Soseki Café — Restaurant in Iowa City

Really not sure how anyone would qualify their sushi as amazing. ours was offputtingly moist and gummy on the outside, and there was basically no flavor to them. The one my wife ordered had something shredded on the inside that was so dry it made it impossible to actually chew and swallow. We've had similar rolls other places and never had that issue.

The karaage was way overcooked. The last 1/4 of it was unchewable.

The tako-yaki was ok, I liked it well enough. Octopus in it was overcooked though.

The miso soup was really good actually.

The only big standout was the chicken teppanyaki. That was actually very very good.

As for speed, the food came out quick, but the appetizers came out last. Completely backwards from how it should be.

Also, they don't have drinks like normal places do. You go to a cooler and pay per item (of course they're overpriced as well)

The atmosphere of the place is loud and almost comes off as a dive bar. They had boxes of supplies lining the wall, cleaning supplies sitting on the floor, etc.

The service is ok. Waited 20 minutes with no one around for the lady to come get our order. We've literally had more attentive and better service at all you can eat sit down restaurants or what some may call "low-brow" places. Don't get me wrong though, everyone was friendly, but being friendly isn't the same as giving good service.

Was it the worst food ever? No. Was it remotely worth the prices they're charging? Definitely not.

Again, I'm really not sure what kind of places these other reviewers have gone to that were so bad that this place is considered "the best around". We'll definitely not...

When I didn't know where to eat at mealtime, my friend recommended this restaurant to me and said it was his favorite restaurant. Curry Fries: The curry was super tasty, and the fries were very flavorful, they attracted a lot of attention when they were served, I saw several people ask the waitress and then order this as well. It was delicious and filling, worth a try. Teppanyaki Noodles steak: this seems to be one of their specialties, not seen in other places, the steak is very tender, my friend also liked it, he said he would come to order this next time. Poke bowl: a feeling of eating a big bowl of sushi, very delicate and delicious. Tako-Yaki: super tasty, after eating it, I packed one more for my roommate. Miso soup: I love this soup, it looked like just simple tofu and seaweed, but it tastes very sweet and fresh, I like it very much. Vegas: the taste of fried rolls with hot sauce, sweet and spicy, so delicious. We also ordered two boba milk teas with a nice pearl texture. Their business is very good, not many dine-in people when we came, but lots of take-out, I saw their tables full of take-out bags, assembly line-like packing. I didn't order any of the burrito or gyudon recommended by my friend, I just couldn't get all of them, and for the two of us, we were too full to eat. This restaurant has a great selection of flavors, super large portions, and inexpensive. The environment is very good, the waiter is also very nice. I will come...

This place has really good food. My family and I are regular customers here and we love it. However I am currently concerned about parasites in raw fish (I’m sorry, I suffer from severe anxiety and now this is something I worry about lately) I would love to eat here again but lately I haven’t been because of these worries. I love to eat salmon sushi/sashimi but I read that it’s a freshwater fish so it contains more risk for parasites. I would like to know what precautions you take to make sure parasites aren’t in fish. Do you freeze the fish to an appropriate Fahrenheit and time so that you can kill the parasites? Do you make sure to feed the fish formulates pellets that contain no live parasites and make sure that they are raised in net cages? Do you make the sushi/sashimi from wild salmon or farmed salmon? (Wild salmon has a greater risk for parasites) I know that the fda regulations for Iowa’s raw and undercooked fish say that you have to freeze fish but that there are exemptions such as salmon and tuna, I understand tuna but not salmon since it is a fish that has many risks for parasitic infection. Basically I just want to know what you do to make to make sure that there are no parasites in raw fish. (Do you freeze the fish? Is the fish frozen when being delivered to Iowa?)more specifically the...