3 /5 Michelle Neidkowski: We were eager to try this place and went in the Saturday after opening with modest expectations considering it had just opened. First, we entered what was I guess the back of the restaurant (by the sushi counter right after you enter the mall) and there was some confusion if we needed to go up front to be seated. Finally, someone did notice us and seat us. The menu has a nice variety of Ramen, sushi, and hot and cold appetizers as well as drinks. Our drink orders were taken fairly quickly but drinks took a little time to come out. When we ordered, unfortunately, the appetizer we wanted was unavailable at which point our waitress told us several other menu items that were also unavailable after we tried to order our 2nd choice, which included ALL of the kitchen, entrées (which we were not ordering anyway) along with a few other appetizers. Perhaps that should’ve been mentioned earlier. They have no lunch specials. We had the pepper tuna tataki appetizer, which was more pepper flavor than tuna flavor. The sauce on the plate did nothing to flavor the fish. I ordered the Sushi for Me entrée, my son ordered 2 rolls, and my husband ordered ramen. Since we were seated near the sushi counter, we could see that our sushi was prepared and left sitting for a bit before it came to our table. The sushi was disappointing. Although it was beautifully prepared, the fish was flavorless. We are big fans of sushi and this missed the mark, especially with the rice not being sticky. The toppings on the nigiri were a nice touch. The tuna roll was nothing special, and I had to remind the waitress that my entrée came with soup, which she brought after the entrée, at which point I didn’t really want it anymore. We had to eat slowly because my husband’s ramen was MIA despite seeing people who came in after us getting served and his ramen came about 12 minutes later, though with apologies for the delay. He said the Ramen was not bad and the broth was flavorful enough. Overall, service was spotty and inconsistent, and the food was ok. We went in with low expectations understanding that this is a mall food court so although we gave it a try during opening week, we would not return. Hopefully the kitchen becomes better stocked and service improves.
