This is my first visit at Ota and let me say I was not too impressed. This used to be Fantasy Eatery which was my favorite Chinese family style restaurant! This was our go to spot for all of our family celebrations. When I heard that it was still the same owners running the restaurant I thought it can't be that bad.. Fantasy Eatery had pretty high standards when it came to their food! I was truly surprised when our food came out. I wonder how this place have been getting so many great reviews when they can't even get a simple cucumber roll or California roll right! The pieces of fish in the sushi was inconsistent and presentation wise it didn't look that great. Service was ok I guess the waitress wasn't tentative enough to notice that she had served us a glass of coke with a green onion sprinkled on it.
The reason why I am giving this place a 3 star is because the decor is great, and the value is good for someone who really don't care about the presentation and how their sushi tasted. Our lunch bill came to $35.38 for 4 people including tips. That works out to be a little under $10 per person!
By far Akabane on Bayview is still one of my fave AYCE sushi restaurant!