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| - Lured in by the snazzy exterior only to walk out with a disappointment. I'm extremely picky with Japanese cuisine partially because I am Japanese and grew up in Japan. I do not like fusion Japanese food and still trying to figure out why it even exist. What makes Japanese food so good is its simplicity, so why add unnecessary touches?
Service was alright. We've had multiple servers serving us. Our main server was out of place in my opinion. Dim lighting with hip ratchet playlist added to a night club vibe yet somewhat intimate. This lady kept walking back and forth like she was on crack and talked to us with so much excitement. I don't mind seeing a server like that at Pancake House or Egg works, but definitely not a dine-in restaurant with intimate vibe. No thanks.
After perusing through the menu, we went with 12pc sashimi set as well as fat boy. Got a kiwi martini (?) on the side to start off and that was refreshing and good.
Despite the fact that we were the only one there, food took a good 20-25mins to arrive. 12pc sashimi was the first to arrive to the table. All sashimi had a thick and generous cut and tasted fresh. Of course while we are enjoying the sashimi, lady on crack walks back and forth to tell us "Hi, so your fat boy is coming soon. Like 5 mins." Then comes back few minutes later, "It will take like 3 mins." ...leave us alone holy cow.
Finally, fat boy comes to the table. 8 tiny pieces of greasy mess. Initially I wanted to try more fusion roll but looking at the menu, all rolls comes with either cream cheese (which I don't like in sushi) or spicy sauce (I can't handle spice). Fat boy was the only acceptable choice for me even though it had cream cheese in it. My reaction was just "meh".....I was once again reminded on why I don't like fusion rolls.
Considering they are a steakhouse, I should have tried their teppanyaki instead of sushi to fully enjoy what they had to offer. However, they are also called the sushi bar and they are less than mediocre in that department. Overall service and food gets this place a solid 2 stars.
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