If you want another Yuppie sushi only restaurant, this is not the place. If you want a place for your child to sing their lungs out and bother the other patrons, then no, this is not a place for you. What this restaurant is a place for you to come enjoy a nice variety of both raw and cooked items, it is in fact one of the BEST overall Japanese restaurant north of downtown Seattle, in my opinion. \r
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What I like about it is the home-style flare the restaurant provides. The nice touches of the hot towel before you eat, to the multiple side dishes they serve along with your meal and the outstanding wait-staff that always takes care of our three kids and brings our youngest child a special Hello Kitty cup and plate to use at dinner. \r
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They also have one of the finest sushi chefs around, always amazingly fresh fish selections, beautiful presentation and the miso soup is very worthy of high marks for taste, almost as good as my Aunt's! And that's saying a lot! My family always enjoys their time spent here, outstanding food for all, as most of my family doesn't eat raw fish, I know, for shame, but the teriyaki, tonkatsu, and broiled fish selections are very good and presented well. My son, a picky eater, loves the Tempura Udon, I found the broth to be perfectly balanced and flavorful.\r
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Over all, this restaurant reminds me of many of the old family-run Japanese restaurants in the ID of Seattle, most of which are long gone. Only down side, but should be noted the waiting area is very small, but to make up for it, and what is nice, they will come out to your car and invite you in, if you decide to wait outside. A nice personalized touch. \r
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Worthy of trying, in my opinon. I rate it 5 out of 5 stars and it's on my personal favs list.
Pros: Nice selections of both sushi and "cooked" items. Plenty of free parking and priced right!
Cons: Small-ish waiting area but they'll come out to your car if you decide to wait outside.
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