Udon Carbonara
Shimogamo

Shimogamo

2051 W Warner Rd #14AZ 85224, Chandler, United States

Wine • Fish • Steak • Japanese


"I wanted to try this place out since I heard great things about it from some of my friends about the service and food, but my own experience did not match up to theirs. myself and 2 other friends came in as walk-ins on a wednesday evening and the hostess informed us that there were no immediate available tables due to reservations but we could take the bar seating as it 's the same full-service . we agreed, not really seeing an issue with bar seating since there 's only 3 of us, but the service given to us from our bartender was not up to standards. I understand he was busy with making drinks for other orders but he was seldom to check up on us, especially at the beginning when it was our first time dining here and we didn 't notice the QR code on the physical menu that held the entire menu until we inquired about non-sushi items. he also was not that friendly and was a little standoffish, it felt a little awkward to flag him down if we needed something. for food, while not bad and decent, I wish some of their more expensive dishes had more worth and taste for their price, like their wagyu beef. although I enjoyed my udon carbonara in the restaurant, I find that it did give me diarrhea the next morning before a shift, which wasn 't really a pleasant experience. I also found their sushi to taste a little subpar, no restaurant truly beats kuka when it comes to having great tasting sushi and raw fish. it was also regrettable that our bartender did not inform us that a small side dish of sriracha would be $4 until we received the bill. probably the best thing going for this restaurant is their modern, slightly high-end atmosphere inside which elevates the experience, only to be disappointed from the service and food."

One Piece Sushi

One Piece Sushi

One Piece Sushi, 108 Park Pl, Millbrae, CA 94030, USA, United States

Sushi • Lunch • Casual • Japanese


"Great for cheap sushi. On par with and in some ways even better than Masa (which isn't as good now anyway since the owners retired). Some stuff was good. Some stuff was fine but didn't taste as expected. Very little was bad.Best things were the plain salmon and salmon belly, hamachi and hamachi belly, kurodai, aji, walu (escolar). Would come back just for these.California hand roll and spicy tuna gunkan nigiri sat for too long before serving and so the nori in both were a little sad by the time they got to the table. It was nice that the Cali had real crab as I detest surimi/krab.Yellowfin tuna was a little sad, and already sauced, which sushi chefs don't do unless the fish is starting to go south. I'm just spoiled by bluefin akami.Spicy tuna was very mild. YMMV as to whether that's good or bad.Red snapper (tai), saba, unagi were all just meh. Tai weirdly was torched even though it didn't say it would be in the description. Saba wasn't the gamiest or oiliest ever but wasn't the best either. Unagi was lukewarm.Cooked scallop was the only really bad item. Didn't taste fresh. Also didn't taste cooked. Had the skirts on which is common in Asian cuisine but not for most Western palates.Seared and smoked salmon were both meh. Smoked didn't taste smoked. Both just tasted like butane from the searing torch.Miso soup tasted like fish broth. Seaweed weirdly had large hard knots in them.Ankimo too mushy texture, ponzu not ponzu enough, weirdly had sriracha on it.Chicken karaage texture was also soft, and unexpectedly was drizzled with tonkatsu sauce, which didn't taste bad but wasn't what I wantedUdon too soft, and the broth was weird. Also had those way too hard pieces of seaweed.Tea was only 25 cents with free refills!The tablet ordering system is convenient but the UI and responsiveness need some tweaks."