Mushiro Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in Sydney

It's time Sushi train restaurants put signs up for patrons not to pick up or touch the sushi containers if they're not going to eat the sushi on the plate. I've eaten often over the years at Mushiro Japanese Balmain. Food is now fairly average but ok. However I cannot believe the adults and children who pick up the plates or lift the lids off as its going around to have a look what's underneath but don't eat it and put it back. Tonight watched three adults pick up the lids off the plates and put it back on and another picks up the plate, put it's in front of her, stared at it for a while and then returns it to the train hoping no one's watching. Also adults letting their children touch the food. So unhygienic. I've decided to give sushi trains a miss...

Any Japanese restaurant with spring rolls, money bags and dim sim is not japanese owned, and it bought frozen generic factory made spring roll dim sim. Also Chinese factory sushi, who put tomato sauce on sushi rolls, looking at the texture it was cheap masterfoods sauce. Canned salmon on some of the rolls. Pure rubbish, people in Balmain were lining up for this, most were with kids. There was nothing interesting like fresh urchin, octopus, wagyu sashimi, just the red orange white fish that comes standard. I have cut better sashimi from woolworths salmon. The scallops tasted old not off but...

I had high expectations for Mushiro in Sydney, but my experience was deeply disappointing. The ambiance was dreary, with dim lights and an unpleasant, lingering fish odor. Service was frustratingly slow; it seemed an eternity before our orders were taken. When the sushi arrived, it was a complete letdown. The rice was undercooked, and the fish tasted far from fresh, lacking the vibrant flavor I anticipated. The presentation was sloppy, with rolls appearing carelessly assembled. Despite these shortcomings, prices were surprisingly high. Regrettably, I won't be returning to Mushiro or...