Problem: What would be an example of an negative review?

Answer: I have never ate here before during their normal menu hours. I have been to the one on DI when they were open but this is my first time at the new location. This review is for the groupon purchase of the -Naked Sushi Event- only. When you purchase the groupon a reservation is required. They only hold this even on specific days out of the month and it starts very late. Our reservation was for Oct 22, 2011 at 10:30. Once inside you HAD to pay a mandatory $5 gratuity which was not stated any where on the groupon that right there already pissed me off. You were also handed a drink coupon as mentioned in the groupon. Food: set up around 1 hibachi table buffet style and you just go around and help yourself. Two models taking turns lying on the table wearing pasty flowers and nude panties with banana leaves covering the appropriate areas. They did have sushi laid on the leaves, but you were not permitted to eat the pieces of sushi off the model. -Sushi: the night started off well with a semi large variety. California rolls, nigiri (salmon, tuna, yellow tail, shrimp) I think they made the rice portion a little larger than normal. They had some specialty rolls like spider rolls and 2 concoctions that I don't know the name of but were pretty tasty, and spicy tuna rolls. I was able to make about 2 rounds with a pretty decent selection. At round 3 all the nigiri was gone and everything was replaced with California rolls and maybe one plate of spicy tuna. -Sides: EVERYTHING they had as a side that was supposed to be hot was COLD!!!!! gyoza was not crunchy even when I got there just a little after I saw it come out of the kitchen. I didn't try the egg rolls, the shrimp tempura was starting to get a little soggy and was just barely a little past warm. Chicken skewers were awful COLD and dry. They also had a beef side that also was not favorable. -Fried rice: was made fresh. The rice I will have to say tasted like butter. It was so oily and I just felt like I was gaining a pound every time I took a bite. That didn't help the flavor either. I know you need a little bit of fat to make stuff taste good but that was gross. The chef tried to give me a whole scoop but I told him right away to give me 1/2 of that because 1. I didn't want to waste it and 2. you don't want to get full off of rice. - DJ was pretty impressive. Had a good mix going on the whole night. - Service: No one comes by your table to explain this to you or to let you know that there will not be waiter service. We had to ask the hostess after she was done sitting another party where our waiter was. she explained that if we needed any beverages we would have to go to the bar. WATER! don't expect to you get any water during your meal at this event. We went to the bar and asked for water and was told that they were not permitted to give out regular water and they for the night they were only serving bottle water that they were CHARGING you for. If you didn't want to pay for the bottled water you could use your drink coupon for it instead. WTF!! who doesn't serve water at a restaurant?!! They were actually refusing us water. expect a busser that constantly cleared the table. when I say clear I mean he took: the chop sticks, soy sauce dish, and your wasabi/ginger dish. so every time you came back to your table you had to start all over. I would not recommend going to this event.

Problem: What would be an example of an negative review?

Answer: I've been to this chain before, just not this location. What a disappointment. First, I asked the server questions about a specific pizza on the menu which she readily answered. However, when it came time to order and I ordered this pizza, I was told that the pizza oven was broken--are you kidding me???? An Italian Grill with no pizza oven--why not tell me that when I first inquired about the pizza! So back to the drawing board, I decided on the lasagna--figured that would be a safe bet. What a disappointment. A portion about the size of a deck of playing cards arrived on a large white plate--creating an enormous amount of negative space on the plate--further accentuating the minuscule portion size. Honestly, I've seen much larger portions at my child's elementary school! If that wasn't bad enough, the lasagna was made without any cheese--no layers of ricotta between the layers of pasta, and if there had been any cheese on top, it had hardened since it was cooked the first time. It was camouflaged with a marinara sauce. dumped on top. Had it not been for the bread, I would have starved! I will not be returning!!!

Problem: What would be an example of an positive review?

Answer:
Come for happy hour! Some sushi, appetizers, and desserts are half price and still just as delicious. You have to sit outside, and you have to stalk the area to find a table because their happy hour is no secret. It's still worth it though. I love their shrimp tempura, california, and spicy tuna rolls the most... so if you're a novice with sushi, those are a good place to start.