"0"^^ . . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "3"^^ . . . "Had dinner with some friends at Mariko tonight, it was.. ok.. certainly nothing special...\n\n+ve's: \n-even though the place was reasonably busy, the service was quick.\n-inexpensive\n\ncomments (not really -ve's, but close):\n- edamame and anything sweet for desert are a la cart and not included with the AYCE - kinda odd\n\n-Water was brought to the table and we were never asked if we wanted anything else. I certainly would have expected tea rather than water. The refilling of the water glasses was labored at best.\n\n-The sushi, sashimi, tempura, udon were all ok. The fish seemed a bit on the old side - kinda soft and mushy - maybe it'd been frozen? dunno. The udon broth was kinda tasteless. The tempura was not bad, but a little greasy - same was true for the gyoza, not bad, but a bit greasy."^^ . "2010-05-23T00:00:00"^^ .