First off, I've been to a variety of Japanese restaurants (Sakura in Chelmsford, Fugakyu and Oishii in Brookline). This ranks dead last. I would not recommend going. Perhaps it was because I went on a Saturday night, but customers were not happy (and quite grumpy)! You can be the judge:\r
7:20p: Show up to hostess being on the phone.\r
7:22: Still on phone\r
7:25: Gets off phone. We tell her we have a reservation at 7:30pm. She disappears w/out saying another word.\r
7:27: Still no one around to help us.\r
7:30: She comes back and brings us to our seat.\r
7:35: No one comes over.\r
7:40: Hello? anyone there?\r
7:45: 15 mins later, the manager(?) shows up with an angry face. The four of us are ready to give order.\r
7:46: We order sushi. Manager goes, ""we only have one sushi chef today and there are 4 orders ahead of you, it's going to be a bit."" Me: ""Is that normal to have one chef?"" Manager: ""No, but our part-time is sick""\r
7:47: We still order sushi - Who goes to a japanese restaurant and DOESN'T order sushi??\r
7:55: Our soup and salad comes. I ordered edamame and still a no-show. How long does it take to whip up edamame??\r
8:00: No other food comes.\r
8:10: STILL nothing!\r
8:30: Edamame finally shows up.\r
8:45: still no other food.\r
9:00: boy, we're hungry!\r
9:10: 8 out of our 9 sushi orders (+ an entree) finally arrive.\r
9:20: where's our last sushi order? \r
9:45: finally it arrives! \r
9:46: female friend examining sushi to find smallest one to give boyfriend\r
9:47: manager lady: ""nothing wrong with it. just eat. it's good"" in stern voice and leaves.\r
10p: they give check.\r
10:05: we put credit card over check\r
10:10: still no one picks up our check\r
10:20: hello? do we actually have to say we're all set?\r
10:25: Finally someone notices.\r
10:30: Freedom! we leave restaurant. (3 hrs later!)\r
Quality of food wasn't that great. Given poor service, go somewhere else!
Pros: Free Parking
Cons: Poor Service, unfriendly manager
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