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| - Oh how the mighty have fallen. This was my first ever sushi spot. I came here as a kid with my pops and it sure ain't what it used to be. The hibachi may still be good, I don't know for sure. Last time I tried it, I was sitting at a table with Dale Earnhardt, so its been a while.
I find myself up in the lake norman area on a regular basis, so when a groupon popped up one day I figured I'd give one of my old favorites a try. I knew the original owners had split up and all opened other places as well. I even knew that all of the good sushi and sushi chefs had moved down the street to sushi at the lake, but I had to give it a try.
Very simple fact in life. If the sushi bar isn't busy, its probably not going to be that great. The menu was immense. A 2 sided pamphlet full of custom rolls. All kinds of deep fried, non-traditional things to choose from. While trying to read this menu I was occasionally hit in the eye by a green laser that spread all over the walls. I don't think thats good for your eyes.
Our waiters(yes plural) were young. We also had a boss lady coming by to take our orders as well? I really don't know which kid was our waiter and which one was just checking up on us. Regardless, we told one of them to bring us a tuna tataki appetizer and it came out relatively quickly. The tuna looked good, but it just wasn't that great. I pretty much knew what I was getting into at that point. Too bad that by the time that came I had already ordered another tuna dish.
The 2 main specialty rolls were ordered were "pretty". I don't recall the names, but one had tuna as the nori and it looked reminiscent of a stuffed red pepper. If the tuna was a little better, it would have been good. It wasn't, so I'd say mediocre at best.
The other dish we tried said it came out flaming, that isn't quite the story. We were brought a plate that had a tinfoil packet on it. Our waiter poured a little booze around the side and lit it. He told us to wait for it to burn out then enjoy. The flames were small and it wasn't much of a show at all. Once we opened it, I see that it cooked the salmon all the way through. Not exactly what I was looking for. Plus, it burned the sauce that was on the tinfoil which left a burnt flavor in my mouth. On top of all that, the plate was covered with salt to help make a dramatic crackling affect, but it also made the last piece of ginger taste basically like licking a salt block.
The food was edible, but I don't see any reason why you would go there for sushi. Sushi at the lake is right down the street and hands down a better sushi place. Also, if you just want some cheap hibachi, check out Yoshi's in Huntersville.
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