alright i know most of the restaurants i have reviewed have been good or great ranging from a score of 3-4. well this restaurant takes the cake on a restaurant i don't think i will frequent. you might ask why i would put a less stellar review on my blog, but i think it's important to have some restaurants that are rewarded for their efforts in making great food, and some that need to improve upon their business and it's important that people know. so here we go:
davis sushi buffet in davis,ca opened in 2008 offering a variety of rolls, sashimi, and other items any sushi lover would love. back in 2008, the campus newspaper the california aggie gave it a great review, remarking on the great quality of the food. however over the next few years i've been there, that seems to have changed dramatically...
food: 2. whatever the aggie believed was good has been soiled by what the restaurant has done in the past two years. the rolls are now just a rendition of the same thing over and over again, using the same mixtures of green and red sauces on EVERY roll, using the same ingredients in every roll, etc; basically you are eating the same thing over and over again. what was once fresh meat skewers and tempura is now put under a heat lamp buffet table, which is SACRILEGE!!! probably what might be the saving grace here is the above average sashimi, which for a sushi buffet, is not bad. also, though this may have been discontinued, davis sushi used to also serve chinese food, which any amateur foodie would INSTANLY know is frozen, making davis sushi buffet fall under the serving-two-styles-of-food-that-are-made-badly-which-makes-the-overall-experience-bad restaurant trap. unless your restaurant can make quality food in both styles, DO NOT SERVE TWO STYLES OF FOOD! overall my experiences of the restaurant in the past year has made me skip this place entirely.
ambiance: 1. a flat screen tv displays an assortment of specials which have ranged from christmas music played by a chinese band (when it wasn't even christmas), to celine dion's past las vegas show. yah, not really what you would expect from a sushi buffet. also, the tables are crowded, making getting up to order food from the sushi bar a challenge in itself. overall, bad.
service: 1. terrible, i have been left wondering when i will ever get my glass of water filled again for a pretty long time. when i did get my water eventually, my disappointment and displeasure has pretty much been peaked.
price: $$. please go to my previous review on sushi nobu to see the difference in price. now where would you want to go now? nobu??? how did you get to that conclusion??? (it's obvious guys, nobu is so much cheaper for better quality. plus, davis has many sushi buffets to choose from so you are DEFINITELY not missing out).
final score: 1. i was thinking of being nice and giving davis sushi buffet a 2. however, i have been there once where i was so disappointed with the food and my overall experience, that i left before my friends could finish; that's how much i disliked it. plus, davis has many sushi restaurants to choose from, so again you're not missing again special. unless davis sushi gets their act together, i don't think i'll go there ever again unless i am told it has improved.
enjoy sushi nobu instead of here,
mike
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