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I'm writing this 1hour after I've experienced all the hype. I had expectations for this place from all the reviews and a friend reassuring me its the best in town... if that's the best in town its a pretty slack standard... The service is good. The hostess was prompt, a little unorganized, confusing the order of names for people waiting to be seated, (which could have been solved by simply using numbers...) Don't fire her for this she's cute. Jokes aside lets get down to what was not impressive. While getting seated I ordered their soft shell crab appetizer, as recommended by a fellow yelper. Disappointed that it was heavily breaded, overcooked, it wasn't a nice golden brown, but a dark-borderline singed brown, the sauce that accompanied it didn't compliment it all. I decided to just hastily consume the food and down it with my drink. I love spicy tuna and its many variations, but was extremely disappointed at how flat it tasted! No tang, no kick, no flavor, just the rice. Moving onto the soft shell crab, there's was no prominence in its taste, the crab lacked significant flavor to make me say, hey this is crab! & it tastes great! None of that. Moving to my third & fourth set, came the "devil" & the "you the man" rolls, the devil roll flat out failed when it touched my palate why give it such a name if it fails to deliver. The next roll faired a little better, its doesn't go all the way to impress but stops short of uncertainty. The jalapeno sauce gives it a mild tinge of attitude, but for its contents, it just doesn't hit the mark. Man Whore. The idea of taking a sushi and coating it with cheese and throwing it in the oven was most appealing. The first roll went down smoothly and I thought this night was going to turn with this roll. Come the second roll it just abruptly ended with a wtf! I suddenly found myself trying to figure out the weird mound of meat on top of my roll, wth is it exactly, cutting corners/cost using ground beef/pork/chicken? Where's the fish? Why does it feel like I'm eating someone's leftovers... Last roll for the night. Before calling it a night & grabbing my disgusting check, I was greeted by my final plate, dubbed the "No Name" by the person making my sushi. Tuna & Salmon wrapped in a green something...(assuming this is lettuce), coated with jalapeno sauce & God knows what else. As this was a custom creation, it felt that it had more character & creativity involved, it was a well balanced morsel, a hint tang, a mild spike and a dash of sweetness. Thank you for that Mr.Jun In closing, wth you're still reading this...go find another sushi place if you're looking for something special or something that doesn't taste flat.
negative