This blog is special. No pictures. Only words. Angry words about crappy food and how the government directly contributed to the single WORST dining experience I've ever had. All restaurant names have been changed to protect the crappy cuisine.
Alright...
So Pete and I recently moved near Downtown, which is cool because now we're within walking distance of supposedly good eatin'. It was a warm night so we decided to go for a walk and grab some food while wandering.
ORIGINALLY we were feeling for mexican. Believe it or not I am STILL craving mexican seafood,
even after my debacle last month. Unfortunately someone didnt tell Nameless Mexican Restaurant thats it's the effing 21st century, and, beleive it or not, accepting Visa is GOOD for your business. Cash on hand, like most paper, is kinda old school. AND I hate paying ATM fees.
So, Visa in hand, we continued to scout for somewhere tasty, and not 2 blocks down did we discover a Sushi Restaurant... Nameless Japanese and Sushi. Why not? I could do with a little tuna, and Pete was down for some Teriyaki chicken.... FROM HELL
So we take a seat. The place smelled a little strange, but that's alright.... or not. And the pricing GOOD GOD how much do you think you can get away with charging 5 dollars for a spicy tuna roll. UNLESS it's loaded. I ordered the Tempura Udon and a spicy tuna roll. Pete went with the - you guessed it - Teriyaki Chicken.
Time passes, and my Spicy Tuna handroll shows up. The dinkiest shit I've ever seen. Ironically next to my plate was a picture of a spicy tuna roll and how it SHOULD look. No resemblance. No spice either. Weaaaak. And this was a dreadful moment, mainly because the fact that they effed up a simple handroll indicates that my Udon is pretty much going to suck.
Pete gets his Teriyaki - I'm sorry, ONION chicken.
For 10 dollars, we paid for a little scoop of chicken covered in onions. They didnt even try to add some color, carrots, cabbage??? Nuthin. Onion. And a sneeze of chicken.
Disappointment brewing, we awaited my Udon. Yup, no need to go into serious detail, other than by Shrimp Tempura Udon, they mean one piece of shrimp and 2 large pieces of yam. Why am I paying 9 bucks for this again??
We hardly touched our food, and the idea of paying 30 dollars for crap was angering me soooo much I could have lost it. Luckily Pete said something first. Specifically, "This was the worst meal I have ever had in my life". Well done, Pete, well done.
What followed can only be described as a 30 minute explanation of how, due to the rise in the price of everything from carrots to deliveries to rent, they can't afford to serve good food. The lady was on the verge of tears saying that iof she gave me ore sushi in my handroll, she couldnt afford to keep her doors open. I explained to her that Downtown has a reputation and thats what we were expecting. Her situation is understandable, but it's terrible food, not shelling out more tuna, that's going to close her doors. It was a sad deal.
We ended the night not having to pay for our meal, but after the whole conversation, I felt like they needed it. But oh well. I sypathize, but I will never walk into Nameless Japanese Sushi Restaurant ever again.
