For years this was our go to take out and delivery joint in the neighbourhood. Our office was within delivery range and I can't remember a week pass by without a large group of us ordering in Aji Sai for lunch.
The staff was always friendly, the food affordably priced and competently prepared, served up in sizes that satisfied. But those days have slowly slipped away. The trouble started right about the time they remodeled the interior of the restaurant. Perhaps they over spent, and had to start cutting corners? I hate to speculate but something happened. Something not good.
The quality of the meat and fish was the first thing we noticed going. Then it was the flavour of their sauces. Then the care put into presentation. Within six months a place I totally adored eating became a restaurant that, after two questionable stomach issues after eating there, I've sworn off forever. It breaks my heart to "two star" a familiar haunt like Aji Sai but I hope that if enough people speak up, Aji Sai will recapture its glory days and go back to what made them a neighborhood staple...quality food at a good price. For now, if you want good Japanese...don't go to Aji Sai.