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| - Man, I feel like Yelp really let us down on this one.
We have been wanting to come down and try this new spot for a while now due to it being extremely close to the house. We stopped by once but saw that it was $26.95 for all you can eat which is much more expensive than other sushi joints in the area (21.95-23.95 is the average.)
Well, today our favorite sushi spot was too crowded so we thought, "why not? Let's try the other spot. The yelp reviews are all five stars so let's give it a go."
Right when we sat down we were a bit take aback at just how the interior didn't feel like other sushi spots. Let's face it, if you're going to plop $30 a person on dinner, you want to be in a nice environment. It's not exactly a cheap outing when you're doing sushi, so interesting decor and cleanliness is basically top of mind. This place is not modern in the least bit, the booth seats are old and weathered and springs poke into your butt as you sit. Not a great first impression.
We continued on and ordered our usual ayce which consists of mostly sushi (fish and rice) and a few half rolls. When the fish came, it was presented well and looked nice enough. However, once we took a bite, something was severely missing. The fish tasted bland and the rice was off. Now, we aren't sushi experts by any means but we have eaten enough to know good fish and proper sushi; and this ain't it.
The salmon belly was still frozen and crunchy on the tail end of the cut which was really disappointing since this is a favorite of ours. We knew we didn't have a good experience when we began ordering mostly rolls with cream cheese which is something we never do but man, that was the only thing tasting right at this point.
The wait staff is very nice and extremely attentive and for that I'm giving two stars. However, the price of this ayce at $26.95 coupled with subpar sushi makes this a hard pass any time we are looking for our sushi fix. Do yourself a favor and go next door to Smith's for their grocery store sushi; it's cheaper and tastes better.
All jokes aside, Yama is just up the street and is some of the best sushi in town. Don't waste your paycheck here (literally with the price of this damn place.)
That's $60 we wont be getting back unfortunately.
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