What drew me to Asian Mint? Yup, I was looking for a good and authentic Chinese place and low-and-behold this Thai/sushi? place came up. I was going to 'go back' when I got to the $1.00 sushi on Monday and Tuesday nights. $1.00 sushi? Come on now - JACKPOT!!!!! So I invited two other friends to take advantage of this huge deal. A vision of plates and plates loaded with sushi took over my thoughts as we drove there. I was indeed excited and couldn't wait. Contrary to other reviews suggesting this place was very busy, I was pleasantly surprised when there was no wait and we were seated upon arrival. The restaurant was at about 90% capacity and was fairly loud. Expect to speak out loud while in conversation at this place. Once seated we were given our menus and the sushi order form - two actually. One sushi order form for the regular priced items and the second for the $1.00 sushi special. Being that it was our first time there I let the server know this and also asked about how the sushi special worked. When she answered I wanted to gasp, throw my jacket back on and walk out. The sushi 'SPECIAL' is $1.00 per 'piece'. Ummmm...seriously? Really? I was confused. How is $1.00 per piece a sushi special? I felt blatantly cheated and a victim of false advertisement. Can I get a witness? Wait, I had two there with me. Nonetheless, we decided to go ahead and order from the regular priced sushi menu as this was cheaper than the $1.00 sushi 'special' - on Mondays and Tuesdays from 5:30-9:30pm, make sure ya'll check it out! Not. The sushi was average. My only two complaints: the california roll tasted good, but the pieces looked like they were store bought AND when settling the bill, two of my invites paid cash with the remaining balance to be paid by credit card. The server made it a point to let us know how the cash was applied to the bill, what the remaining balance was AND she highlighted the TIP Figures at the bottom of the receipt: 15%: $, 20%: $. Really? As an experienced fine-diner, I don't need to be told that tips are more than customary and let alone have these figures highlighted on my bill. Our server should have been less forthcoming in presuming to know that ummmmm....we didn't know any better? Clearly we did know better and because the service was not bad we tipped adequately. Will I return to this place? No I will not. The food was mediocre and the venue as well. The Fish, on McKinney in Uptown - MUCH BETTER food and the venue is awesome. $1.00 Sushi Special? Eh, not so much.
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