Go Sushi Japanese Restaurant

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Chris Romero

When you want sushi and rolls that hit you with the feeling of greasy and soggy Chinese food, then you want Go Sushi Japanese Restaurant. An outing around a happy graduation event for family member had us all in a good mood and we wanted sushi for dinner. The time was right to once again try Go Sushi with an attitude that would give them another honest chance to impress. For the meal this time we had the following; Appetizers: Edamame Agedashi Tofu Shrimp Tempura Miso Soup Mains, Rolls, and Sushi: Salmon Shioyaki Spider Roll Rainbow Roll Philly Crunch Roll Spicy Tuna Crunch Roll Maguro Sushi Unagi Sushi Drinks: Thai Iced Tea 7-Up Hot Tea I was looking forward to the crunch rolls since I heard they were good and I like the crunchy tempura added. On arrival arrived with four employees people working in a relatively empty place it still took about five minutes to be seated. Not bad. But not outstanding given the number of employees standing around. Being seated I once again encountered and tired old place with an half-hearted attempt to pass of some kind of "atmosphere. I get it Go Sushi. You want me to think I am am walking into some kind of red lantern lit Washitsu. Except with carpet and table. And american style 70s era booths with vinyl seating that is torn and worn. Yes, I certain get the cheap feel all right. Started off with the Miso Soup, Edamame, Agedashi Tofu, and Shrimp Tempura. The edamame was you average good edamame. But the Agedashi Tofu, while well presented, quickly devolved on the table into a slimy mess. I know the reason for it was the preference for using cornstarch dusting instead of potato starch. This dish is one of my favorites but this time I left pieces in the bowl. The Miso Soup was good. The Shrimp Tempura was average. The part that made it average was the tempura itself being heavy and oily in a way that did not compliment the dish. As I found out this problem was to plague the other rolls to come. The first main to come out was the Salmon Shioyaki. Which I found a little odd give the amount time there was between this dish and the rest of the dishes for the meal. The salmon was a little too overcooked. This resulted in cause the flavor to be lost as well as slightly drying out the fish. Once again the presentation was okay but overall the quality was not up to the looks of the dish. The rest of the of the rolls, and sushi followed on about 5 minutes after the Shioyaki. All of the rolls with rice shared on big failing. The rice itself was both sticky and soggy. Maybe its a style of rice i have not been used to when eating sushi. maybe not. Either way my perception of the rice affected the each roll. None more so than the roll with the most visual distinctiveness, the Spider Roll. This is an exciting dish to look at. But when everyone at the table leaves enough on the plate to feed another, you know there is something wrong. The Rainbow Roll was passable even with the rice issues The crunch rolls, Philly Crunch and Spicy Tuna Crunch, suffered from two points. The rice as mentioned, and the tempura problem. Or maybe the tempura batter was made with brand I had not experience before. To the tempura batter came off was as if a heavy pancake batter has been used. Then deep fried in tired oil needing to be changed. Neither the crunch rolls or the shrimp had a fresh light flavored tempura. This ended up getting in the way of the roll instead of complimenting the roll. When my wife leaves anything spicy on the table there is a huge problem with the dish. This time there was more thank half the plate of Spicy Tuna Crunch that had to be boxed along with several pieces of Philly Crunch also taken home. Bill total before tip was $80.85. Not a great value for what was served. I have had too much good sushi to settle for Go Sushi.

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Carolyn Tillie

My fiances children (who have lived in this area their entire lives) love this place and because I am a recent transplant, Im trying to work my way through all the restaurants on the coastside and this was one I had yet to hit. Fiance and I went on Sunday evening - advising them that we were in a bit of a rush (not wanting to miss the return of Breaking Bad). We ordered a wide variety of items to share, each one more forgettable than the last: - Goma-ae: Wrong dressing entirely. I think they just put their regular miso dressing on frozen spinach and sprinkled sesame seeds on top for affect. - Soft shell crab: Overly breaded and mostly flavorless. Honestly, it seemed as though panko crumbs were just molded into a crab shape. - Bento box with tempura, salmon teriyaki, and sashimi: Felt as though the tempura had been fried several hours before and slightly re-heated; very thin and chewy salmon, and three meagre slices of sashimi, the best of which - surprisingly - was the toro. The mound of rice was cold. - Baked oysters: I didnt try these... I am working on an oyster book so the bivalves get ordered wherever we go, but my fiance IMMEDIATELY spit out the one in his mouth and told me to be glad he had just taken one for the team, they were so bad. I smelled one and immediately return it to the platter. When we returned them, apparently the kitchen staff were smelling them too, but I dont know if they could tell how bad the aroma was. - 49er Roll: Topped with salmon, we sort of picked that fish on top off to eat because - for the life of us - we couldnt figure out what was inside the roll. It was dark and slightly crunchy. I think it *might* have been slivered, fried bacon but it was so hard and chewy as to be inedible. Overall, the place is dank and desperately needs a remodel. There is dirt on the floor, the wallpaper is peeling off the walls, and the fake flower centerpieces are dusty. To the servers credit, she removed several items from the final bill and tried to apologize, offering us a complimentary ice cream desert. We politely declined (Walter White was waiting, after all!) but the real injury came early the next morning and throughout the following day, in how unsettled both I and my fiance felt. I think the kids like it because they deliver - at least to their Moms house - but we wont ever be eating there with them...

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Shelby Drakecliffe

I order from GrubHub. This place became my favorite the day I ordered the Beef Teriyaki Enteee and Sashimi. Ive been ordering once a week ever since (its been about a year). This place fluctuates, although lately its been better more and worse less. Sometimes you get excellent food and others not so much. The not so much is definitely not worth the price. They raised their prices about three months ago, about 5$ up per each item. When the food is excellent quality, its worth it. Delivery always takes a long time and the drivers often dont speak English. Tip them well and youll get good service. Tip less than 20% and... youll have a really good chance of the less than quality food. Give it a go! It cant hurt to try. :) I will definitely be missing this place when I move.