"Came here as a special Christmas present/Friday night date with my husband, who made reservations in advance. We’d heard good things and rarely get the chance to go out since he works in the restaurant industry and I work in retail management, so this was an occasion we were very excited about. We weren’t greeted but walked to the host stand where we were stared at by a blonde waitress with a ratty Fleet Farm hoodie and sparse leggings underneath, who pointed to our table from across the room rather than leading us to it. She was sullen throughout our experience, to a point where I genuinely wondered whether she ought to go home or find a new industry. When taking our order, she asked “what do you want?” as if it pained her to have to ask. Never introduced herself, never spoke about the menu or specials, didn’t offer us drinks or ask if we were ready. Fine, everyone has an off day, that’s whatever and even though it wasn’t a pleasant experience, we were there for both food and atmosphere. We ordered gyoza, karaage, salmon maki rolls, and their summer rolls to share between the two of us. Unfortunately, the gyoza was fishy and I couldn’t stomach it, though my husband didn’t mind (I suspected they shared a pan with some fish sauce or other, not a big deal ultimately but not to my personal taste for a pork gyoza). The first three salmon maki rolls were fine, small and not flavorful but nothing inherently bad, but the fourth tasted strongly of mold, to the point where I drained my water and my cocktail trying to get the taste out of my mouth and still had a strong aftertaste. I asked my partner whether we should say something to our waitress but he said, essentially, that at this point it wasn’t worth it, so we just avoided the rest of the plate. The karaage and summer rolls were nice, but I found myself still hungry after having to skip most of my meal. I figured pancakes would be safe and filling so we ordered the pancake dessert and, unfortunately, they were very dry and the whipped cream they came with was soured, so only had a bite of each before deciding to leave and go elsewhere for a better dessert. It was nice to not have to worry about tipping, but a $110 bill for food that’s gone bad and poor service was a bit of a slap to the face. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100 Food: 1 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 3"
