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| - This place is pretty spacious and has been updated with a modern interior. They offer a lunch special menu with smaller lunches starting at $7 going up to about $11 for the black cod bento box. They also have a decent AYCE selection for $14. Oddly enough, although advertised as a Japanese restaurant this place is going through somewhat of an identity crisis. A smiling buddha greets you at the front with the usual arsenal of waving Asian cats. They offer dim sum and Thai dishes?
The service was very friendly but BOY they were s.l.o.w... Miso soup arrived hot coupled by a respectable salad. A nice sized udon arrived shortly after with nice chewy noodles, a sweet broth, and a side plate of crispy (2 shrimp, 4 veg) tempura. Good value for $7.
2 Salmon bento boxes ($10 each) arrived next, each with salad, and steamed rice...ok I don't eat plain rice but still. Each box came with your choice of one 6pc roll. We had the dynamite roll (which was pathetic) but although nearly pureed at least the avocado was ripe and the tiny shrimp tempura in the center was still crunchy. The other roll was their version of the spicy salmon which was ok because of an unexpected touch of garlic but overall not great...perhaps they had an amateur sushi chef today? The teriyaki salmon was large but I found it bland and a bit dry as it was served nearly teriyaki free, and didn't come with any steamed or stir fried veg :(
As a testament to their service issues, the hwae dop bop arrived last. Sashimi is supposed to be the appetizer. The slices were decent in size and moderately fresh cuts (3 salmon, 2 tuna, 2 butterfish).
Everything came to ~$38 + tip. I saw an older sushi chef behind the bar so I'm guessing he is the one that made the special rolls that I saw which looked big and badass. The young guy may as well have been blind.
Maybe their Thai food is made well? I don't really care to find out though, this experience was just ok.
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