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Wasabi has been here for a while but they tried hard to do the Japanese food
by EatingIsTheWay on 8/5/2010
Overall: 3
Service:
2
Decor:
3
Clean:
3
Price:
$$$$
Review:
If you eat the tempura here, it is deep fried, It is not the real Japanese style with fluffy batter. If you try the Chirashi or sushi (read my review), their cuts are bigger than most restaurant but the presentation is not appealing. Wait until you bite into the sushi rice. Sometimes you may think that is just plain rice because the flavor of vinegar and sugar is not strong or not there at all. One time the rice is still warm and was layed under fresh raw fish. How long do you think the fish will turn warm as well. Yuk is the right expression! When you walk in the place it is friendly but it is not real Japanese feeling probably because of the way the place is managed and cleaned and arranged. So what is the Japanese feeling? It is strict kitchen management and it is strict cleaning of the place inside and out. One time I did notice the kitchen brought out a big dish of Chinese food and that gave the suspecion that this place is managed by Chinese management. Nothing wrong with that except most of us don't know that is representative by the Chinese buffet restaurant management. So what? Chinese people can prepare great Japanese food. If you have been to Taiwan, the Taiwan style of Japanese food is just as great. But the suspecion comes from my experience in California. When sushi became popular in the 1990's, the Vietnamese, Korean and the Chinese owners all wanted to have a market share. So you see an emergence of Chinese buffet places advertising all you can eat sushi. In Sacramento area, you have Samurai Sushi on Hazel Ave. run by the Korean style of management. If you go to one buffet place and my advice is that you don't try the sushi because they don't taste good or fresh. If you think they will have the fresh tuna like Mikuni restaurants would offer in Sacramento, you can forget it. It will never happen. Lets focus on Wasabi, I think this restaurant is run by Chinese (nothing againt the owner of the place) sytle of management. You can feel it. For example some Chinese places do not clean the carpet even when it is dirty. That is usually not the case with real Japanese restaurant. Yes, you can tell from the food. See my review of Chirashi and sashimi. You should not be fooled with just the name of the place. The name could be misleading anyway. You must be there and taste the food and then you can be the judge. Of course you should always check out the restroom. This is a secret that I am giving away when I want to see how clean a restaurant is I check out the restroom. Overall I give Wasabi a C for tryng to cook Japanese food. If you are hungry for Asian food Japanese flavor, this place is okay only for lunch. If you are really picky about the freshness and taste, go to Shige sushi for lunch and Mikuni for lunch boxes. Shige Sushi on Madison Ave. has the best Chirashi in town.
Picky About:
Good Chinese dishes and American dishes if the price is high.
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