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| - I had a very unfortunate experience at T-Sushi's reincarnation, "Chi", and as a previous reviewer mentioned, it is surprising there are so many positive reviews. In fact, I implore you to look at the large number of filtered reviews, all of which appear to be friends of the owner. In an attempt to remain fair and balanced, which are my standards as a journalist outside of "Yelp", I would like to start by saying this place is, indeed, better than its predecessor. However, it is still not up to par with the many other well-established, and respected sushi places in the Isthmus area. T Sushi was very unorganized, and now Chi does appear to have a sense of direction under its new owner. However, some things remain unchanged. The restaurant tries hard to be "trendy", although comes off as having a "faux-trendy" or snobby ambiance. I do wish that they had spent more money on the decor, which at first look appears high quality, but upon further inspection, is far from it. Furthermore, the wait times are quite unacceptable, and the staff turn-over rate appears to be unusually high, because I have dined here on 3 separate occasions, and each time, was served by a brand-new waitress. When I inquired about one particular person who I really liked, they said they no longer worked there. All in all, the food was OK, but no where near as good as Red, or Muramoto. While this location now appears to at least be safe, unlike T Sushi, which had many complaints of unscrupulous activity on the part of "T", it will most likely be a very long time until they become world-class, or at least on the same level as their competitors. Madison is watching, and waiting for the verdict, but for Chi, it may come too late for them to reach a level of relevancy.
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