They don’t appreciate repeating customer(s). Went there conservatively 2 nights. First night we spent USD100. Second night, we were treated extremely poor. We were sent to 2nd floor. No warm towels provided. No complementary soup provided. No one came to take our order. Soup was sent to our table by mistake of their own staff yet they charged us for that. Counter seats were emptied but were refused by the staff to be seated at the counter. Ordered 3 items, they sent 2 and forgot the beer. Went down personally to order tempura. They told me that they had too many orders. Turned down my order of tempura. When feedback to the lady at the cashier. She said “sorry” (nothing more). I do not recommend this place if you want to have a pleasant...
Read moreHad lunch at this place twice. The first time was recommended by local friends from Otaru. 2nd time was with my other Japanese friend and Korean friend.
We got there before they open at noon, but there were already a waiting line. It moved fairly quickly.
Sushi is delicious, and the price is reasonable compared to other sushi restaurants in Otaru.
I see that some reviews say they put extensive amounts of wasabi to Korean customers on purpose, but that is definitely not true. They asked if putting wasabi to sushi is okay when we ordered, and we said yes. It seems they put more wasabi for certain sushi generally. It was the same for everyone's dish (my Japanese friend ordered...
Read moreWanted to try sashimi with cooked menu so tried this restaurant after checking Google. Faced a bit of struggle with the menu as they were mostly in Japanese except for one page of English version. The Otaru Nigiri plate of 12 assorted sashimi were generally tasty but some items may not be ideal as you can specify the choice of seafood. Assorted tempura was good the batter tasted light and overall crispy not too heavy. Grilled salmon & salmon roe don is salty with most of the salmon probably due to the uneven salt seasoning. Service might not be easy if you are seated on the 2nd level as most activities...
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