Jeanlyn S.
Yelp
First of all, the moment I walked in the smell of an old folks home hit me. That can't be good in a sushi place.
You all know me, I love finding little gems and hole in the wall places. But man, I could barely stand the smell in there. I went ahead and tried the food, just so I could get at least somewhat of a profile for this place.
But let's talk about the staff for a second. Another thing I'm big on is customer service. I've worked years as a server, a host, a cashier... I walked in and there was a staff of 5 grouped together and they just stared at me. I asked if I sit anywhere and they just replied that yes I could sit anywhere. I felt like I had "loser" or something written on my face. so I made my way to the bar. That was about as equally welcoming as the other 5 people that worked there. Mind you there were only two tables of two in there and a girl sitting at the bar.
There are times back in LA, yeah the food wasn't so great, but the staff were warm and personable and I always returned.
As for the food, you know what? To be completely honest, the smell of the place was all I could think of. I've shopped at fish markets in the Philippines where I would rather gladly take that smell then this musty old elderly person smell as I'm trying to eat my sushi. I rarely give bad reviews, but for a place that where the season is about to begin and not being busy...their customer service sucked, you would think that someone would have at least tried harder.
I wish I could say i want to give it another try, but honestly I'd rather not waste my time and go to the Mexican deli a few doors down, where even at their busiest, always welcome with a smile.