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Having had lots of experience in both dining and running restaurants, I must, in all honesty, make sure that the more discerning among you steer clear of what is supposed to be a "Japanaese" resaturant in a well-known chain. I have been to Shoji's in Medford, OR, where they get it "right"...every time. That prompted me to invite two friends to Shoji's in Eugene,OR for the first time, trusting that it would be as "good" as the one in Medford.
Not only was the wait for service unbearable, we were treated to some young man who told us he had NEVER worked a grill before. He proceeded to prove that by under cooking the vegetables. Even their signature rice was tasteless and hard to the touch.
When we came to the main part of the meal, ie, meat, shrimp, chicken etc., we were turned over to another youg man, who flashed his cutlery around and then went about ruining the top sirloin steak...a staple at these type of dinners. Not only did he get it far too well done (everyone at the table requested "medium" ), he even cut it against the bias of the marbling, making it extremely difficult to chew. The chicken was passable, but not worth ordering again, and the shrimp ( another ataple ) was stiff and tasted "old. It even had too much of the tail attached.
I usually do NOT write to sites like this, because I feel that each diner has his own priorities, but after this meal at a well-known restaurant, I felt that I had to warn some of you who care what you eat.
I gave them a four on a scale of ten, mostly for the friendliness of the staff, but I would probably have given the same score for a trip to Burger King.
Pros: Ample parking. friendly personnel.
Cons: Really hard to locate. The grills smelled dirty and the ododr permeated.
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