When you think of asian scams at restaurants, this is what 168 is. Now... I've heard of 168 and been to one outside of Mississauga and I've got to say, they have decent reviews from people I know but it doesn't impress me at all. Let me tell you why...
Not much parking, this 168 has a fake grassy exterior kind of like at a driving range while practicing putting but much, much worse. When you walk in, the walkway is kind of squishy but they did have a tablet/iPad for lining up. Fortunately, we didn't have to line up - now onto the bad part.
We came around 3:10pm and a guy in a grey dress shirt and crappy looking tie brought us to our table and immediately said dinner and $33.99. We were just curious when the lunch ended and dinner started - he said 3:15 last call. The issue with this is, we found out later on the iPad, on THEIR ad that it was 3:30pm. Not only did we arrive there before his 3:15pm lie, it was actually 3:30...
I overheard a waiter saying to another one that another table is dinner price when paying the bill. It's obvious that these people are only in it for the money. Quite rude - this sushi place has terrible salmon sashimi, they should be ashamed at themselves for even charging for this salmon sashimi.
The plate was huge, the sashimi was not even a little fresh, and it was tiny as hell. They don't give you wasabi either with your sashimi, they expect you to get it yourself... I mean, this is the only place that I've come across that doesn't give you wasabi. Literally. Even the sushi place in the mall gives me wasabi. Minus 20 points here.
Their menu was so limited, they don't even have butterfish sashimi here. Their edamame was terrible, their rolls were okay at best - but nothing special at all. The only thing I actually liked was the deep fried shrimp but it was deep fried, it's supposed to taste good - so they don't get any points for this.
The fact it's a sushi place that has bad sushi is literally beyond me. How people rave about this place, I do not know. But I do know one thing - the service was terrible, the food wasn't great and they charged $33.99.
Honestly I would not recommend this place ever. My reviews are always based on where your money is best spent... and it's not here. Expected much more. Also, usually AYCE sushi places charge based on WHEN you sit
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-20/5
Terrible and sketchy af.
EDIT: it says on their receipt to give them feedback or criticism, complaints and whatnot. I did write an email and honestly I haven't heard back yet. Honestly, even if they were to offer us a free dinner, I'm not sure we'd go back.
It wasn't anything special, and very possibly below average. One other thing I didn't like about it is it's not unique at all, besides the outside of the restaurant which is a grass like exterior. This could've been a Golf Town prior to them opening. It's the type of asian restaurant where everything is replaceable. What I mean by that is, it could easily be a pop-up. You can literally close up shop and move it somewhere else. Where's the uniqueness? A place like Aielli though (see that review) that place is quality and isn't replaceable. Aielli is absolutely one of a kind. read more