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| - This review is a mixed bag, very much like the restaurant itself.
We were seated by a young guy who seemed to be a trainee. He dropped off two glasses of cold water and didn't ask if we wanted any other drinks. We had to stop him to ask for other beverages and then ask another server for tea. After he left, another gentlemen dropped by our table to answer our questions. And finally we got Cindy for the remainder of our meal. She was very friendly, attentive, dropped off the dishes with a smile and cleared off empty dishes very quickly. Cindy was excellent!
We had the all you can eat menu. Which turned out to be a bad idea. It was very limited (no sashimi or nigiri and very few maki rolls). Also, $27 for dinner is pretty steep for AYCE. Especially since there are several options in the area (including right next door). Note to self: Stick to the a la carte menu.
I know this restaurant is advertised as Korean/Japanese but I'm not sure why they bother with the Japanese. It is definitely not their strength. Actually, it drags them down. Seriously, just stick with the Korean. That was evident with our meal. The Korean meat dishes: galbi (beef short rib), bulgogi (marinated beef), spicy noodle with beef and spicy pork - were delicious! The Japanese dishes were another story: calamari (dreadful in appearance and taste), spicy salmon rolls (meh), tempura shrimp (half the size of any tempura shrimp I've had in any other sushi restaurant) and absolutely no sashimi or nigiri.
So, if I were reviewing just the Korean dishes - 4 stars. For the Japanese - 2 stars. Thus, the 3 stars.
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