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Started by zstyles, January 21, 2009, 08:51:53 AM

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inteller

#15
January 23, 2009, 03:13:59 PM
wow....

...they are going down.  That just sound bizarre.  Did they also make you sign a contract when you sat down?

zstyles

#16
January 23, 2009, 04:17:49 PM
quote:
Originally posted by inteller

wow....

...they are going down.  That just sound bizarre.  Did they also make you sign a contract when you sat down?


Nice one......:)

Gold

#17
January 23, 2009, 04:25:40 PM
That's sad.

I've long favored Fuji, but my last few trips to the Brookside location have been a letdown.  They always screw up my drink order and it always takes a long time.  They can make some nice stuff, but it might be a case of a place not focusing on what they do best or where they make the most money.

Conan71

#18
January 24, 2009, 08:45:15 PM
I'm not particularly happy with the state of sushi in Tulsa.  Fuji south and on B'side are eh, okay.

I refuse to go back to ITR at 61st & Sheridan because the acoustics suck in the building and the more crowded it gets, the more they pump up that crappy industrial music.  A simple layer of carpet or having the good sense to turn the volume down would do wonders.

Asahi's was just a plain disappointment, and I've never been happy with the service at Tsunami's even when we sit at the sushi bar.  Other than being sort of a poser place, I really haven't had a gripe so far about ITR on B'Side.

I was actually quite pleased with the sushi at the Japanese place that used to be where S & J, Ford's and En Fuego used to be.  Is that Leon's now?

"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

Gold

#19
January 25, 2009, 10:45:02 AM
That is Leon's and the establishment you are referring to was Kampai, which was a reduced ITR menu and owned by the same people.  The bed concept came to Tulsa about five years after the Sex and the City episode about the same thing.

inteller

#20
January 25, 2009, 11:01:39 AM Last Edit: January 25, 2009, 11:02:02 AM by inteller
quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

I'm not particularly happy with the state of sushi in Tulsa.  Fuji south and on B'side are eh, okay.

I refuse to go back to ITR at 61st & Sheridan because the acoustics suck in the building and the more crowded it gets, the more they pump up that crappy industrial music.  A simple layer of carpet or having the good sense to turn the volume down would do wonders.

Asahi's was just a plain disappointment, and I've never been happy with the service at Tsunami's even when we sit at the sushi bar.  Other than being sort of a poser place, I really haven't had a gripe so far about ITR on B'Side.

I was actually quite pleased with the sushi at the Japanese place that used to be where S & J, Ford's and En Fuego used to be.  Is that Leon's now?




So I guess you've never tried Memories of Japan.

(cue the banter about being in BA and how going there is like driving to Dallas BS etc etc)

joiei

#21
January 25, 2009, 12:37:44 PM
quote:
Originally posted by inteller

quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

I'm not particularly happy with the state of sushi in Tulsa.  Fuji south and on B'side are eh, okay.

I refuse to go back to ITR at 61st & Sheridan because the acoustics suck in the building and the more crowded it gets, the more they pump up that crappy industrial music.  A simple layer of carpet or having the good sense to turn the volume down would do wonders.

Asahi's was just a plain disappointment, and I've never been happy with the service at Tsunami's even when we sit at the sushi bar.  Other than being sort of a poser place, I really haven't had a gripe so far about ITR on B'Side.

I was actually quite pleased with the sushi at the Japanese place that used to be where S & J, Ford's and En Fuego used to be.  Is that Leon's now?




So I guess you've never tried Memories of Japan.

(cue the banter about being in BA and how going there is like driving to Dallas BS etc etc)
I have always had good sushi at Memories of Japan.  It is a bit far but the quality of the sushi is worth it.
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rwarn17588

#22
January 25, 2009, 01:18:32 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

I'm not particularly happy with the state of sushi in Tulsa.  Fuji south and on B'side are eh, okay.

I refuse to go back to ITR at 61st & Sheridan because the acoustics suck in the building and the more crowded it gets, the more they pump up that crappy industrial music.  A simple layer of carpet or having the good sense to turn the volume down would do wonders.

Asahi's was just a plain disappointment, and I've never been happy with the service at Tsunami's even when we sit at the sushi bar.  Other than being sort of a poser place, I really haven't had a gripe so far about ITR on B'Side.

I was actually quite pleased with the sushi at the Japanese place that used to be where S & J, Ford's and En Fuego used to be.  Is that Leon's now?




I've never understood the appeal of sushi. To me, there are so many other types of cuisine I'd rather eat. Sushi is far, far down the list ... a classic case of very little cost-effectiveness. Sure, sushi isn't always expensive, but there's little to appeal the tastebuds to make it worth even the modest amount of money.

Sorta like tofu. I could find styrofoam that tastes better than that stuff. Its taste is unobtrusive to the point of invisible.

Good sushi, bad sushi. Honestly, who can tell?

inteller

#23
January 25, 2009, 03:15:10 PM
quote:
Originally posted by joiei

quote:
Originally posted by inteller

quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

I'm not particularly happy with the state of sushi in Tulsa.  Fuji south and on B'side are eh, okay.

I refuse to go back to ITR at 61st & Sheridan because the acoustics suck in the building and the more crowded it gets, the more they pump up that crappy industrial music.  A simple layer of carpet or having the good sense to turn the volume down would do wonders.

Asahi's was just a plain disappointment, and I've never been happy with the service at Tsunami's even when we sit at the sushi bar.  Other than being sort of a poser place, I really haven't had a gripe so far about ITR on B'Side.

I was actually quite pleased with the sushi at the Japanese place that used to be where S & J, Ford's and En Fuego used to be.  Is that Leon's now?




So I guess you've never tried Memories of Japan.

(cue the banter about being in BA and how going there is like driving to Dallas BS etc etc)
I have always had good sushi at Memories of Japan.  It is a bit far but the quality of the sushi is worth it.


see, I knew it was impossible to comment on it without saying something about being "far".

Gold

#24
January 25, 2009, 03:16:09 PM
Good sushi is an experience.  I've been to Japan and their stuff is a different universe.  

The stuff you find around here can be OK, but my main concern is the mercury and nasty stuff growing on the fish.

Conan71

#25
January 25, 2009, 08:06:22 PM
quote:
Originally posted by rwarn17588

quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

I'm not particularly happy with the state of sushi in Tulsa.  Fuji south and on B'side are eh, okay.

I refuse to go back to ITR at 61st & Sheridan because the acoustics suck in the building and the more crowded it gets, the more they pump up that crappy industrial music.  A simple layer of carpet or having the good sense to turn the volume down would do wonders.

Asahi's was just a plain disappointment, and I've never been happy with the service at Tsunami's even when we sit at the sushi bar.  Other than being sort of a poser place, I really haven't had a gripe so far about ITR on B'Side.

I was actually quite pleased with the sushi at the Japanese place that used to be where S & J, Ford's and En Fuego used to be.  Is that Leon's now?




I've never understood the appeal of sushi. To me, there are so many other types of cuisine I'd rather eat. Sushi is far, far down the list ... a classic case of very little cost-effectiveness. Sure, sushi isn't always expensive, but there's little to appeal the tastebuds to make it worth even the modest amount of money.

Sorta like tofu. I could find styrofoam that tastes better than that stuff. Its taste is unobtrusive to the point of invisible.

Good sushi, bad sushi. Honestly, who can tell?


You would appreciate the radio ad Black-Eyed Pea (Delta Cafe now) ran about 15-20 years ago.  

The scruffy voice of a middle-aged man:

"Raw fish?!?!  The only thing raw fish is good for is bait!!!"

I had never tried sushi till about three or four years ago.  I kind of married into it, I guess you'd say (not that she owns a restaurant, just that she likes it).  It's like crack to me now when I have it.  After I have some, all I can think of is having more.  I started out "safe" having rolls, then I started getting more into sashimi and nigiri.  Sea Urchin is about the most exotic thing I've tried so far.
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

Townsend

#26
January 26, 2009, 10:22:01 AM
quote:
Originally posted by inteller



see, I knew it was impossible to comment on it without saying something about being "far".


This from the Forum champion complainer

zstyles

#27
February 04, 2009, 11:38:02 AM
It appears Wasabi on Memorial has shut its doors...Fuji is still kicking strong..went back again..got there RIGHT at 11:00 had 5 big rolls for 14.00...very tasty :)

dsjeffries

#28
February 04, 2009, 11:58:19 AM
Went for the all-you-can-eat sushi last Friday, in spite of never having had a remotely positive experience there. What a joke!

Apparently, all-you-can eat is only from 11-2 and 5-7 Monday through Thursday and 11-2 on Fridays.  Well, this isn't really announced. We were seated and then told about the limited hours for that "special".

We considered leaving, since that was the ONLY reason we went there, but we ended up staying.

Big mistake.

It took the waiter about 20 minutes to even come introduce himself, which helped set the tone for the rest of the evening.

It took an hour and a half for my party of FOUR to get all our food (3 dinners and three rolls of sushi), and another 1/2 hour to get our tickets from the waiter. 2+ hours for a party of four is unacceptable.

The food couldn't even be considered mediocre. One member of my party ordered a kind of chicken pasta with Japanese noodles.. Hers was the last to come out, at about an hour and fifteen minutes in, and when it did, the noodles were arctic cold and the chicken was bone dry. My Mahi-mahi left me a bit queasy.

I guess it serves me right for trying to give them another shot. And to think, I only did it for the unavailable all-you-can-eat sushi.

I don't have a problem with that being only during certain hours, but I do have problems with the way it has been advertised. I've seen the owner on local morning shows talking about it, and he NEVER mentioned any kind of special 3-hours increments on certain days.  They bate people with the promise of cheap sushi and then don't live up to their claims.

BierGarten

#29
February 04, 2009, 03:18:13 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Gold

Good sushi is an experience.  I've been to Japan and their stuff is a different universe.  

The stuff you find around here can be OK, but my main concern is the mercury and nasty stuff growing on the fish.

The mercury problem exists in Japan eateries just as it does in our eateries.  No difference.
 
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