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When the kitchen and the front of house are both working well, this place is amazing.

The difficulty is that you may run into something like my last two visits...once the food was amazing and the service awful; the second time the service was great (very nice, consistent, apologetic server working hard) but the food was insanely slow (20 min for one order of sushi; 45 minutes+ for a main dish that then came out room temperature, and when I asked for a warm up, it came back out ruined (they nuked a soft shell crab dish, which of course destroyed the texture of the dish.) Oh, also, they informed me they were out of rice (!?!) But they told me this just before they brought out the curry (I would've changed my order to something other than soft shell crab curry if I'd known they were out of rice sooner.) After an hour, one beer, and one small order of sushi, I opted to wanly smile, admit defeat, thank my server for trying, get the check and leave. Too tired for another outing at 9:30pm, and facing early start the next day, I had a tortilla roll from the local El Pollo Loco drive-thru instead.

Yeah, it will be awhile before I go back. Months. Need to forget that last visit.

So...it's a roll of the dice. The front and the kitchen both seem to get slammed and get out of sync fairly often. One or the other is struggling on almost every visit.

I recommend avoiding busy times and you may fare better.

Insane quality of food! Had sushi, pad Thai, edamame, and miso soup, all outstanding!

Service was friendly and fast, beware of coming in large groups, there's an 18% gratuity for 8 or more people.

Try to go during happy hour! $4.50 for a roll is a snag, make a reservation and your group has guaranteed seats, even 15 minutes in advance!

Absolutely delicious. Order the Salmon Skin Salad!!! The staff is wonderful.

Love this local joint, great food & vibe. Happy Hour is legit! ;-)