I really wanted to like this place. Location is convenient for Northsiders. The decor is beautiful. Whenever I try a new sushi place, I usually get my favorite basics: maguro, hamachi, sake, amaebi, and uni. I asked the waitress if the maguro was bluefin. She asked the sushi chef, and returned with a "no". Then I saw that amaebi was $9.50! For $9.50, I thought maybe they had a tank full of live spotted prawns in the back or something, so I asked the waitress if the amaebi was fresh, and she said, "yes". I clarified, and asked if the amaebi was live, and she said, "no". Disappointed and not wanting to spend a lot just to try this place out, I decided not to order a la carte. I ordered the Sushi Plate, which consisted of 6 pieces of nigiri. I am SO glad I did, because the sumeshi was hard (I guess they didn't put enough water in the rice cooker today), and all the fish and ebi was WARM (one of my pet peeves). I inquired about Chicken Katsu on the Lunch menu, and the waitress insisted that it was the Kid's Menu, not the Lunch Menu. Whatever. DH had the teriyaki chicken bowl, which was too sweet, with no flavor, and had the same hard rice. We had to drown it with shoyu to make it edible. The best part of the meal was the can of Coke! When the bill arrived, there was a 10% off advertisement (I'm usually a sucker for discounts, but there is no way I'm coming back to Kaizen) for this and 2 other locations: one in Henderson and one across the street from Yokohama Kaigenro (obviously I would prefer to go to Yokohama Kaigenro instead LOL!)