Sushi Cafe — Restaurant in Florida

May '19: We visited a year ago, and I wasn't impressed but also figured we'd try it again eventually. After our second visit, I can confidently say "Never Again!" The theme of this restaurant is FROZEN. Frozen rice, frozen meat, frozen veggies. The quality of all items was poor. There was absolutely nothing fried about the fried rice. There was no flavor and, in review of my previous visit, last time the veggies within the rice were still partially frozen. I ordered the Steak Hibachi and I cannot believe a restaurant would pass this pass as Hibachi. My steak was so tough, the fork could barely pierce it. I had ordered Med. Rare, emphasizing the Rare, yet it came out Medium to Med. Well. My husband informed the server the steak was tough and overcooked and suggested that maybe it accidentally got cooked too long, to which she told us not it was not overcooked. Ummm...yes. Yes, it is. I didn't eat it - I couldn't eat it. I could barely chew the meat and the entire dish lacked flavor. The vegetables are definitely not fresh and prepared in house. Fresh vegetables would have different cuts and characteristics, with an expected slight crunch to them. We ordered the Dynamite Roll, no salmon sub tuna. I found it quite difficult to choose a sushi roll, and not because of exciting options. There were very few raw rolls and all the others didn't seem appealing to me. The fast-food mall hibachi is better than this place. I can appreciate restaurants such a Phillip's Sushi even more so; their meat is fresh, vegetables cut in house, actual fried rice, and all made in the back kitchen. Don't waste your time or money, or taste buds!, here. April '18: The booths give the illusion that they seat 4 people, but you have to be tiny people in order to fit. I realize I'm now 7 months pregnant (so we had to push the table out so my belly would fit), but we aren't obesely wide. My husband and I sitting next to one another was a tight fit! It was quiet and somewhat dark inside. I saw plenty of beer and wine; it does not appear that they have a liquor license. There is a sushi bar where they create the sushi, yet no seating is offered there. The Clear Soup was quite tasty and the salad (ginger dressing) was large, yet swimming in a small pool of water. The ginger dressing was not my favorite. Their shrimp sauce (or yum yum sauce) was good - not too watery and not too bland. The shrimp were quite plump and the beef had the distinct taste that it was cooked in butter - not that that's a bad thing! The shrimp did still have their tails on them so beware before you put any in your mouth! As for the vegetables, there were mushrooms, zucchini, onions, 1 piece of green pepper (just 1 piece on both of our plates; which I'm fine with because I don't eat them), and carrots. Overall I enjoyed the vegetables however the carrots tasted boiled (think soft, mushy) and then as if they were thrown onto the grill last minute. I don't care for mushy carrots so onto my daughter's plate they went - and I took her zucchini. I took one bite of her chicken and it seemed okay - but there wasn't much flavor to it. As for the fried rice, the peas in it were still frozen, it lacked flavor, and truly it seemed as though it came pre-packaged and frozen and then microwaved prior to serving. My husband didn't care for his Teriyaki Chicken. He said the quality of chicken wasn't great (he was expecting a breast like he's had at other places) and the sauce wasn't think; it was watery. It was swimming in it's little Bento Box compartment. It came with fried gyoza as well. All fried gyoza I've ever had has ever been pan fried - these however, were fried-fried. Like deep fried in oil. I was not a fan. The portions were small. While I realize this is lunch time and it's cheaper, whenever we go to Phillip's Sushi (which also cooks hibachi in the back kitchen and never in front of you), the portions are absolutely massive. There's plenty of veggies, rice, and protein and we always...

Mediocre food and poor service. Normally I don’t complain about service unless they were nasty or completely ignore you. But this place ignored me the entire time. I stood their for a while after walking in. One server was helping a guest. And I made eye contact with the other server three times before she asked me if I was eating in or taking it out. Once I sat down, they didn’t come to me for a while again. By time they took my order, it had become too late to get lunch specials. So I ordered a roll and soup. The soup was alright but after I waited some more, the roll was bland. No seeds, no seasoning, no fish eggs. I couldn’t even taste the meat and seaweed. I felt like I was eating white rice. But let’s say I just ordered their one poor roll, there was only myself and one other table who already had their food. I waited a very long time to be seated, order taken, and for my food. Once I finished, all the staff members gathered around to eat their lunch at a table. I am fine with that. I don’t care. I am sure they are hungry. But they should have at least brought me my check so I could leave. Instead I sat there for another 10 min after I finished my roll before they got up to let me pay.

Again, the roll didn’t taste bad or old, it just didn’t taste good. And the soup was ok. But the...

Place is nice, next to my favorite Chinese take out Hop Shing. Ordered a bento box that includes a regular roll. Asked the waitress what kind of regular roll and she said CA roll; asked her if I can change it and she said it’s standard. I just said, why then just replace the “regular” with CA instead...oh well placed the order at 5:41 PM...6:01...there are still 3 tables that are not being served...6:18 up salad and soup came out. 6:26 we’re done with our salad and soup and our main course are still nowhere to be found. 6:30 checked our orders with the waitress and she said it’ll soon be here...at the same time, the table across just placed their order-will see how long it will take for them to wait until they get their orders.

Was thinking of ordering from Hop Shing and bring it over here...they’re always quick in preparing your food...in 15 min I can have my seafood delight, chicken wings, shrimp fried rice, all for $25.

Almost an hour and we have not seen our order!

Finally...at 6:37 PM my bento box came. Incomplete without sauce.

My sister’s Pork Katsu Don was a mess, it has water underneath the bed of rice.

Food is good but loosing your appetite before it gets here...never mind. by the way, the table next to us...