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| - We came here last night after finding out on Yelp that they offer torched sushi. The interior has not changed much since it was Inatei many years ago; the tables are very well spaced apart.
For a Tuesday night, it was pretty quiet; there were about 4 tables at any given time in the night. When we got seated, we had the option for a-la-carte or AYCE...obviously chose AYCE!
The pricing is $25 on weekday dinner and $27 on weekends; comparable to all the other AYCE around the area. There is currently a 15% grand opening discount (they accept cash/credit/debit). We placed our order with an iPad.
The quality of the fish wasn't bad, very fresh and generous pieces...however, I would only recommend ordering sashimi and not so much the sushi. I was quite disappointed to find out that octopus and scallop is only offered during the weekend.
The rice in the sushi was awful; large balls of rice which was cooked with too much water (mistake or deliberate? not sure, but it was a very dense mushy mess!).
They offer six different types of fish with the torched sushi served with spicy mayo on the side, which was quite tasty.
I did not try much of the cooked foods, but of the selection includes your typical tempuras, skewers, cheese mussel, escargot, scallop, fried rice, udon, edamame, etc.. though I did not find the selection to be nearly as great as other AYCE in the area within the price range, such as Kiku down the street.
The desserts were great as well, with your choice of vanilla/green tea/mango/red bean ice cream, strawberry/chocolate mousse, coconut milk pudding and mango sago.
Overall, the service was great and the staff were very attentive.. unfortunately the food was meh. I don't know if I would come back, as there are many other AYCE options in the area that have a lot more to offer.
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