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| - As an AYCE place, this place is by far the cheapest during the week - $22 / person Monday-Thursday! They also have beer / drink specials that don't run you too much - usually around $3-5 per beer, based on what is considered the daily special. Make sure they don't overcharge for this though - the Canadian was supposed to be for $2.95, but I was charged $3.95 and was not corrected even after showing proof that it was posted otherwise. Only a dollar, fine, I let it go - but be careful nonetheless!
Traditional ordering system - pencil / paper. Different sections for different courses - rolls vs. appetizers vs. "hot food" vs. sashimi vs. sushi. Not great, but not a terrible way to order either. They only missed one thing we ordered! (Green dragon roll)
Miso soup was warm, but not hot enough to be enjoyable. Unfortunate, since I was hoping it'd be decent, but I came to an AYCE place, what the heck is wrong with me?
The sashimi selection and quality is pretty terrible - the tuna was basically still frozen when I was eating it (blech), but the portion sizes were expected and appropriate, given the order size. Further, they only have certain types of sashimi and other types of sushi - some aren't available in the other flavour. Weird!
Calamari was decent, but comes in threes - and in a pretty hefty size, too! Don't underestimate the deep-fryer - it was about 70% batter, 30% squid. Gyoza wasn't deep-fried - it actually tasted more like a traditional Chinese beef dumpling. Not terrible, but not what I was expecting. I guess I expected all AYCE gyoza to be deep-fried!
Hand roll was OK, wouldn't order again as it was too much rice, but decent quality if I had to recommend it (dynamite is the best type, as a sushi person).
Rolls were the saving grace here - and it wasn't the traditional types, either. The best "value" roll is the New York Roll, and here's why: It has masago, tuna, avocado, and salmon in it. The rice wrapped around it is so minimal it's actually almost unnoticeable! The downside to this, unfortunately, is that the rolls fall apart very easily when prodded with chopsticks - but I'll take that over an overstuffed roll with way too much rice any day of the week! Red/Black/Green dragon rolls you can't fail with, either!
Tempura (shrimp, mostly) was lightly battered and a good serving portion. Broccoli tempura and yam tempura are big - so be careful with order sizes! Beef ribs (Short Ribs) were of OK quality, but wouldn't recommend ordering too many, since they are inconsistent with sizes - some are massive, others are tiny. Yakitori (Chicken) are pretty decent sizes & quality, as is the eggplant.
Korean Sliced Beef dish was one of my all-time favourites - this goes for ANY AYCE place I've ever been to. It's a little spicy, so beware, but dang, it was an amazing portion size (about the same size as the amount of meat you would get in a main dish for a Korean a-la-carte restaurant), and of decent enough quality that I ordered another one to share.
Dessert selection is minimal - ice cream flavours are standard, plus "rainbow" (strawberry / mango hybrid), as well as "deep fried milk", "deep fried banana", and something else I totally forgot about, but wasn't worth getting, according to the wait staff.
TL;DR: Decent price for a decent meal. Would definitely come again!
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