text: I discovered Aikawa several years ago when I think it was at the height of its success The food was excellent no matter what you ordered full of flavour and lightness not to mention that their presentations were spectacular Back then Aikawa was owned by the same folk who owned the downtown ShoDan I went back to Aikawa recently after a pretty long hiatus and was disappointed with my overall experience Now my waiter was very friendly and helpful making recommendations and topping off my water frequently But this is where the awesomeness ends nnI ordered a variety of sushi and expected to savour unique flavours given my diverse selections to play it safe I also ordered some of my favorite specialty rolls because these had never disappointed me in the past Frankly I was pretty unimpressed with my meal as a whole It is not an exaggeration to say that every single one of my selections tasted exactly the same bland Nothing differentiated the different fishes from each other Even rolls that were allegedly spicy had absolutely no bite to them The waiter offered to spice up my mayo Really They do not even make their own spicy concoctions but after two attempts I told him to forget about it After discussing the blandness of the food with the waiter I found out that Aikawa had been sold I am not sure if ShoDan was also bought out Ah that explains everything Given my disappointment the waiter kindly offered us dessert on the house for which we were grateful but it did not impress and took about minutes to getnnAikawa is not cheap and for the prices that they charge I would expect superior quality which sadly is not the case For a similiar price you will have a much better experience at Mikado in NDG or even Maiko on Sources