I decided to try out this Chinese-run sushi place only because it was close to my office. Sheepie had stopped going to it many years ago because of it’s poor quality and service.

I called them up so that I could take out without having to wait for my order during my short lunch break. The phone call was rude. I said I would like to take out the Box A. The lady said ok, and hung up. What the?

When I got there there were only 2 tables occupied during the lunch hour. I know that Suika a block down was packed with lineups. It’s right on Broadway with other offices around, so it’s definitely not a bad location. However, there were 3 take-out customers in front of me, waiting at the till. They seemed unhappy, and one woman who made her transaction was waiting for the staff to give her the receipt, but seeing that the lady staff was busy and didn’t care – not even a thank you or anything, she waved with a ‘whatever’ gesture as the other customer smiled at her with a ‘yeah, don’t bother’ look.

The lady staff never smiled, in fact, she looked like she was at serving in a prison, ready to yell at anybody if they complained.

Everything was exposed, so I saw how the staff were preparing. There were 2 other men, one of whom was in charge of the sushi, while the other was busy with the other food and also picking up the phone. I saw several huge trays of already fried tempura, just sitting there out in the open.

The Box A $7.60 came with Chicken Teriyaki on rice, salad, miso soup, 6 piece California rolls and tempura. The tempura was of course not fresh. Slightly fried too much. The rice was a bit hard…Cali was ok. Salad was meh…some of the edges of the lettuce were brown…chicken teriyaki was hard.

Service was TERRIBLE. A disgrace. Food quality was poor. Will never return.

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