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| - whoever thought the idea of all you can eat sushi would be a good idea was an idiot. a group of 18 and i went to Yama at 2pm for AYCE sushi. at least half of us were hungover, so the thought of scarfing down roll after roll didn't sound that appealing to me. but i'm never one to turn down a buffet opportunity so i gave in.
i was so confused about the ordering process of the place. i totally imagined a bar with tons of different types of sushi that we can pick up ourselves. instead, we filled out the menus, which were then sent to the sushi chefs ... i think there were at least 3, to be made. for a sushi buffet, i was impressed that they still made their food fresh. there were so many different types of rolls, as well as their own concocted ones, which had really interesting, yet inappropriate names to it.
one of my friends ordered the wet dream (that was really sweet), and other rolls donned names like who's yo daddy and happy ending and more nasty names that i wish i remembered. i had the harry potter, which had tuna on top and was a cucumber roll.
the buffet also extended to appetizers and desserts. the seafood salad was awesome and our table was filled with different flavors of mochi (vanilla, strawberry, mango, and like 3 more flavors) and ice cream (green tea, red bean, plum!!!) by the end of the meal. also, everyone lost track of what they ordered, so we all ended up taking a roll or two and passing it down the table. so i had no idea what i was eating most of the meal. eventually all the rolls began to look and taste the same. some had different names but was identical in ingredients.
it got really bad by the end because all the rolls came first and then the sushi. we ended up with like 6 full plates of salmon and the same amount of tuna that everyone claims they didn't order. the rule was that we had to finish everything, or else we had to pay for everything we ordered at individual prices, which would have cost a fortune. thankfully my table had some eaters and we were able to demolish most of the sushi and rolls.
considering how the sushi is intended for buffet use, with lesser quality of ingredients, everything was still really good. definitely worth the $22.99 for AYCE sushi.
and major props to our two or three waitresses accommodating a 19 person group. :)
would i do it again? yes! but give me a few months to recover :)
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