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| - Wow. This place has seriously gone downhill. A few months ago, I was on the way home from school one evening and was really craving a good ol' oriental chicken salad. I went in to get one for takeout, and they told me I couldn't have it because it wasn't on happy hour. What?! Never in my life have I been somewhere that they told me I couldn't order a certain item because it wasn't on a happy hour menu. O_o So, out of self-respect I did not go back, although I really missed their food.
Just yesterday, a friend who I hadn't seen in a long while wanted to go for lunch, and I agreed, thinking "Well, enough time has passed...maybe it'll be okay again." First of all, our server seems to severely dislike her job and gives every indication that she does not want to be there. I am always exceedingly and genuinely polite to servers (I work in the industry) but this lady was not having any of it. She was full of fake smiles and just had an air of being pissed off and not caring at all about the service she was providing.
I got the sushi sampler which is a dish I had always liked and it was as good as I remembered, although the salad could do without the weird cheese they put on it. There were flies buzzing around the table....awesome.... and one landed in my tea. Since I was in the middle of my food, I needed it to be replaced quickly, but our server was nowhere to be found for a good 10 minutes. Since I couldn't wait any longer, I flagged down another server to get me a fresh tea. He apologized and went to do so....yet it still took another 10 minutes for him to come back with it. This was a little after 4 pm, so they were not busy either. Our server was with him but said nothing. After we had finished eating, our server did not drop off the check or come to ask if we were ready for it for a good 15/20 minutes...rather irritating.
I feel as though no one who works in this place actually wants to be there. The atmosphere is pretty but just does not feel very inviting. It's unfortunate because their food really is fantastic, but everything else is lacking.
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