Gold dragon roll 3.5/5
Chicken butter yaki 1.5/5
Tempura u-don 2/5
The lack of Asian patrons and the Chinese (not japanese) waitstaff gave us pause as we entered this non traditionally (and non japanese) decorated sushi store. It feels like it used to be a small bistro or bar.
The gold dragon roll came very very quickly. Warm and fresh, the shrimp tempura was fried too lightly and was not crunchy, and the roll could have used a bit more sauce.
From bad to worse.
The udon came. The tempura was bland without the soup, and was overpowered by the soup base when dunked. The noodles were overdone and soggy.
The the butter yaki came. A platter of low cost ingredients (onions, carrots, zucchini, and broccoli) with a small portion of chicken that had only the slightest hints of being grilled. It looked very bland.
How wrong I was.
It wasn't bland at all. It was super-salty, I'm guessing they used salt and salted butter with garlic salt and just a dash of salted pepper. I am not certain whether the terriyaki sauce was too sweet or just seemingly so after the overdose of salt.
It seems our initial hesitation was well founded. I am saddened that yelp has failed me so for the first time.
N.B. If I were to review Russian or portugese or African cuisine for example (just not Asian), it would not be 100% reliable as I have not sampled enough to develop a relavent palette. As such, please read the other reviews with a grain of salt. (which the restaurant provides in abundance)
Overall value for money
Service NA/5
Cleanliness 3.5/5
After meal satisfaction 2/5