It pains me to write this review, but not as much as the guilt I feel for subjecting my friends to the disaster that occurred on Friday night. What I thought would be a fun sushi night turned out to be a nightmare. I left before witnessing said nightmare, but from hearing what really happened, my review would be much lower if I had been there. If I had known what I know now about the service, particularly one waiter, I would have picked one of the many other sushi joints in the area.
Anyways, the sushi was pretty good. Highlights of the AYCE were the very crunchy calamari w/ two choices of dipping sauce, the Hamachi Kama, and the Seared Tuna Nigiri. Portions are big, especially the rolls. Some of the seafood could have been fresher, like the Uni; but, overall, the sushi was satisfactory. The food alone deserves 3 stars.
What doesn't deserve 3 stars is the service. At first, the service was good, our server was nice. At this point, my review was sitting pretty at 3 stars. But as the night progressed, I could tell our server was getting frustrated due to the orders and the amount of people at the restaurant. Large parties are always difficult, I understand that; however, if everyone in the table is ordering AYCE, it shouldn't be difficult to split the bill. Having to leave early, I needed to pay early. After asking our server multiple times if I could pay early, he finally agreed (after saying no initially) and took my card. However when I got the bill, I immediately knew something wasn't right. I was overcharged by $3 or so, but I was in a hurry, so I just paid and left it at that. Service deserves 2 stars.
Maybe the server was having an off night, but I made reservations in advance for our large party, so they should've been more prepared. I'm kind of relieved I missed the fiasco that occurred after I left because if I had stayed, I definitely would have lived up to the Sushi Wa name and cried (*Wa wa*).
For small parties, Sushi Wa is a-ok, but large parties beware!
*EDIT* One of the owners contacted me and apologized for what happened, hence the bump to three stars.