Food: 2/5
Atmosphere: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Price: 3/5
I've heard many good things about Gal's Sushi, so I decided to try it once myself. I absolutely love Japanese (and Korean) food, so I'm always up for trying new restaurants.
Atmosphere:
The restaurant was packed on a weekday, so it was incredibly loud. I went with a friend and I was almost literally shouting at him just to hold a conversation, while having to repeat ourselves many times. The tables were also very packed/close together, which didn't really help the situation.
The restaurant setting is very casual, so I'd say it makes for a good family restaurant, but if you're hoping to go there to have an actual conversation and to sit and relax, you can definitely find better for the same price. I definitely do not recommend Gal's if you're going with one other person, as conversing across the table, given the noise, isn't easy at all.
Service:
Given the amount of customers, I'd say they are quite short-staffed. They have 3 waiters, one of which doubles as the host. Although eye contact was made with 2/3 waiters, it took quite awhile for a waiter (not even the host) to seat us. They were busy, so it's understandable, but some acknowledgement wouldn't hurt.
They were prompt in taking orders and the food came fast, but when I needed to ask for the bill. I had my hand raised for the longest time, and two of the waiters passed our table and either didn't see or ignored my raised hand.Saying excuse me was out of the question unless I literally wanted to scream at them.
Food:
I think their selection and sets are wonderful, albeit a bit pricey. It's nice to have a mix of Korean and Japanese, especially since there are a lot of people who may not like raw fish. I love both, but ended up ordering the Teriyaki Salmon dinner set and some Uni Sushi (sea urchin). The dinner set had rice, grilled salmon, maki, sushi, and sashimi, and it came with miso soup and a green salad. Very nice variety. The uni was reasonably priced.
The quality of the dinner set sushi/sashimi was so-so, in my opinion. I feel that they could've done better, and my impression is that the "good" pieces are saved for the sashimi/sushi sets. Unfortunately, I did get sick the next day (having eating nothing in between) and I'm an avid sushi/sashimi eater, so it was a bad experience for me. Given their good reviews, I'd say I was probably just very unlucky, but it does make it hard to want to come back after an experience like that.
Price:
The price is reasonable for the quality and variety. Everything was so-so, and the price is... reasonable. It's not amazing, but you might be able to find better quality for the same price, in my opinion.
All in all, Gal's is a decent place, and I'd probably frequent it if I worked or lived in that area, since they have lunch sets that seem pretty nice. If you're going with more than 4 people, you may want to make a reservation. However, I probably won't be going there again, due to my bad food experience. read more