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10 years ago
From the moment I walked in, I knew something was fishy (no pun intended). Just approaching the restaurant I saw the employees sitting outside on the tables just chatting. But I kept my head up, and had the positive mindset that this would be a great lunch. As I was being seated, I couldn't help but notice 3 flies about 1 or 2 centimeters in length flying around next to the table (we were first seated indoors by the window). So my dad and I decided to sit outside. Upon ordering, we were told they ran out of tuna, eel, and another type of sushi (I'm not familiar with, but I think it starts with a u...?). So I settled with the smoked salmon roll, the Spicy Carnival roll, and my dad ordered a bowl of different sashimi. We got the drinks first, and couldn't help but notice the mishaps, such as the sake being the equivalent amount of $7, for what seemed to be a very little amount, and the fact that they gave a tea cup instead of a sake cup, so instead, my dad just asked for a shot glass. But the bulk of the review is for the food. The food itself was alright, the smoked salmon roll was really thin, but the presentation was nice, the taste was good, and with the addition of it being dipped in soy sauce and wasabi, it tasted excellent. The spicy carnival was pretty good as well, but the presentation was kind of all over the place, but I can't complain, it does say carnival in the name. My dad's sashimi bowl, to him, was alright, but all it really had in it was salmon and squid. We decided we weren't full after his bowl and my 2 rolls of sushi. So we decided to go for another roll. We ordered their best selling roll, the Sumo Sam roll, which turned out to be a complete disappointment. It was a California roll, with something fried on top of it, and a "shrimp" on top. I was completely surprised when it arrived, because the shrimp was what restaurants use for popcorn shrimp. The smallest shrimp I have ever laid my eyes upon. That was your best seller? Really? The problems keep piling on as well, while we were eating, countless flying insects came to visit our food, and one even ended up going for a swim in my cup of coke after its little play around in my sushi (I know this because I noticed orange fish eggs/caviar on its feet). I'm not even sure how many insects flew into my food, but I know a few got trapped momentarily in the paste (they flew away as soon as they got free). The employees kept walking out of the restaurant to talk on the phone or text. One employee sat down on a table right in front of us and did paperwork (this is a minor complaint, but don't you have an office or something?). If there were enormous flies in the dining area, I'm not sure what is even in the kitchen. Overall, the food itself was mediocre to good, but literally everything else was a complete disaster. We really wanted to go eat sushi, have some father bonding time, and have a great time, but we just couldn't, as much as we wanted to. Of course the American way is to leave a tip on your way out, but dang that tip was really far out compared to what we experienced. read more
9 years ago
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Ordonio Drive, Camp John Hay
Ayala-Land Technohub
Baguio, Benguet
Philippines
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