Let me try to start with the better things about this restaurant. The decor is nice--scaled down from its Cary sister-establishment but still traditional-Asian style. The prettiest thing was the tables which are all carved wood with glass over the top. Absolutely beautiful. That's all that is good about this place. There are no booths, only tables and the chairs are pretty hard. I went there for lunch and the food was, hands-down, the worst sushi I have ever eaten. We ordered 4 rolls--crunch, dragon, Neptune, and spider. The first three were so-so--not really awful but not enough to go there again. The spider roll was terrible. I have been eating sushi for a long time and have never put something in my mouth that turned my stomach and made me want to be ill. For one thing, the texture was all wrong--mushy, maybe not even fried--nothing like the tempura flakiness that soft-shelled crab should be. Even that could be forgivable, though. However, the taste of the crab was like that of a sea-creature washed ashore and lying in the sun for a few days. Sicky-sweet, a taste that lingered, pervading your nostrils and staying, despite being chased with ginger and coke. We did NOT finish this roll for fear of food sick-ness. The sanitation grade is currently 96.5 but just a little while ago it was 77.5 with many citations, including one for having fish that was not labeled as being parasite-free sushi-grade. Of course, we didn't know this prior to going to the restaurant. The waiter was somewhat attentive but disappeared at the end of the meal and never came back to get the payment. We paid at the front and left. I would NOT recommend this place for anyone. However, the Cary location is night and day different from this one and is HIGHLY recommended!!
Pros: tables are pretty
Cons: food BAD service BAD
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