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| - The sushi is great here and the chefs are top notch, just sit at the bar and watch them have fun making edible works of art. Beautiful and delicious. They get at least 4 stars. The room, the location and service are unfortunately lacking, so sadly 3 stars. Consider take out.
I love Pacific East and have been going to their locations since right at their beginning on Coventry when they first opened and we could bring our own wine bottles before they had their liquor license. It was an oasis for sushi fans, and we were the only ones there!
Today, with this location and others to maintain in this small and great local chain, they are struggling to balance the yin and yang. The struggle is real.
There is palpable stress from the aloof or absent servers, when a simple smile and pleasant greeting makes the whole room bigger (which it physically isn't).
Working against all this is the underlying fact that this Pacific East is in the middle of an (over) glorified strip mall, while the edges would be MUCH better. Unfortunately, also their signage is nearly invisible day or night, in comparison to their neighbors. I have walked past it and drove past it more than once.
TL;DR: get the take out, it is awesome!
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