I've always enjoyed sushi. Never loved it to that point that I actively look for a sushi restaurant…read morewhen I travel or such, but if the opportunity presents itself I never shy away from it. This place has been here for some time, located a bit off and away from the main city street where most people, cafes and stores are located. However, people do find their way to this establishment anyway, mostly during the busy rush hour lunch traffic. In the afternoon however, I've never had the feeling that particularly many find their way here as it usually looks borderline on empty.
The location as such can't be sugarcoated no matter how you look at it, it's simply almost as bad as it comes. In the corner of a dead-end street next to a parking garage and no stores in the vicinity makes it stand out in the wrong way. The next thing is the decor and design of the restaurant itself; it's extremely boring with absolutely no sense of style. It looks very old and outdated. It would gain so much by changing out the interior making it darker, more inviting, shut out some of the horrible "view" outside by doing something to the windows such as curtains, drapes and modern art. Also, advertising near the ordering counter (another big letdown, they should have waiters instead) that they want you to "like" them on other social media sites (none mentioned but you have brains...) as that earns you an extra two pieces for free is just, well, I have no words for it. That they also advertise on a whiteboard above the ordering counter how many "likes" they have is, well again I'm entirely lost for words. We've all heard that if you can't say anything positive, then don't say anything. I'll try and keep myself to that saying in this particular case. These things aside, no matter how much I dislike them, the food should be in focus. And if we're talking only about that I must say that I'm slightly impressed. Have I had better sushi than these? Absolutely. Have I had worse? Oh for sure! They are delicately prepared, fresh and well-tasting with just the right amount of rice. One sushi-bite can be taken as a whole and it doesn't feel too big in your mouth, neither does it disappear right away. Size-wise they are right on the money! They come presented on a black plate, making all the colors stand out and they all look like small pieces of art. On the tables there are three different kinds of soy sauce that caters to whatever amount of salt you want your soy sauce to have. The wasabi wasn't the mildest I've had either, so it packed a good punch to the soy sauce. The ginger was pickled sweet and a great contrast to both the sushi pieces and the sauce. Also, the miso-soup based on fish stock that I had before my main was also very good. Definitely had worse of those as well!
So why only a 2 rating you ask? Well the food is a definite 3, no doubt. But my problems here are the location and the decor of the place making it feel like a sleazy back alley joint that earns them nothing more than a rating of 1. So overall the rating is what it is. But if you want some well prepared sushi, pick them up as take away instead and enjoy them somewhere nicer, perhaps in the comfort of your own home. Get in, get your food, and get out.
