As a patron of many of the different sushi places that are in the Annex, my attitude is meh they are all the same. Well this is not the case. I went for lunch with a colleague who has a slightly more adventurous palate then myself. She raved about the more unique rolls, including one with blowtorch seared salmon on top of a spicy almost california roll type of roll. Not wanting to seem too fussy I went with it. Well she gets a huge high five for that. The name of the roll fails me at the moment but it was to die for.
What sets this place apart from all of the other ones in the 'hood is the attention to detail the staff have for their craft. The fish was fresh and flavorful. They are currently not serving tuna from Japan, but a sign on their window says that a portion of sales will be going to relief. Nice gesture.
This is the perfect place to take a date when GUU is packed. It's also miles ahead of the more well known sushi places in the area. It stands out because of the quality of food as well.
As for service, it wasn't busy at lunch, our service was perfectly pleasant, as expected at any sushi place.
Will definitely go back for lunch and or a date.