My wife and I have tried Sushi Ai three times now, hoping for improvement because it's so close to our house. But the food is laughably overpriced and the quality is simply not worth the high cost. Their ""specialty maki"" costs between $12 and $15 for smallish rolls cut into 5 smallish pieces. You do the math: that's $2.40 to $3.00 per piece (not per roll), per *piece*. If the pieces were larger or even the ingredients more special, I'd be willing to pay extra to be blown away, but it just doesn't happen. The atmosphere is nice, though two of the three times someone has brought their screaming baby to enhance the romantic mood for everyone else. Service is slow, with appetizers ordered and served before entree orders are taken, which causes a long delay between appetizer and entree -- especially since the appetizers are as small as the entrees, so they're gone quickly. Eight bucks for a single small, greasy, deep-fried soft-shell crab is outrageous. There are too many good places to get sushi to put up with this.
Pros: Warm, romantic atmosphere
Cons: Over-priced; slow, inattentive service; small portions
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