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| - Overall the place was pretty average. Long story short, the appetizers were awesome, the sushi was subpar, and the desert was horrible. The place was really loud too. The prices are also more expensive than other all you can eats and too many items are a la carte only.
Long story long, read on.
First, the restaurant itself. It has a nice, modern, clean vibe and look to it. The staff were friendly. One complaint was the music was way too loud. It was hard to have a normal conversation without raising our voices, so we kindly asked if they could turn the volume down. Instead, the waitress asked if we wanted to move to a different table. Since the volume level is pretty much the same no matter where you are there, that perplexed us and we stayed put.
Prices are steeper here. Lunch is $22 and dinner is $28. That's $3 more than average. Several items are a la carte only that are typically included at other all-you-can-eat places (albiet often one order only), though that have some special items that justify it like real kobe beef. House sake was also $6 for a small and $9 for a large, which is also about $3 more expensive than other places. Note that there is a 2 for 1 deal for sake or beer if you check in on Yelp, so that helps.
Onto the food. They have a decent variety of appetizers, including some with enoki mushrooms which you don't usually see. We tried a wide variety of them and everything was well prepared, well portioned, and delicious. The tempura based items were particularly tasty. We were happy campers so far.
Our nigiri sushi orders came out and our enthusiasm dropped. The quality of the fish was fairly good, but the pieces were fairly small, and the fish was cut very thin. They were about 90% rice and 10% fish. The rolls we received were also pretty stingy with the fish as the cuts on top were equally thin, and the fish inside was small compared to the other filler items. When compared to places like Sakana or Sasa who are very generous with their fish portions, it was very disappointing.
After getting full on mostly rice, we asked for dessert. This is when things got pretty dire. I got the vanilla ice cream with macaroons, and my friends got green tea and strawberry mochi. My ice cream was partially translucent and looked more like a sorbet, like it was dairy free. Worst vanilla ice cream ever. The macaroon also tasted kind of like garlic, which was really strange. I'm guessing it had been stored next to it and the garlic flavor creeped in. The green tea mochi was horrid. The rice covering was crumbly and had a rough texture. The ice cream was neon yellowish green, had a weird texture, and tasted funny. The strawberry mochi was better at least, but not great.
One other minor gripe was with the men's bathroom. The urinal wouldn't flush, and the toilet paper felt like it was from 1970's Soviet Russia. At least it was clean.
The staff were friendly and attentive outside of the issue with the loud music, and one of the chefs personally said goodbye to us as we were walking out.
We give it a 2 1/2 out of 5. Definitely not the worst place I've been to, but there's definitely room to improve, and there much better places like Sasa and Sakana, which are also cheaper. If they do a better job with fish portions, desserts, bring the prices down a bit, and turn the music down, we'll be keen to return. Until then we'll stick with Sasa and Sakana as our main places.
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