I came here once at least a year ago with my parents and we honestly weren't terribly impressed. I found some of the sushi to be all right - the eel was rather good - but the rolls were small and the sashimi was unimpressive. Being a big sushi fan, I thought it was pretty good for the desert - hey, I'm biased, I live in California - and brushed off the high prices and mediocre quality as a result of the lack of competition in the area.
Fast-forward to today: obviously I'd forgotten about the place and bought the Yelp deal thinking my dad and I were going to check it out for the first time for lunch. Wrong; we pulled up to the restaurant and my dad reminded me that this was the sole sushi place we'd been to in town. No worries, we decided, we'll eat there for lunch anyways since the lunch bowls looked really good and the Yelp deal was enticing.
We were invited to seat ourselves. When the server brought us the menus, I informed her that I had a Yelp deal. She promptly removed the lunch menus from the table and told me that lunch specials weren't eligible with coupons. All right, I said politely, and my father and I proceeded to look at the menu. "You sure you don't want to leave?" my dad asked. I said no and decided that I'd just discuss the fact that the Yelp deal doesn't mention any restrictions thus she should honor the deal. In fact, the voucher specifically states, "Deal must be honored according to terms on voucher. No additional restrictions may be added at time of redemption."
Well, the server came back to the table to take our order and I immediately mentioned that the Yelp deal does not mention any restrictions. She reiterated that they don't allow ordering lunch specials with a coupon. At this point it became an argument; I again tried to tell her that the Yelp deal doesn't list restrictions and that she is supposed to honor the deal as provided. She didn't let me finish my sentence and hurried back to grab the lunch menus, hastily and rudely shoving the lunch menus back onto the table and walking away.
My dad and I looked at each other in disbelief. He suggested we leave and eat lunch at Macayo's, the popular local chain of Mexican restaurants. Done deal, I said, and we walked out.
Hopefully I'll be able to get my Yelp deal refunded. There is no way I am ever going back. It was mediocre sushi in the first place; if it makes me a snobby Californian for bashing the place then so be it, because all of these reviews of "great sushi" are total B.S. and I'm guessing a lot the reviewers haven't eaten the good stuff (I myself had never had truly decent sushi until I moved to California). Besides, it wasn't even the quality that drove me away, it was the horrendous attitude this woman gave us. A place like this doesn't deserve to be in business.