Sushi restaurants tend to be hit or miss. Typically, the quality of the fish matches the price--low quality=low price The sashimi at Yanagi is the exception! The quality is excellent and the price is in-line with other Sushi restaurants. I am not a novice to Sushi or Sashimi--my ex-mother-in-law is Japanese--and I have a great appreciation for freshness, as well as variety. Typically, the sushi bars serve the same old sashimi platters. I have only experienced 4 Sushi bars where the sashimi platter varied from the norm--one in Upstate NY, one in Edmonton, Canada and 2 in Gilbert. Honestly, Yanagi and Sushiya are the only 2 that offer outside the norm. I will give Sushiya a thumbs up in that they allow for substitution according to price.
Still, Yanagi is one of our favorites and Jennifer, her Mom and our server make us feel welcome. They genuinely care about the patrons and remember you from your previous visit--not unlike our other favorite, Sushiya. We will be faithful customers to both establishments, but it's nice to see another Sushi Bar go outside the box. Kudos to Yanagi