"2010-04-20T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . . . "0"^^ . . "0"^^ . "This is definitely a place I will not be frequenting again. \n\nI dropped by for a quick lunch after rushing out of a late morning meeting. I looked at the lunch menu and found it extremely limited. It took me a full 10 minutes to decide what to order, and during that time, I asked to see their dinner menu AND their takeout menu because nothing on the lunch menu interested me. Seemed a little too heavy on the \"maki\" department. \n\nAfter agonizing over the decision, I went for the very standard california role and salmon roll set lunch. I mean, really, if a sushi restaurant screws up those two very basic orders, they might as well close shop. My lunch arrived. The seaweed around the salmon make was soggy. Now, I would normally expect some sogginess in the seaweed especially since this was no Kaji, but when the seaweed is so soggy that it is hard to break even after pulling at it with your teeth, that's when I say forget it. And \"forget it\" is what I said to the salmon saki. The salmon was also \"meh\", not particularly fresh. \n\nThe california roll was also disappointing. The serving was not generous and I didn't get that normal burst of flavour that I would expect from a california roll. The entire thing just looked and tasted tired. Definitely did not conjure up images of \"california\" when I bit into the thing.\n\nThere usually isn't much to complain about the standard miso soup and salad fare that accompanies set dinners at sushi restaurants. They're usually done decently, if not spectacularly. However, I found the miso soup tasteless, and the salad dressing on the lettuce salad was too strong and sweet. I didn't finish either. \n\nFinally, I was not impressed by the cleanliness of Sushi Tower. There is one thing that I have no tolerance for in a sushi restaurant, and that is a lack of cleanliness. A place that serves raw food should be spotless. At the end of lunch, I happened to look at the floor and under the table. What did I see? Bits of food were along the edges of the wall and what looked like dustballs. Not impressed. Then, after the waitress took my money, I saw the sushi chef move away from the sushi bar and fingered items around the cash register. I suppose he thought it was OK because I was the only customer in the restaurant. Still, the thought of him touching my food after touching the cash register was enough to make me feel ill. I may just have an extra sensitivity, but this was a definite no-no. As I walked out the restaurant, I looked at the floor near the door. Again, bits of garbage on the floor.\n\nI definitely will not be back at Sushi Tower in a hurry."^^ . "0"^^ .