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| - Definitely not the best first impression I would have liked to have from a sushi restaurant, as when me and my girlfriend walked in we were welcomed with the smell of frying oil (that wasn't really fresh either).
We opted for the AYCE, priced at 24.99 at dinner (which would be reasonable, but more on that later). Unfortunately, a good number of the rolls we ordered were underwhelming to say the least. The avocado roll (which is one of my personal favorites when done correctly), looked more like a roll of rice with a tiny green vein of avocado running down the middle. The Aladdin roll, although sounding good on the menu, was drenched in a VERY garlicky ponzu sauce which just dominated the whole dish. I was also looking forward to the Jalepeno Popper roll, which was spicy tuna and fresh jalepeno fried tempura style. Quite possibly one of the blandest things I have ever eaten, sadly. Also, service was a tad on the slow side (granted one lady was working, the place had no more than 6 people in it at the time we were there).
Negatives out of the way, there were some tasty rolls to come our way. The Red Rock was particularly good (although not a traditional roll, more like a sushi "lasagna" with layers of rice and spicy tuna with tuna and avocado on top). Also, the Lion King roll was by far the highlight of the night, and one roll I would gladly order again.
Overall, I have to give this place a thumbs down for underwhelming sushi. As for the "all you can eat". They should really consider renaming it "all you can eat in 2 hours", because that rule is plastered at the top of the menu (I've been to quite a few restaurants that have an AYCE option. FIRST time I have ever seen that.). Kinda makes that 24.99 price tag a little heftier in my eyes.
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