I had noticed this new sushi, seafood, steakhouse resturant and was really excited to try it out. I live in the Aurora/Naperville area and am always looking for new places to try. I had made reservations for a Saturday night, based on the reviews I read that Zaidi's can get very crowded. We arrived on time for our 7pm reservation to find absolutly no one waiting to be seated.? We checked in and were told it would be another 20 minutes. They offered to buy us a drink at the bar while we wait, very nice. The bar was very swanky looking and I could see hanging out there for a few drinks. I orderd the Geisha martini and my husband ordered a Stoli Vodka martini, both were very good. We were seated in the dining room and were greated by our waiter who seemed in a huge hurry to get our order. To start we orderd the spicy tuna roll and the fire fighter roll. Both were okay, nothing special and definity not worth the price. I have had way better sushi in the area at Momoya, Wild Tuna and Domo 77! For our entree, I orderd the shrimp, for $30 you get 6 shrimp. You read that right, 6 shrimp! Totally not worth the money. I don't mind spending $30 on a meal if it is absolutly delicious, but this was bland and boring. My husband ordered the lamb shank. He said it was okay but again, nothing special. When placing our order our waiter had asked us, ""soup or salad"", asuming it was included by the way he asked, we went with the lobster bisque. To our surprise when the bill came, it was not included and was $8 each. This place in theory is great and the atmosphere was nice but other then that, the food is average at best and completly overpriced! Makes me wonder who wrote all these good reviews, employees maybe..? I would only recommend this place for a drink after eating dinner, someplace else!
Pros: atmosphere was nice
Cons: overpriced, food in nothing special
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