Here in NJ for vacation, assuming that a sushi place by the beach would be pretty decent. I love sushi, will even get grocery store sushi regularly, which is to say I'm not too picky with what I get, so the fact that I was supremely let down by the food is a shock.
I usually don't mind when the server takes a while to ask if we're ready to put in our order, since I do like to look at the menu, but it was like at least 15 minutes of not being checked in on at all before a random waitress stepped in and was like "oh, did someone take your order yet?". Like uhhh no haha?? The owner herself seemed to forget about us, which is odd considering the place is very intimate. I could tell our waitress was younger/less experienced, which is fine, but it only exacerbated the entire poor customer service experience. Me and my bf ordered at the same time, albeit one was sushi and one was the teriyaki chicken, but it took almost an hour for his food to come out - which meant I was already done with my sushi for a while! What made it worse was that I actually splurged a bit on one of the more expensive special sushi rolls, but it was nothing to write home about. I've had fresher fish back in Pennsylvania :/. Not enough food to justify the cost either, I was still hungry, which is crazy considering that typically, I'll leave a sushi place being stuffed to the gills, and I got an appetizer too!
My bf's order, The Teriyaki chicken was also very underwhelming. The chicken itself was so low quality, the sauce was the only redeemable part of it, with about 3 pieces of broccoli. Genuinely. And these were not big pieces of broccoli!
Normally I give a lot of grace to restaurants that are not so nice looking, because it's the food and the customer service that is supposed to truly matter, like I said, I am not picky or ritzy in nature. I draw the line at gross though, ESPECIALLY for a restaurant. There were visible dead bugs in the overhead lights (lights that are very close to eye level). The waitress accidentally gave us a dirty plate to put our appetizers on! It was weirdly quiet, no music playing or anything, which made it more awkward when you're just sitting and waiting for so long. I finished the sushi completely because I was starving from hours of driving, but like I said, I was still hungry.
There are many good reviews here, which made me think this restaurant would be a solid experience, but it was anything but. It would not have stung so much if this wasn't so expensive and also while I'm on a vacation and trying to maximize good food and experiences as much as possible. I love Asian food and have really only had good experiences at these kind of restaurants - so maybe skip this one. read more