Restaurant Review - Carytown Sushi
We showed up, got seated, got our water, and 7 minutes later the waitress showed up to drop off the menu's. Eight minutes later, we placed our food and drink order. They didn't have any of the teas on the menu, then we attempted to order juice for our son. She rattled off four or five juices, we ordered apple juice, and Jen returned her drink (not diet). The Waitress came back and told us they didn't have any juice, so he got to try Sprite for the first time. We both ordered the lunch sushi special, and got vegetable tempura appetizer for the little one. She served four other tables drinks before she brought our drinks out. Jen commented "she must not have kids" - appetizers and drinks are supposed to be fast - it gives little children something to do when the parents wait for their food. His stuff came out last. We waited 20 to 30 minutes for our sushi, soup, and salad. Everywhere we've been brings out the soup and salad first. Like they did at the other tables at Carytown Sushi!
Our soup and salad came out 5 minutes after our sushi was delivered. Once we were done eating, we had to wait 9 minutes to even see a waitress, and she didn't even look at us her first three passes. So, in review - the service was really bad.
Now, about the food. Is it better then the other sushi places in Richmond? Not really. The menu is frighteningly similar to Sakura's, but a little shorter, and fewer specialty rolls. Technique wise - the California rolls did not have enough rice on the outside, and the avocado was a little over-ripe. The cucumber rolls were not 'sealed' very well, two or three fell apart when I picked them up. The spicy tuna rolls had a layer of 'crunchy' - fried panko -on them, my wife likes that, but they were not very spicy. Also - there was no option for tuna rolls on the lunch menu, just spicy tuna.
I think they are a little better then Sticky Rice, but I would not go back. Akida has better sushi in the fan (Robinson and Grace), if you are downtown, go to Hana Zushi or Kobe. Osaka, Sushi Bay, Rhoda, Sakura, and Akida are better options for Short Pump/West End/VA Center areas.
Our soup and salad came out 5 minutes after our sushi was delivered. Once we were done eating, we had to wait 9 minutes to even see a waitress, and she didn't even look at us her first three passes. So, in review - the service was really bad.
Now, about the food. Is it better then the other sushi places in Richmond? Not really. The menu is frighteningly similar to Sakura's, but a little shorter, and fewer specialty rolls. Technique wise - the California rolls did not have enough rice on the outside, and the avocado was a little over-ripe. The cucumber rolls were not 'sealed' very well, two or three fell apart when I picked them up. The spicy tuna rolls had a layer of 'crunchy' - fried panko -on them, my wife likes that, but they were not very spicy. Also - there was no option for tuna rolls on the lunch menu, just spicy tuna.
I think they are a little better then Sticky Rice, but I would not go back. Akida has better sushi in the fan (Robinson and Grace), if you are downtown, go to Hana Zushi or Kobe. Osaka, Sushi Bay, Rhoda, Sakura, and Akida are better options for Short Pump/West End/VA Center areas.
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I just went to Umi for lunch at the short pump area. They call themselves a sushi bistro. I was not to keen on eating sushi at noon but tried the unagi sushi - it was delicious! Temperature of the sushi was perfect. I hate it when the sushi rice is too cold. I plan to go back and have more sushi before I post a review.