When you decide to go out for a nice dinner during this economy, you come with an expectation of being captivated by a unique and delicious culinary experience. I decided to visit Ponzu since I was in the area and wanted to check out new restaurants in Aksarben. Ponzu failed to meet any sort of minimal expectations with the main dish, let me explain.

To begin, the service upon walking in was rushed and uninviting. I came during a slow hour, so I have a hard time giving the benefit of the...

My wife and I started going to Ponzu since they first opened. The food is awesome and the first few years the service was very good. But in the last couple years the service has dropped some of the worst we have ever had.

We have had many times been overlooked by the wait staff as they talk with each other or just disappear for 10 to 15 minutes. They very rarely have a bartender which means the wait staff has to make the drinks.

Today my wife and I went there for lunch. There were not a...

We decided to try this restaurant on Tuesday night. It was mostly empty, and we were seated quickly. However, we waited for about 15 minutes to have the waitress take our drink order. The food was excellent. We ordered the sliders which were ok. Not as good as I expected. The hostess looked to be responsible for cleaning off the tables and the table next to us sat dirty for the entire hour or so that we were there. Several tables were that way. The hostess was standing at the...