| ambiance |
98.47999572753906% positive |
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The location is great, right on Ocean Ave in Santa Monica, however the food was extremely disa. ”
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As a businessman entertaining clients, the place is a homerun (great drinks, great view, cool atmoshpere), but as a sushi fan its a foul ball. ”
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the service is much less attentive at night and the atmosphere is not as relaxing. ”
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Valet parking is on Ocean, (not Santa Monica Blvd.) Highly recommend reservations. ”
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good atmosphere. ”
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the decor is elegant and the candle light makes it chic and romantic. ”
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The interior of the restaurant is presentable and the dim lights make the place seem a bit romantic. ”
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The view is wonderful and the location is one that will keep you staying around a bit longer than you might otherwise. ”
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The restaurant is pretty and the decor is warm. ”
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it is more fun that ocean ave seafood (also of excellent quality, but a very predictable American experience). ”
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The decor is beautiful (though in a trendy way). ”
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Delicious, good variety to choose from, and a fun, cool vibe. ”
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It's in a good location, right on Ocean Blvd and near the Santa Monica theaters and it's a nice classy looking place. ”
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Although crowded, we were seatede right away, it was still romantic, and the food was awesome. ”
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like the atmosphere - you feel like its an experience. ”
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The Santa Monica location is fantastic as it is always nice to take a romantic stroll down the beach or to the pier afterwards. ”
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Great decor, very friendly environment and service, and best of all, a great menu. ”
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The atmosphere is fun, hip and up beat and the prices weren't all that bad for good quality sushi! ”
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Great ambience and bar scene ”
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The location is great, and the atmosphere is warm and inviting. ”
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would never reccomend this place -- go to Koi or Blowfish if you're looking for fresh fish and a nice ambience ”
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Great food, Great service, fun place to be ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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The servers were very friendly and comp'ed our dessert and brought out a flaming light thing with it for our anniversary. ”
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However, at the end, the management made amends by bringing us two tasty desserts--GRATIS. ”
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| drinks |
90.74000358581543% positive |
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As a businessman entertaining clients, the place is a homerun (great drinks, great view, cool atmoshpere), but as a sushi fan its a foul ball. ”
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Make reservations and if you are not promptly seated seat at the bar and order a glass of wine which will prepare you for the sake later on. ”
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have sat at the sushi bar, and it's very interesting looking at all the beautiful art that these chefs create on a daily basis. ”
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The waiters and the chef at the sushi bar were the BEST. ”
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This place has a great bar and happy hour sitting right on Ocean Ave. But that is it. ”
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said that we are five for drinks and the bar was full but there are plenty of tables empty so can we sit at a table? ”
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Though the very early weekend reservation of 6:30PM, we expected (per other reviews by prior patrons) to be put off and stalled to get us to order drinks at the bar, but happily this did not happen (the place was virtually empty) and were seated right awa ”
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While the bar is a bit of a "scene", the service was good and the food was even better! ”
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The food was good, but not so good that I felt validated in paying much higher prices than at your standard, high quality sushi bar. ”
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They have a full bar with great mixed drinks and the sushi was really wonderful. ”
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While on vacation, we had dinner at this sushi bar, what a wonderful experience! ”
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Overall, the menu is a bit overpriced, the drinks are great, but the sushi is absolutely delicious. ”
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My boyfriend and I have sat at the bar, but I would truly recommend the tables more than sitting at the bar at this restaurant in particular. ”
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Great ambience and bar scene ”
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The food was the best, the waiters,most helpful and so accomodating, and as an added surprise , dined with Cindy Crawford and family for son Presleys birthday at the bar, but the restaurant was the BEST! ”
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When we try a new sushi place, we go to the sushi bar and ask for "omakase" -- where the sushi chief is suppose to use his good judgement in terms of the fresh fish for the day and his expertise. ”
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The sushi chefs are nice and will likely strike up a conversation with customers at the bar. ”
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It is a small bar very noisy with very polite managers greeting you at the door and anytime anyone enters they scream in Japanese although none of them is Japanese. ”
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| food quality |
84.84999656677246% positive |
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As a businessman entertaining clients, the place is a homerun (great drinks, great view, cool atmoshpere), but as a sushi fan its a foul ball. ”
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All flash, not good sushi ”
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This is the best sushi resturant in the area, but it is a little expensive so be aware. ”
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I've been to a lot of different Japanese restaurants and honestly I was shocked when I saw how expensive the food was. ”
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The fish was good, but the sushi chefs seemed more interested in doing shots with the drunk wanna-be girls than providing good cuts of very good fish. ”
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You will end up spending a lot for mediocre food. ”
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The sushi was one of the best I ever tried and the best was the eggplant appetizer (try it!) ”
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They have a full bar with great mixed drinks and the sushi was really wonderful. ”
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The sushi is good, and the prices are decent. ”
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Great food, Great service, fun place to be ”
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Consistently fresh sushi and they always have really good "fancy" rolls that are different than anywhere else. ”
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The food was the best, the waiters,most helpful and so accomodating, and as an added surprise , dined with Cindy Crawford and family for son Presleys birthday at the bar, but the restaurant was the BEST! ”
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They also have great sushi and this rock shrimp dish. ”
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If money is no object, and you don't mind fighting the crowds for this slickly decorated sushi place, you might have a great, memorable meal here. ”
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It's not Nobu, and it's not trying to be, but its still really nice, trendy sushi. ”
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wouldn't have minded the $200+ bill if the food was good. ”
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If you want good sushi regardless of price this place is not the place to go. ”
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Excellent fresh fish in high energy environment ”
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The food though was pretty good, but definitely not enough to justify the price. ”
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Trendy place, good food, slow service ”
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the sushi was decent- the spicy tuna roll was almost excellent- but the prices were way too high. ”
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love the sashimi but the asparagus and the sushi was average. ”
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While on vacation, we had dinner at this sushi bar, what a wonderful experience! ”
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would never reccomend this place -- go to Koi or Blowfish if you're looking for fresh fish and a nice ambience ”
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The atmosphere is fun, hip and up beat and the prices weren't all that bad for good quality sushi! ”
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Overall, the menu is excellent, although pricy compared to other fine sushi restaurants. ”
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If you like trendy sushi restaurant then this place might be for you. ”
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However, at the end, the management made amends by bringing us two tasty desserts--GRATIS. ”
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Loud acoustics and just awful sushi makes it better to just say no. ”
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Really great sushi, really expensive, and chart-topping Hollywood venality add up to a net neutral. ”
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good food ”
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They have delicious, fresh fish. ”
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The food was good, but not so good that I felt validated in paying much higher prices than at your standard, high quality sushi bar. ”
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The service was slightly rushed, but our server was funny and helpful and the food was outstanding (Premium toro tasted like candy). ”
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Some of the best sushi in town! ”
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don't understand why Sushi Roku has such a great name when the sushi they serve is mediocre at best, and the food is overpriced and uninspired. ”
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The fish wasn't fresh and the mashed potato was too salty. ”
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While the bar is a bit of a "scene", the service was good and the food was even better! ”
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Sushi Roku has some amazing dishes to offer - their black cod is excellent, and so is their eggplant appetizer. ”
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My fiance and I are on a quest to find our "favorite" sushi restaurant. ”
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liked the ponzu ahi tuna salad and we loved the eggplant - but the sushi and the lobster roll were lacking in taste and quality. ”
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The sushi chefs are nice and will likely strike up a conversation with customers at the bar. ”
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have sat at the sushi bar, and it's very interesting looking at all the beautiful art that these chefs create on a daily basis. ”
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If you are looking for basic sushi, I can recommend better places, but if you are looking for something a liitle out of the ordinary (both atnosphere and menu), then Sushi Roku is the place to go. ”
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was shocked at the terrible sushi and the not-so- bright waitstaff. ”
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The spicy tuna and california rolls are very good quality. ”
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The waiters and the chef at the sushi bar were the BEST. ”
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Always great service with even better food. ”
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When we asked for suggestions from the cold sake selection, the sushi chief recommended one that was one of the lower priced items. ”
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I'm not even kidding-- the sushi I was served here was really bad. ”
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Although crowded, we were seatede right away, it was still romantic, and the food was awesome. ”
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The service is much better, the food is just as good and it is not noisy and crowded - you can actually hear your own conversations. ”
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It's their Sashimi dishes that are just amazing. ”
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they brought the sushi roll we ordered (simple shirmp tempura roll) when we were about leaving because we were upset about the slow bad service. ”
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The sushi is outstanding! ”
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Our server Jay was amazing and really helpful with certain items on the menu to order such as the soy wrap crab hand roll, to die for! ”
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Would rather spend my money at one of the many fabulous sushi restaurants in LA, that although may not have many frills, are still providing an excellent product. ”
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One of those awkward dining experiences where she totally pushed the most expensive dishes on the menu and made me feel cheap for ordering what I wanted. ”
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The sushi is good, the cooked selection is very good. ”
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The dinner was fantastic, the Tuna Carpaccio was amazing and the waiter was great at suggesting some dishes that we loved and never would have ordered normally. ”
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If you like sushi, don't go here. ”
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This restaurant has great signature dishes, and one of them is the tuna carpaccio. ”
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FOOD & SERVICE: Their premium yellowtail sushi and albacore belly sushi was FANTASTIC! ”
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This place has the best sushi hands down on the Westside, great for dates too. ”
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would definitely recommend this place, the food and the service were great. ”
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When we try a new sushi place, we go to the sushi bar and ask for "omakase" -- where the sushi chief is suppose to use his good judgement in terms of the fresh fish for the day and his expertise. ”
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Excellent sushi - always fresh and innovative ”
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The eel is recommended and the ginger salad is tremendously huge and tasty! ”
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The sushi/sashimi is good but not worth the extra cash compared to lesser-known local sushi spots. ”
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The location is great, right on Ocean Ave in Santa Monica, however the food was extremely disa. ”
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Sushi Roku continues to have best fish and service. ”
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Unbelievably good spicy tuna sushi and another special garlic soaked something. ”
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We're okay with paying for sushi when it's worth it as we like good food, but it's got to be worth the price. ”
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Still, the food was really good so I will have to recommend this place. ”
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If you haven't tried them and you love sushi - go there instead in a second. ”
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Overall, the menu is a bit overpriced, the drinks are great, but the sushi is absolutely delicious. ”
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it is more fun that ocean ave seafood (also of excellent quality, but a very predictable American experience). ”
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| menu variety |
85.19000053405762% positive |
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One of those awkward dining experiences where she totally pushed the most expensive dishes on the menu and made me feel cheap for ordering what I wanted. ”
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Delicious, good variety to choose from, and a fun, cool vibe. ”
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Our server Jay was amazing and really helpful with certain items on the menu to order such as the soy wrap crab hand roll, to die for! ”
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Overall, the menu is excellent, although pricy compared to other fine sushi restaurants. ”
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If you are looking for basic sushi, I can recommend better places, but if you are looking for something a liitle out of the ordinary (both atnosphere and menu), then Sushi Roku is the place to go. ”
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Great decor, very friendly environment and service, and best of all, a great menu. ”
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Overall, the menu is a bit overpriced, the drinks are great, but the sushi is absolutely delicious. ”
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When we asked for suggestions from the cold sake selection, the sushi chief recommended one that was one of the lower priced items. ”
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The sushi is good, the cooked selection is very good. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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It's in a good location, right on Ocean Blvd and near the Santa Monica theaters and it's a nice classy looking place. ”
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great place to people watch and if you are an "out of towner", this is hip place to eat on the Westside. ”
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ok so we have already established that i eat here way too much however, last week my favorite restaurant gave birth to a new mini place right next door. ”
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If you want good sushi regardless of price this place is not the place to go. ”
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Still, the food was really good so I will have to recommend this place. ”
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This is a great place to kick off an evening on the town. ”
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My favorite restaurant has a bab named ROBATABAR! ”
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| service |
87.10000038146973% positive |
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The service was decent but extremely slow! ”
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The service is much better, the food is just as good and it is not noisy and crowded - you can actually hear your own conversations. ”
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great place to people watch and if you are an "out of towner", this is hip place to eat on the Westside. ”
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The waitress was friendly and professional. ”
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Always great service with even better food. ”
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Great decor, very friendly environment and service, and best of all, a great menu. ”
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Sushi Roku continues to have best fish and service. ”
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The servers were very friendly and comp'ed our dessert and brought out a flaming light thing with it for our anniversary. ”
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The food was the best, the waiters,most helpful and so accomodating, and as an added surprise , dined with Cindy Crawford and family for son Presleys birthday at the bar, but the restaurant was the BEST! ”
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know where people get that, we had friendly service from the minute we walked in the door and no one cared that we weren? ”
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Our server Jay was amazing and really helpful with certain items on the menu to order such as the soy wrap crab hand roll, to die for! ”
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Trendy place, good food, slow service ”
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We were seated within 15 minutes of our 9pm reservation and had a very upbeat, attentive waiter. ”
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Although our waitress was pretty slow coming around to our table the busboys were extremely attentive. ”
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While the bar is a bit of a "scene", the service was good and the food was even better! ”
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He was one of the best servers I have ever encountered. ”
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In general, I would give the thumbs up for taking a date or a small number of guests -- nice interior, very clean, professional service environment without the uptightness of nobu. ”
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Service was terrible even though there seemed to be a lot of staff. ”
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The service was slightly rushed, but our server was funny and helpful and the food was outstanding (Premium toro tasted like candy). ”
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Great food, Great service, fun place to be ”
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Great service. ”
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they brought the sushi roll we ordered (simple shirmp tempura roll) when we were about leaving because we were upset about the slow bad service. ”
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The restaurant itself was overcrowded and noisy by 7.30p. We had a great server who was informative and prompt. ”
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They also have a friendly service but a VERY SLOOOW one. ”
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would definitely recommend this place, the food and the service were great. ”
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the service is much less attentive at night and the atmosphere is not as relaxing. ”
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The waiters and the chef at the sushi bar were the BEST. ”
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The service was ardously slow, uniformed, devastatingly attractive, and simply horrendous. ”
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When our wait exceeded out time, a friendly manager bought us a round. ”
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The dinner was fantastic, the Tuna Carpaccio was amazing and the waiter was great at suggesting some dishes that we loved and never would have ordered normally. ”
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The chefs are awesome & the service is attentive, amidst a tranquil & classy environment. ”
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| value |
71.92999839782715% positive |
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The sushi/sashimi is good but not worth the extra cash compared to lesser-known local sushi spots. ”
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the sushi was decent- the spicy tuna roll was almost excellent- but the prices were way too high. ”
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The maitre de however recommended the most expensive item. ”
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The food was good, but not so good that I felt validated in paying much higher prices than at your standard, high quality sushi bar. ”
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This is the best sushi resturant in the area, but it is a little expensive so be aware. ”
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It's a little pricey but most great restaurants are. ”
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Really great sushi, really expensive, and chart-topping Hollywood venality add up to a net neutral. ”
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Would rather spend my money at one of the many fabulous sushi restaurants in LA, that although may not have many frills, are still providing an excellent product. ”
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One of those awkward dining experiences where she totally pushed the most expensive dishes on the menu and made me feel cheap for ordering what I wanted. ”
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We're okay with paying for sushi when it's worth it as we like good food, but it's got to be worth the price. ”
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The eel is recommended and the ginger salad is tremendously huge and tasty! ”
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The food though was pretty good, but definitely not enough to justify the price. ”
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Overall, the menu is a bit overpriced, the drinks are great, but the sushi is absolutely delicious. ”
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don't understand why Sushi Roku has such a great name when the sushi they serve is mediocre at best, and the food is overpriced and uninspired. ”
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The atmosphere is fun, hip and up beat and the prices weren't all that bad for good quality sushi! ”
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If you want good sushi regardless of price this place is not the place to go. ”
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I've been to a lot of different Japanese restaurants and honestly I was shocked when I saw how expensive the food was. ”
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If money is no object, and you don't mind fighting the crowds for this slickly decorated sushi place, you might have a great, memorable meal here. ”
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The sushi is good, and the prices are decent. ”
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| wait time |
57.14000225067139% positive |
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know where people get that, we had friendly service from the minute we walked in the door and no one cared that we weren? ”
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Trendy place, good food, slow service ”
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they brought the sushi roll we ordered (simple shirmp tempura roll) when we were about leaving because we were upset about the slow bad service. ”
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Although our waitress was pretty slow coming around to our table the busboys were extremely attentive. ”
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We were seated within 15 minutes of our 9pm reservation and had a very upbeat, attentive waiter. ”
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The service was decent but extremely slow! ”
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The service was ardously slow, uniformed, devastatingly attractive, and simply horrendous. ”
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