Yelp has failed me :( I decided to try out Ni Ji Sushi today based on how much everyone seems to love it. Parking is quite difficult here especially because the restaurant shares a lot with an auto shop. There was actually no parking when I went today so I actually parked in the plaza across from Ni Ji where Roll N Bowl is.
Inside the atmosphere is nice. A bit small but not bad. We had lunch specials and price wise it is quite wallet friendly. Lunch specials come with miso soup (quite bland which is surprising as most places overdo it), salad, and congee (both were good).
I got a sushi lunch (9 dollars). This includes around 5 pieces of sushi (one red tuna, 3 salmon, 1 white tuna). It also includes 6 maki (3 california and 3 salmon the size of a dollar). In the bento box there is a bit of japchae... I wish they had given more as it was good. A a strange thing I've never seen before - thin strips of cut up yam and onion fried with tempura batter in a clump. This was obviously not fresh and it wasn't warm at all and very chewy. I took one bite and didn't eat it.
The fish was actually the best part I'm happy to say! The fish is sliced thinly (though not paper thin) but the pieces themselves are quite large so the rice to fish ratio is very good. The salmon tasted good as did the red tuna. White tuna was just okay but maybe I'm just not a fan of that.
We also got a chicken teriyaki bento box which contained the same sides. The chicken was very dry and was white meat rather than dark. Not good and quite bland (tasteless chicken with teriyaki sauce on top).
While it is very cheap, we came away disappointed. There are similar sushi places out there with similar prices, good quality, and bigger portions. I wonder if coming here for dinner might be a better idea.