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| - I bought a Dealfind deal for this restaurant. From reading reviews, it seemed like price was the main issue so I thought "Heck - if I can get decent to good sushi for half the price, I'm laughing!"
Even the initial phone call started off awkwardly, with me trying to make a reservation for 7, being told I can make a reservation "after 5:45" - did she mean call back after 5:45 or I can have any reservation after 5:45? Eventually, I made a reservation for 7:50.
Parking is on-street but we didn't have any issues finding a place. The decor and atmosphere is awesome - we liked the decorations and the music a lot. There's a tonne of space in this restaurant and everything was in great shape.
The food was pretty average - we ordered yam tempura, some sashimi (presentation could have been better), a mango roll, kappa and a sweet chili tofu dish. Also, miso soup (of course!) The miso was saltier than usual, but I like salt so I didn't mind it - just meant I didn't add soy sauce to it.
Speaking of soy sauce, we were served our entire meal and then we realized there wasn't any on our table. We waited about 5 minutes, server never stopped by and we ended up stealing one from the neighbouring table. Likewise, we ordered a sake and water. Water glasses = never refilled. From my vantage point, I stared right at the bar area, which, as the evening wore on, got progressively more and more full of dirty cups. It was pretty gross to watch. And, nobody took away our dishes as we finished, so the table was pretty full at the end. Took us a while to pay as well.
All in all, for what it cost, the service and the actual product, I may only go back if a group wanted to go. I wouldn't make the effort or even get another coupon.
Review #11 of Yelp's 30 Day Challenge 2012
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