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| - To get straight to the point - Sushi Kaya is the choice for you if you prefer a nicer range of good appetizers, especially if you have anti-fish diners in your party. Otherwise, if you're a nigiri kind of person, it really isn't worth the five dollars you'll save by going here instead of some other AYCE sushi joints that are open late.
The fish and seafood is lacking. The textures range from decent to oh-god-gritty-sea-urchin, which can really break an evening and a tooth or two. Some of the fish nigiri were unusually fishy, especially the salmon, which was uncharacteristically lacking sweetness. There's also a clear excess of rice on the nigiri and rolls, and while I understand that the establishment does need to break even, it always seems underhanded to do it with the rice overage method. There's just... nothing the guest can do about it, but to be bitter and be filled prematurely with rice for fear of Leftover Charges.
Fortunately, the appetizers and other dishes are very good, and are actually worth the all-you-can-eat space to try, especially since you won't be missing out on much anyway from the bad seafood. The desserts are good too, but it was a bit strange that they were out of stock of more than half the dessert menu. The service is pretty friendly too, which is nice and well-appreciated especially considering how busy the place was and how late it was at the time. They'll let members of your dining party do a la carte ordering while others do AYCE, too, which really must be inconvenient for them, but is a great service to us, so thank you, Sushi Kaya.
Now, if you'd serve me some better nigiri, and keep the plum wine ice cream in stock, that would be even better.
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