My wife and I went to Sushi Wasabi at around 7:15 PM on a Saturday night. We wanted to try it based on the abundance of rave reviews on Yelp and elsewhere. The exterior is unassuming to say the least, but we've had great sushi in holes-in-the-wall before, so it wasn't the strip-mall but the 'Closed' sign that perturbed us. The lights were on and the place was packed, so we opened the door. We were greeted not with 'eratshamase,' but 'sorry, we're closed.' According to the posted business hours, they had closed about ninety minutes early.\r
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In my experience as a restaurant-goer, I understand that a Saturday-night walk-in at such a popular place might mean a long wait to be seated. However, I have never in my life walked into a serving establishment and been refused service upon entry. According to at least one other review I've read on Citysearch, this happened before on one of their visits. The unlucky diners were told the restaurant was out of fish - at least they got a reason - despite there being fish present in the counter-top refrigeration units. I now wish I had looked to see whether they were blowing us off as this other group was done, but I really don't care. Ikko in Costa Mesa is a fantastic sushi restaurant that serves amazing sushi and does not refuse service to its customers.\r
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We will not offer Wasabi our patronage in the future; being turned away once was enough.
Pros: Don't know
Cons: Refused Service
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