. "2017-01-24T00:00:00"^^ . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . . "I'm often in this area, and have come here quite a few times to form what I hope is a very solid opinion. Despite being in a sketchy strip plaza, the inside is nicely decorated and the music is very therapeutic (until you're there a few times and realize they only seem to have 10 songs on constant repeat). The place is never very busy, and I've been here once or twice as the only customer in the restaurant (typically getting dinner at 7 or 8 on a weekday).\n\nMy go-to order for this restaurant is usually a bento box, either the chicken teriyaki or chicken cutlet, as it is very filling and pretty cheap (comes with white rice, 9 sushi pieces, Asian citrus salad, miso soup and 2 spring rolls). However, I have come to realize that this place is fast food with a twist; the food is well cooked and then just dumped in a sauce or batter, instead of marinated and injected with flavour. I always thought the tempura here was okay, but once I tried Makimono's tempura, I was blown away by the difference in flavour. The tempura here has no taste whatsoever and must be completely dunked in the accompanying sauce to really absorb the flavour. \n\nMany times when I or a friend have ordered bento boxes, the sushi arrives first and looks like it has been just thrown together; the rolls are not tight and sometimes there are toppings falling out of the inside. I have yet to try the specialty sushi rolls because of how sloppily these ones are made. The miso soup is basic, and the teriyaki chicken is simply chicken with a lot of sauce thrown on top, but no real flavour.\n\nService is mediocre; they'll run to get you something if you need it, but often times the staff are loudly speaking to each other and laughing in the kitchen while you're dining and it's hard to get their attention when there's nobody on the floor. Usually they just check on you to bring you the menu and then the food, and then they disappear. \n\ntl;dr: If you're looking for cheap 'Japanese' food, a nice atmosphere and an hour or two to burn, this is the restaurant to go to."^^ . . "1"^^ . "0"^^ .