck would have it, there was an AYCE place right beside Wild Wings. I wasn't expecting much, but I knew they would have beer so I was more than happy to try out a new place.
Intro. It was pretty busy at 7pm. There are these private booth areas that line the walls, but it appears they only place large groups. For once, I would NOT want to sit in a booth area because it would be harder to flag down the waiters to place your orders. I saw one guy continually get in and out of his booth to get service.
Actually, a couple of staff came to our table right from the start to take our items. We ordered a variety of typical sushi items: hand rolls, chicken teriyaki, eggplant (which was really good!), fried vegetables (tempura) and we also ordered two types of entirely forgettable and chewy sashimi. Everything is per item and the menu makes references to charging for all pieces unfinished. I get it...just because this is all you can eat, it doesn't mean it's all you can waste. For dessert, we ordered Green Tea and Mango ice cream (yum) and Mango jello (not yum).
Towards the latter part of the evening, service was slower and harder to find. You really have to look out for staff to either order more or get the bill. Either way, my benchmark was set low that I knew what I was getting into.
So, having said that, I would not come out of my way to eat here. If it weren't for the fact that my bf and I made a split decision to have sushi outside the wings place (and they were beside each other), I wouldn't come here at all. The particular night I went was family night I guess because every family coming in or already sitting down brought their baby along with strollers and carriages. And everyone was talking in baby voice. Gah...
For 18.99/person on weeknights, I don't know if that is a good price or not. I guess if you ordered sashimi galore it would be. The total bill for two people including booze and tips came out to be $70 and change so pretty average. Not a place I would take my date or family, but it might be a good place for groups if you happen to be in the area and feeling like AYCE sushi.
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