Wannabe Japanese

I agree with the previous reviewer about this crappy place. Let me begin by saying that I trained as a sushi chef for 5 years in Osaka. I have also lived in various parts of the world where people know how to prepare sushi and sashimi. This restaurant is not one of those places. To call yourself a Sushi chef and not even be able to properly season and prepare the rice is a disgrace to the profession and its namesake. The rice should be cooked and cooled then seasoned with rice vinegar, salt, sugar, and some mirin to the correct taste and texture. The fish should be the freshest and served ice cold.

This is not the case with this pathetic, fake pseudo Japanese restaurant. I gave the place the benefit of the doubt by trying both locations since this brand received such high marks plus various rants and raves. Sadly, both places were equally disappointing.

It is apparent that the owner hires people both in real life and virtual to boost the high marks for this fetid dump of a restaurant.

The list of things wrong with this place is as follows:

1. The rice was not seasoned, the rice was not properly cooked, didnt have the correct amount of moisture.

1. The majority of the menu consists of rolls or Inari. Real Japanese restaurants focus on the fish, first and foremost, unless its one of those budget restaurants.

2. The selection of fish is seriously lacking in selection and quality.

3. The fish used for Sashimi should be entirely different than the fish used for Maki. Fish for sashimi should be thicker and of better quality than the maki.

This place uses the same paper thin slices of sashimi as they use for maki. A big no no in any country.

4. The fish was served lukewarm, this violates all conventions of common sense and basic food safety.

The fish should be kept ice cold, meaning just above freezing point to prevent food poisoning and to ward off diseases and viruses.

5. They used cheap Green Wasabi instead of real Wasabi root. This shows how cheap and how profitcentric/focused this place is.

An addendum to my previous review:

On both visits, the majority of the clientele were local Chinese. To make matters worse, the majority were eating noodles, cooked sushi, or some other non raw fish sushi. Why go to a Japanese Sushi restaurant to eat noodles is beyond me.

And to the admin, yes I will be sampling a large variety of restaurants in Beijing and I will be reviewing them here. Although since I am doing this at my own leisure and at the expense of my own palate, needless to say, I will be taking my time.

I am trying to not destroy my taste buds in 24 hours.

Cheers!