Sushigah — Restaurant in Pasadena

Terrible dining experience despite reading good reviews. When I arrived for lunch, the restaurant was empty, yet the server refused to seat me at the table I preferred and instead placed me in a corner. There open table near the window by the bar that I preferred, but the server informed us it was reserved for "handicap use". We were seated at a corner table far from the kitchen, which made it difficult to get the server's attention. I had to go to the front several times to request more service, which was quite frustrating. To make matters worse, I noticed that another party was given the table I had requested. This felt discriminatory.

I was disappointed with the Gangnam Roll I ordered. It was wet, which made it difficult to enjoy, and the excessive sweetness left me questioning whether that really improves the flavor. The roll was soggy from too much sauce, and my rice roll was falling apart. The overwhelming sweetness and MSG made the dish quite hard to enjoy.

While the restaurant may be visually appealing and good for Instagram pictures, the overall experience was disappointing. There are definitely better places with better prices and far superior...

I swung by here for an early dinner/late lunch birthday treat. They have the cutest high tops (which I love), and I could tell straight away that my meal was going to be quality by the soy sauce on the tables. I ordered the garlic edamame (someone had a rave review) and they were BOMB, real garlic, warm and a bit salty. My main was the blue fin tuna sashimi and it tasted fresh and light. I liked the wasabi like topping (not sure what exactly it was, maybe a chopped up green pepper with a wasabi oil mix? Like a chutney consistency). The staff were sweet and got out of me that it was my birthday so they brought out a surprise green tea and strawberry mochi with a lit candle. The couple next to me got ramen so I’ll definitely come back to try more...

Note to owner- please either train your staff or hire new ones. I came in for the 2.99 sake during happy hour. Terrible service. No water filling , no questions answered. The young lady’s waitress spent time just flirting and laughing loudly with the guy instead of doing her job. And the guy had to do her job. She laughed and giggled and flirted with him for two hours and not even filling up water laughing extremely loudly and twirling in the restaurant- I had to ask the guy. To fill the water. The food is not bad. Maybe takeout is better- it’s an empty restaurant. I know why now. The waitress is not there to serve you food. The guy is professional but unfortunately he was not my server. Read...