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| - I've one or two good experiences here, but also a handful of not-so-great experiences. I keep coming back because it's the only Asian food in Arizona Center close enough for lunch.
So let's start with the good: Their sushi used to be pretty decent, and for the lunch special, you can get two rolls for about $9, so that's a deal. I've also tried out their ramen. When it was brought out to me, I noticed that the broth looked very creamy, so I asked the server if there was dairy in it. (I know this is a common practice at some Japanese restaurants, so I figured it was best to ask instead of getting sick later.) He told me the soup did contain dairy, and when I told him I was lactose intolerant, he was very kind and offered to make it again in plain broth. I was very grateful for that.
These good experiences were about a year ago. Recently, things have changed: the sushi is no longer reliable, and even though I just about always order the same two rolls, they've been getting my order wrong a lot, giving me the spicy salmon instead of regular salmon roll. (The spicy salmon, by the way, seems like it is probably just chopped up salmon mixed with Sriracha.) Additionally, the ramen has not been as good either. When I ordered it a few weeks ago, I again asked about whether there is dairy in the broth so they can make it plain instead. The girl taking the order told me it's just miso broth, so I believed her, thinking that maybe they changed the recipe. Well, later, I learned that it definitely had milk in it, so I was not at all pleased with being lied to. On top of that, the veggies and meat in the ramen did not seem fresh. I have never had ramen like that anywhere else. It looked like they took a really bad salad of iceberg lettuce, and basically dumped the veggies in the soup. The chicken too was something else; I'm pretty sure it was the teriyaki chicken without the sauce.
I hope they go back to cooking food the way they used to. It's quite a disgrace to Japanese food the way it is right now.
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