I was jonesin' for some sushi and had to run some errands at the Edgewood Retail District. So, I mapped my route and decided that I was going to eat at Ru San's for the first time. Last year, a guy I was dating recommended the place when he discovered that I love sushi, but we didn't last that long to make it to the restaurant, lol.
Honestly, I don't know why he recommended this place. It's not...nice. But, I do love sushi. However, let me set the record straight, I'm not a total sushi snob. I'm known to pick up some Publix sushi every while and then. As long as the food doesn't make me sick and tastes good, I'm down for it. I looked at the door at the opening/closing times and realized that I just missed the lunch buffet, so that was disappointing because I was starving and $10 for all you can eat was going to make my Belly god happy. But, I decided to cater to my hankerin' and get some pieces anyway. There were people in there, but for some reason, I was completely ignored. I didn't want to leave because like I said, I really wanted some sushi and I had a plan of how I was going to hit the stores. After awhile, the hostess finally came and gave me a soiled, sticky like 34-page menu. Ok not 34 pages, but really. This menu is redonkulous! Inserts that had front and back, some with more pages, specials to just this location, how to find the secret of life through Japanese food, it was just crazy! So, I finally figured out what I wanted. No waitstaff for me. I started looking around. A lady next to me looked as pissed as I felt as she only had a menu too and she was there before I was. I started looking at people's food and started changing my order multiple times. For the record, I wasn't apprehensive of $1 sushi. I was quite looking forward to it actually. I've been to Kaiten sushi places and dollar plates are prevalent, so not a problem. After about 10 minutes, I was thinking this place is NOT for me. The price is right for a quick lunch, but the service is straight garbage. There were people in there, but by no means was it packed, so I didn't know what the issue was. Did they think I came in from the street and just took over a table? I just sat there listening to the techno music wondering if I should go hit the Willy's Mexicana Grill since it was still on the way. As I reached for my purse to leave, a guy asked me if I had been helped. He finally gave me some water and I felt like a patron. So, I gave him my order and by this time after reading some Yelp reviews and looking around the establishment, I was thinking that maybe I shouldn't go for the raw stuff. I had some Crispy Calamari rolls and an order of Seafood Fried Rice. Super safe. The food was good actually. The Fried Rice borderlined great. I would love to have that dish again. I left and was barraged with "ARIGOTO"s from the Spanish staff at the bar. All I could do was shake my head and laugh.
So, I'll give the place another shot because the food wasn't bad and didn't made me sick. I just would not take anyone here to impress them. I would definitely bring my non-sushi liking friends here because it's a great beginner sushi place. Oh, yeah. While I was there, two people were celebrating their birthdays. Really? Maybe it gets better at night, but this was 4 in the afternoon? It wasn't fun, but then again I was salty because I wasn't getting served. read more