We chose this restaurant because of the positive reviews here on yelp, but I really don't…read moreunderstand why this place got such good reviews. I would rate this place as just average. I'm not sure if it was an off night (Monday night), but I was disappointed and underwhelmed with the selection and taste of the sushi.
The service was ok, one of the chefs was extremely nice, and the location is very good. The restaurant is on the smaller side, and the ambience is cozy. However, the sushi selection was not very diverse, especially compared to other running sushi restaurants I have been too. You can order stuff from the menu that's also included in the price, but many of the rolls seemed to taste the same, made with the same salmon salad. I kept hoping to see some diversity on the runner, but was disappointed. In addition, in contrast to the one very friendly chef, who was very quick and attentive, the waitresses were slightly inattentive (one forgot our drink).
The ingredient seems relatively fresh, but my biggest gripe was that the rice tasted very sweet in all the rolls. This left a strange aftertaste. There were very few non-sushi items, just a few dumplings, edamame, kelp salad. I think most sushi restaurants usually offer a wider selection of fried or non-sushi items. In addition, there was absolutely no dessert. There was a bowl of small hard candies that would circle around, but I was looking for either fruit, sweet sesame balls, fried bananas, or anything as a possible dessert option, which I'm accustomed to seeing at the majority of running sushi places.
If you're in the area, I think this sushi restaurant would suffice, and it does have a few good items on the menu. But as it's the same price as other running sushi restaurants, I would recommend trying out the other places that Cologne has to offer, such as Sakura in Köln-Sülz, which have more and much better options. The dinner bill ended up to €60, including drinks and tip, for two people. This would be considered atrocious in America for the subpar quality that we received, but I guess it's pretty standard price here in Germany. And I actually don't mind paying that much for good sushi here, but I just felt very unsatisfied afterwards, so I wouldn't say it's necessarily worth it.